"Need a student loan? Then your local credit union wants you," the Central Penn Business Journal reports. "The current money crunch and rising college costs aren't stopping area credit unions from promoting student loans. One reason is to attract new members and keep the ones they have. Belco and other area credit unions have picked up borrowers since the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) suspended its major loan programs in February. Belco wants to spread the word to college admission counselors that loans are available."