BEAUMONT, Texas — The massive cleanup process began in earnest last week for those Ike-battered Texas credit unions now shifting their attention to aiding stricken employees and members while restoring normal operations.

CUNA Mutual Group reported more than 200 Gulf Coast CUs experienced some type of loss from the Sept. 13 storm with about 20 preparing claims for "significant damage," much of it in destroyed branches, flooded offices or damaged equipment.

Meanwhile, the national relief effort conducted by the Texas Credit Union Foundation and the National Credit Union Foundation to funnel donations to the hardest-hit CUs in southeast Texas brought in an estimated $314,000 from CUs, trade groups and vendors across the U.S.

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