SECU Members Benefit from Suncoast Credit Union Mobile ATM During Storm Recovery
Florida-based Suncoast Credit Union generously provided State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) with a mobile ATM to help support the financial needs of its members and area residents affected by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina (WNC). The mobile ATM offers 24-hour availability and is currently located at SECU’s Asheville-Oak Plaza Branch, which is without a functioning ATM and is operating on a modified schedule until water and other resources are fully restored.
SECU Chief Delivery Officer Jamie Applequist receives the keys to the Suncoast Mobile ATM from Suncoast Business Continuity Planner Stacy Jackson in preparation for delivery to Western North Carolina.
While most of its area branches and ATMs are operating in some capacity, SECU encourages members to check the online Branch and ATM Locator to determine if their closest location is open or operating on a modified schedule due to ongoing storm recovery.
“We are very grateful to Suncoast Credit Union for their generosity and swift action in helping us deliver much-needed ATM access to support our members and others in the community who desperately need cash during this difficult time,” said SECU President and CEO Leigh Brady. “Western North Carolina has a long and challenging road ahead, and we will continue to find ways to help our neighbors recover from Helene’s destruction. We also recognize that as our Florida friends are extending helping hands to us, they are also recovering from storm damage, most recently from Hurricane Milton. We are keeping them close to our hearts and are ready to support them as well.”
“Our goal is to be where we are needed because that is the credit union way,” said Suncoast Credit Union President and CEO Kevin Johnson. “People helping people is part of the Suncoast Credit Union DNA, so our traveling to North Carolina is an act of heartfelt readiness to serve those whose lives have, like many Floridians, been devastated by the fate of nature. Working together, we can create change and expedite restoration.”
