District: Congressional District #7
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“Thank You For Helping Save a Small Local Business”
“The fact that you spent time funding our small $9,000 PPP loan just may have saved my business!”
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Longterm Fixed-Rate Products on Non-Conforming Properties
One way we help our members fulfill their dream of home ownership is by offering longterm fixed-rate products on non-conforming properties such as condominiums, vacant land, manufactured homes, and homes that sit on large acreage parcels.
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Providing Our Members With the Tools They Need
A young man with negative credit history applied for a home loan. Our loan officer, who is a Certified Financial Coach, showed him ways to clean up his credit.
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Loan Extensions, No Payments, & Waived Interest During Cancer Treatment
We have a self-employed over-the-road trucker who has his semi financed with us. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with cancer and will be unable to drive for six months while receiving chemo treatment.
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Making Unique Loans Work
There is still a misconception in mortgage financing about the difficulty of finding financing for singlewide manufactured
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Escape from Debt, Escape from Predatory Lending
‘A member at Co-op Credit Union came through the drive-up and wanted to deposit a larger-than-normal check.
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“You Saved Me From Homelessness”
“You basically saved me from homelessness and several other awful life alternatives… I know it’s part of your job, but it made a huge difference in mine.”
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Giving the Chance
A member applied for a loan to pay off some existing collections, fully expecting to be denied, and was apprehensive to the loan officer due to her past life experiences.
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Advocating for Individuals with Dementia
Several Ripco staff members were deeply involved in helping one of our older members who was a victim of elder financial exploitation.

