Spokane Federal Credit Union began in 1956 with just a few hundred dollars and only seven employees who also served as its first members. Today, it has approximately 11,500 members, and about $137 million in assets.

A U.S. Small Business Administration financing program is helping businesses expand and better position themselves for the economic turnaround, and Ted Schinzel, the SBA's Spokane branch administrator, says more businesses here could benefit from SBA 50

New Inland Northwest Bank president and CEO, Russell Lee, is excited by what he sees for the bank's future.

New mortgage rate and fee disclosure requirements set to go into effect this fall are meant to help borrowers understand the terms of their home loans before they sign their mortgage contracts, but the rules also likely will slow the process or lead to de

Double Eagle Pawn district manager Brian Wegner believes he's in an industry that is in demand regardless of the economic times around him. Larry Carlson, the owner of Axel's Pawnshop, agrees. 'People always need to borrow money, both in good tim

Laurie Roth has a wide range of business experience, but most of her career has centered on a narrow field of finance: U.S. Small Business Administration lending.