[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 24 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMEMORATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FAITH COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION

  (Mrs. JONES of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise this morning to celebrate 
the 50th anniversary of Faith Community Credit Union. Faith Community 
Credit Union is headed by my good friend, Rita Haynes; and in the 50 
years of this credit union, this credit union has come from a small 
church credit union to being a community credit union where they now in 
fact have the opportunity to administer Small Business Administration 
loans to small businesses in our communities.
  Last week I had the opportunity to address the National Credit Union 
Association, and I was introduced by my good friend Rita Haynes. I want 
to celebrate the great work that the Faith Community Credit Union has 
done for our community. It has even taken the step of trying to provide 
loans for people who are being subjected to predatory lenders and those 
payday loans that you have seen all over the TV where people come in 
and say to you, get a loan this week and you can pay it off next week 
with next week's check, and then what do you do with the money that you 
do not have at that time?
  I am so pleased that credit unions are stepping in where many other 
financial institutions have stepped out. I again rise to celebrate 
Faith Community Credit Union's 50th anniversary.

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