Among them is North Charleston, S.C.-based CPM Federal Credit Union, which is offering members up to $5,000 in disaster relief personal loans.

In addition, ATM services at seven branches are not available.Īs usually happens after a natural disaster, CUs in the region are already stepping in to assist members impacted by the storm. Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based Carolina Trust FCu announced plans to open all branches for normal business hours Monday, but added the caveat that “if conditions are not safe for our employees or our members, we will open branches as conditions permit.”įurthermore, depending on the nature of the storm, the credit union added that online and mobile banking as well as E-Z Teller phone banking service may not be operational. “It has been a win-win that came together very quickly.” “We saw this as an opportunity to help our members preparing for the coming storm while also providing financial support for those facing its aftermath in the weeks to come,” said Toby Hayes, SAFE’s vice president of marketing. In Sumter, S.C., SAFE Federal Credit Union is open for normal business hours today and can boast that it raised a significant amount of money for hurricane relief efforts before the storm even hit.īy selling emergency lanterns originally purchased for an event later this month, SAFE collected $18,000 prior to Florence making landfall. “We continue to monitor the situation and our thoughts and prayers are with our neighbors in the Carolinas, who still face dangerous flood conditions.” “Now however, flood warnings are in effect across a large portion of southern and western North Carolina, portions of far northeast South Carolina and southwest Virginia” he added. The worst of the storm, Wood noted, missed the Virginia coastline. We have not received any reports of significant damage to credit union branches or facilities.” While the Carolinas sustained the brunt of the storm, it also impacted Virginia, however Lewis Wood, VP of public relations and communications at the Virginia Credit Union League, told CU Journal “to date, we have been very fortunate in Virginia. “So, members were still coming out to branches for service, and were highly appreciative of the staff that was available to assist them,” he added. In addition, Mecca said they closed almost 1,800 teller transactions from Friday to Sunday. “Overall, we dodged the worst of the storm, but our team did an amazing job of making sure employees were safe, and that member service impact was minimal.” “One branch lost power and one was sealed up in case of flooding, but the rest were able to handle member transaction each day,” he stated. To me, that has been my calling for the past 30 years, including as President & CEO of South Carolina Federal Credit Union (SCFCU), a position I have held since. Mecca further indicated that Coastal managed to keep its teller services available all weekend through its video teller network. 3 reviews of SAFE Federal Credit Union 'Ive never seen a business be so unprofessional, rude, and genuinely not care about there members.

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