Welfare Debit Program Signs CUParticipant

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - (11/24/03) -- Sacramento CU is among a half dozenfinancial institutions that have signed on to a new programallowing Sacramento County welfare and food stamp recipients toaccess their accounts free of charge through ATM and debit cards.Under the program, about 26,000 families who receive monthlyCalWORKS cash benefits, as well as 100,000 food stamp recipients,will have their payments electronically deposited in accounts atone of six area institutions that have agreed to provide fee-freeservice. Other institutions providing fee-free access are:Washington Mutual, World Savings Bank, Bank of Rio Vista, FirstNorthern Bank and American Express.