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Payday Loans Are Credit Unions' Business

Washington State Employees Credit Union created Q-Cash, a payday loan alternative, after tellers noticed checks were cashed on the line for common payday loan amounts and

Washington State Employees Credit Union created Q-Cash, a payday loan alternative, after tellers noticed checks were cashed on the line for common payday loan amounts and made payable to known storefront for-profit payday lenders. Branches in more economically depressed areas or near military bases saw the most member activity related to the payday loan industry.

So we began asking questions: How many members were going outside the credit union to get a product we didn’t offer? What were our members’ needs that were going unmet? Was finding an in-house solution a decision that made sense financially, philosophically and from a brand perspective?

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