MIDLAND, Texas–Employees of Complex Community Credit Union here did everything from sewing to ironing to sanitizing to distributing masks to healthcare workers.
The credit union said it used the slowdown in traffic at its branches—where lobbies are closed and only drive-throughs are open—to learn how to sew and create the masks. In all, it delivered approximately 1,000 masks to healthcare workers in Midland, Odessa, Monahans, Big Spring and Andrews, Texas.
“Credit unions are built on the philosophy of people helping people,” Myra Aranda, marketing coordinator for CCFCU, told NewsWest9. “Our sole mission is to be a part of the community and continue to be a part of Odessa, Midland, and surrounding counties by helping those people who are on the frontlines. And what better way to put our hands to work than to figure out how to make face masks which are in great need at the moment.”
Operation ‘Spare a Square’
At its offices in Florida and Arizona, PSCU, in response to the demand for toilet paper, launched “Operation Spare-a-Square” so employees could drive up and grab a few rolls.
Free Deployment from Lightco
In New York, Lightico a provider of digital consumer interactions, said it is offering a free 72-hour deployment of its platform for banks and credit unions in need of fast and digital Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) servicing as well as other customer-facing processes.
“Tens of thousands of businesses’ are desperately waiting for the deployment of PPP loans to maintain operation. But bureaucratic hurdles, paper-heavy systems and antiquated processes at banks and credit unions are slowing down the completion of the loan,” said Zviki Ben Ishay, CEO of Lightco, in a statement.
Lightico said its solution enables businesses to streamline consumer-facing interactions that typically required printing, faxing, scanning, signing and even physical visits into fully digital journeys that are faster, error-free and more secure. The company said FIs can instantly collect consumer documents, eSignatures, eForms, payments and verify ID, even while they have consumers on their cellular phone.
Bill Pay Relief Hub
Fort Collins, Colo.-based BillGO, a provider of bill pay and payments solutions, has launched an online hub it says highlights financial institutions and companies offering payment relief to people impacted by COVID-19.
The Bill Pay Relief Hub — available at billrelief.billgo.com — showcases companies across America “that are willing to work with consumers and business owners struggling to pay their bills. This unique resource features an interactive map, is filterable by state and industry, and includes backlinks to listed organizations’ websites for more information,” the company said.
“We applaud the financial institutions and billers stepping up to help Americans through a variety of payment assistance programs, and we created the Bill Pay Relief Hub to be a centralized source of information about these efforts,” said CEO Dan Holt.
The company said the site is a work in progress and will continually be updated as both consumers and companies provide new information about available relief programs.
“Leveraging crowdsourced information, the website allows users to easily submit new entries and share programs via their own social media channels,” BillGO added.