WASHINGTON-Small Business Administration General Counsel David Javdan has accepted an invitation to speak at the Partnering and Leadership Successes workshop on member business lending in San Francisco. Credit union participation in SBA lending has nearly doubled in the last year since Javdan and others worked to open the SBA programs to all credit unions, NCUA Board Member Debbie Matz pointed out. "However, I have heard from many credit union officials who are still unsure how to become SBA lenders," she said. Matz said Javdan's panel presentation was "so well received at the first PALS member business lending workshop, I have invited him back as a keynote speaker. This keynote address will present more of an opportunity to explain the loan guarantee program and the requirements for credit unions to partner with SBA. We want to provide as many perspectives as possible to help credit union leaders decide whether member business lending is right for their credit union." NCUA Vice Chair JoAnn Johnson is co-hosting the March 25 workshop along with the California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington credit union leagues; the Credit Union Association of the West; and the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions.