Washington Post focuses on CU serving members in Mississippi
WASHINGTON (10/17/05)--Operations are slowly returning to normal in Pascagoula, Miss., where the Washington Post tracked the progress of Jackson County Federal Employees CU in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
CEO Lora Michael recounted the first weeks after the hurricane, including providing cash withdrawals to members from the back of her vehicle. An employee's husband acted as security, standing by with a .38-caliber pistol (Washington Post Oct. 14).
Michael now serves members, three days a week, from a trailer set up a half-mile from the flooded credit union's headquarters.
Credit Union National Association (CUNA) put reporter Dana Hedgpeth in touch with Charles Elliot, president of the Mississippi Credit Union Association, according to Mark Wolff, CUNA senior vice president of communications.
Elliott then arranged the visit to the Pascagoula, Miss., credit union.
Donations from credit unions in New York and Colorado have helped get the credit union up and running.
An employee processes ATM transactions and balances at another credit union daily--a 10-mile trip.
Documents such as car titles and loan papers are being rescued with "sunshine and Lysol," Michael said.
The $3 million asset credit union is still making auto loans, helping members purchase new cars with insurance payments to replace flooded vehicles. Members are catching up on loan payments thanks to insurance money or funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
And as the credit union slowly brings itself back to normal, so do Michael and her staff, repairing their own homes and get their lives back in order.
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