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Director of Communications
Ohio Credit Union League

(800) 486-2917 or (614)336-2894

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AurGroup Financial CU's CEO elected chairman
of Member Business Lending CUSO

Dublin, Ohio (April 6, 2006) -- Tim Boellner, CEO of AurGroup Financial Credit Union in Fairfield, is the newly-elected chairman of Cooperative Business Services (CBS). CBS is a member business lending credit union service organization (CUSO) cooperatively owned by the OCUL Services Corporation and eight Ohio credit unions.

 

“Tim is a visionary person who will provide tremendous leadership and support to both current and future initiatives of the company,” said Keith Reed, President and COO of CBS.

 

Bill Burke, CEO of Day Air Credit Union in Dayton, is board vice chairman; Jim Schultheiss, CEO of Chaco Credit Union in Hamilton, is the new treasurer; and John Bowen, CEO of River Valley Credit Union in Miamisburg, is secretary.

 

Reed praised outgoing chairman Doug Fecher, CEO of Wright-Patt Credit Union in Fairborn. “I thank Doug for the leadership he has provided on behalf of CBS and on behalf of all credit unions in Ohio who have an interest in business lending.”

 

Currently, 21 Ohio credit unions with assets totaling $3.4 billion have taken advantage of the CUSO as an opportunity to originate 85 member business loans worth a total of $40 million at a minimal cost without acquiring all of the loan risk on their balance sheets.

 

CBS is currently establishing a Small Business Administration (SBA) lending platform within the CUSO. CBS recently closed its first SBA loans. An SBA Express Loan was granted to Day Air Credit Union for $75,000. A SBA 7(a) loan was approved for River Valley Credit Union for $179,000. A SBA 504 loan was granted to River Valley Credit Union for $345,000.

 

Thanks to CBS, River Valley Credit Union and Day Air Credit Union have been approved to participate in the SBA Express Loan Program, and Chaco Credit Union, CODE Credit Union in Dayton, Day Air Credit Union, Members First Credit Union in Columbus, River Valley Credit Union, and Wright-Patt Credit Union are approved to participate in the SBA 7(a) Loan Program.

 

CBS is currently in the process of getting approval for four additional credit unions to participate in the SBA 7(a) program.

 

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