NEW YORK (February 19, 2013) – Cloud-based lending services provider LendKey (formerly Fynanz) has launched an effort to fundraise for the credit union victims of Hurricane Sandy at this year’s CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC).
“The destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy was devastating to the New York City area,” said LendKey CEO Vince Passione. “Our employees, and many of our clients, are residents in some of the hardest hit areas of New York and New Jersey. Their perseverance and dedication to their communities inspired us to match their courage with action.”
Accordingly, LendKey has pledged to raise donations for www.cuaid.coop, the only national online disaster relief fundraising center for credit union staff, volunteers and members. LendKey will leverage its presence at the GAC to rally additional support for the relief efforts by donating $5.00 for every business card posted to their Goodwill Wall at booth #347.
“We applaud LendKey’s efforts to help credit union people affected by Hurricane Sandy,” said National Credit Union Foundation Director of Communications Christopher Morris. “This effort can help make a difference in many lives as 100% of the donations through CUAid – every cent of every dollar – goes to credit union disaster relief.”
For more information and to participate, please visit LendKey at booth #347.
About National Credit Union Foundation
The National Credit Union Foundation is the US credit union movement's primary national philanthropic program provider, fundraiser and grant-maker, working to help consumers achieve financial freedom through credit unions. Through NCUF grants and programs, credit unions provide widespread financial education, create greater access to affordable financial services, and empower more consumers to save, build assets, and own homes.
NCUF is funded primarily by investments in the award-winning Community Investment Fund(CIF) and by generous Supporters led by the Credit Union National Association and CUNA Mutual Group. All NCUF donors provide support that empowers NCUF and state credit union foundations to make financial freedom achievable through credit unions.
The National Credit Union Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization. NCUF continues to earn the Better Business Bureau seal of approval as an “Accredited Charity” for meeting all 20 BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for national charities. For more information, visit www.ncuf.coop.
About CUAide
CUAid was developed by NCUF in cooperation with state credit union foundations, state credit union leagues, and the Credit Union National Association’s Disaster Preparedness Committee in 2006. CUAid is the only program of its kind that enables credit union employees, volunteers, and members, as well as credit unions and credit union organizations across the U.S., to contribute directly to support other credit union people. For information, visit www.cuaid.coop.
About LendKey
Formerly private student lending solutions provider Fynanz, New York-based LendKey now offers cloud-based lending technology to provide the essential infrastructure for credit unions or any party to quickly, securely, efficiently, and profitably lend to anyone – from those offering loans directly to those structuring new types of loans. LendKey’s lending solutions to credit unions nationwide primarily provide loans pertaining to automobiles, students, or green efforts. The three-year-old company’s clients and partners, 230 credit unions and the Credit Union National Association, have exclusively leveraged the platform for private student lending purposes. As LendKey, it opens its lending to green construction and automobile markets. For more information, visit www.lendkey.com.