O Bee Credit Union’s pandemic response

<p><a href='https://www.obee.com/'>O Bee Credit Union</a> in Lacey, Wash., is a 45 minute-drive from the Kirkland, Wash., nursing home that was the initial epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. <br/><br/>The area’s credit unions were among the first in the nation to implement their pandemic response plans, which included closing branch lobbies, expanding remote work arrangements, <a href='https://www.obee.com/Borrow/Support-Loans'>offering special loans</a>, waiving fees, and more. <br/><br/>This episode of the <a href='http://news.cuna.org/podcasts'>CUNA News Podcast</a> features a conversation with James Collins, president/CEO of O Bee Credit Union. <br/><br/>He describes O Bee’s ongoing response to the <a href='https://news.cuna.org/coronavirus'>coronavirus</a> outbreak, managing a remote workforce, leading during a crisis, and what gives him hope for the future.</p>