An Oklahoma City credit union has begun offering its members loans they can use to finance the construction of shelters in what has been a record year for tornado death and destruction across the Midwest and South.
"We've got members in all the affected areas. We want to do our part to help make storm shelters financially feasible", said Larry Shropshire, CEO of Communication Federal Credit Union. "These tornadoes made us realize the necessity of an affordable, convenient shelter program. Many people simply don't have a shelter or get caught trying to make it to shelter."
Communication has roughly 52,000 members and $775 million in assets.
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