RIVERSIDE, Calif. — While state legislators continue to squabble about the California budget, Altura Credit Union stands ready to help state workers.

The credit union has set up a series of loan and other programs to assist state, county or school employees who may be experiencing financial hardship during the budget impasse.

During the state budget battle, 10,000 state employees have been laid off and Gov. Schwarzenegger announced plans to cut the pay of another 200,000 employees to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour. Thus far, California Controller John Chiang has refused to implement the pay cut and is being challenged by the governor in the courts.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.