The $3 billion, 248,000-member San Antonio Federal Credit Union used a solar-powered ATM tohelp promote its loans to help area residents install solarpanels.

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SACU used the machine at Solar San Antonio, an annual eventmeant to promote solar technology and solar energy use in SanAntonio and South Texas.

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The credit union was the first financial institution in the areato offer loans for solar equipment installation, and staff from thecredit union used mobile phones and tablet computers to helpbetween 3,500 and 4,000 attendees navigate to loan applications andsee the credit union's mobile banking application.

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“SACU's contribution to the success of Solar Fest and to theincreased adoption of solar in San Antonio is a true publicservice,” said Lanny Sinkin, executive director of Solar SanAntonio.

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“Their creative approach to helping people finance solarinstallations on their homes is making solar affordable andaccessible to people throughout the city,” Sinkin said.

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“We are proud to serve our community's lending needs,” said JeffMouat, SACU's senior manager of direct lending. “SACU looks forwardto the evolution of green initiatives, such as those Solar SanAntonio and our members want and need.”

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