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Press Release: Credit Union First Responder Finance : New Website



PRESS RELEASE

National Council of Firefighter Credit Unions, Inc.             CU First Responders Finance, LLC 
Grant Sheehan, CEO                                                                  Murray Halperin, Managing Member
(305) 755-3302                                                                          (561) 393-3770
ceo@ncofcu.org                                                                         info@financeresponders.com

                
February 11, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Business Lending Website: FinanceResponders.com


Boca Raton, Florida –CU First Responders Finance, LLC (CUFR) has launched FinanceResponders.com.
Through this website, National Council of Firefighter Credit Unions (NCOFCU) member credit unions can offer commercial and business loans to volunteer and municipal fire departments, first responder businesses and associations.

CUFR’s Referral Credit Union solution allows smaller credit unions to provide incremental and tangible value for their customers, while giving them the opportunity to recruit new members. FinanceResponders.com provides the avenue for the Referral Credit Union to originate direct commercial real estate, business loans and generate non-interest income.

CUFR provides the business lending expertise, pre-screens the loan request and matches it to a lead lender in our program. When lead lenders fund a loan, they can opt to portfolio the entire loan or sell participation's back to the referring credit union.

CU First Responders Finance, LLC is a collaboration of credit unions and finance service providers that are committed to the development of first responder credit unions, their members and communities nationwide. It is a partnership between NCOFCU and Biz Lending & Insurance Center, Inc. For more information call (561) 393-3770 or visit financeresponders.com.
The National Council of Firefighter Credit Unions is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 professional credit union association serving firefighters, first responders and their families since 2001. At present, there are over 100 firefighter credit unions, representing over $15 billion in assets and 800,000 members throughout the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit ncofcu.org.


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