WASHINGTON — The REAL Solutions program of the National Credit Union Foundation aimed at guiding CUs on products for the underbanked is rolling along at a faster clip than expected with 261 participating CUs in 18 states, a big jump from last December, NCUF officials reported this week.
"And so now we have to slow the expansion down just a bit," according to Lois Kitsch, head of the NCUF program.
A big reason for putting on the brakes, she said, is to meet heavy demands of CUs and leagues for research and advice on the products including everything from payday lending and check cashing to tax preparation and immigrant services.
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