CU Business Group and Quilo Launch Partnership for AI-Enhanced Fast Track Lending Platform

AI-powered solution combines intelligent automation and traditional underwriting to help credit unions accelerate small business lending decisions

(Portland, Ore. – August 27, 2026) – CU Business Group (CUBG) and Quilo Solutions have announced a partnership to bring AI-enhanced speed and intelligence to CUBG's Fast Track Small Loan Program.

The new platform combines advanced artificial intelligence capabilities with established underwriting standards to help credit unions improve efficiency, automate decision making, and deliver a faster, more modern lending experience for small business members.

Over the past nine months, the two organizations have worked together to develop and refine the platform, which is now in the final stages of testing. CUBG plans to begin pilot implementations with interested credit unions in the coming months, providing an opportunity for participating institutions to help shape the future of AI-enabled small business lending.

The enhanced Fast Track platform is designed to address one of the industry's greatest challenges: efficiently underwriting smaller business loans while maintaining sound credit standards. By leveraging AI alongside traditional underwriting metrics, the solution helps streamline data collection, improve workflow efficiency, and support smarter lending decisions without sacrificing transparency or control.

“This partnership is about more than technology,” said Justin Conrey, President and CEO of CU Business Group. “It’s the first step in enhanced technology to help credit unions move faster while managing risk and delivering the modern lending experience small business members now expect.

Credit union expectations have changed and so have the expectations of the small business members they serve. This collaboration helps us deliver a technology option that can help credit unions elevate the member experience and meet today's market demands.”

This Fast Track platform enhancement reflects CUBG's ongoing commitment to evaluating innovative technologies that can help credit unions operate more efficiently and better serve their members.

"The opportunity is not just AI," said Boris Fuzayloff, Co-Founder and CEO of Quilo. "The opportunity is trusted AI — defensible, explainable, and built for regulated lending. AI cannot be a black box. It must be a glass box."

The new platform is designed to provide credit unions with greater flexibility in how they incorporate automation into their lending processes, as well as flexibility to choose their method of analysis and credit parameters. Institutions can leverage AI-assisted functionality while maintaining oversight of credit decisions and lending policies, creating a balanced approach that enhances efficiency while preserving sound underwriting practices.

"We are excited about this significant milestone and look forward to introducing the platform to interested credit unions in the near future," said Conrey. "By combining CUBG's lending expertise with Quilo's innovative technology, we believe we can help credit unions better compete, grow their business lending programs, and serve small business members more effectively."

About CU Business Group

CU Business Group (CUBG) is a credit union service organization dedicated to helping credit unions build, manage, and grow successful business lending and deposit programs. Through consulting, underwriting, loan servicing, education, treasury management support, and technology solutions, CUBG helps credit unions expand their commercial services and strengthen relationships with business members.

About Quilo

Quilo provides technology solutions designed to modernize lending and financial services operations through intelligent automation, data-driven workflows, and explainable AI capabilities. The company works with financial institutions to improve efficiency, enhance decision making, and deliver better experiences for borrowers and lenders alike.