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As the government shut down continues I thought it would be useful to put together a resource page for Furloughed Federal Workers. A lot of companies are offering assistance.

Financial

Most financial institutions are offering some type of assistance for government workers. OPM has also provided some sample letters that can be sent out. More information on those found in this tweet.

Major financial institutions:

Bank of America . Customers can call or schedule an appointment for ‘personalized assistance’ although it’s not clear what that assistance entails.

. Customers can call or schedule an appointment for ‘personalized assistance’ although it’s not clear what that assistance entails. Capital One . Says assistance will be provided, but not clear what this assistance actually entails.

. Says assistance will be provided, but not clear what this assistance actually entails. Chase . Call the Chase’s hardship program. They will be waiving or refunding late fees, extending payments on car loans and leases and protecting credit histories by not reporting late payments and the like. In addition since December 24th Chase has been automatically waiving and refunding overdraft and monthly service fees on deposit accounts if an employee’s salary from an affected federal agency was direct deposited into the account in November, 2018.

. Call the Chase’s hardship program. They will be waiving or refunding late fees, extending payments on car loans and leases and protecting credit histories by not reporting late payments and the like. In addition since December 24th Chase has been automatically waiving and refunding overdraft and monthly service fees on deposit accounts if an employee’s salary from an affected federal agency was direct deposited into the account in November, 2018. Citibank . Monthly service and overdraft fees are being automatically refunded or waived for federal employees with their salary being deposited into a Citibank account. Cardholders will also qualify for refunds, waivers of late fees, interest charge waivers, credit linit increases as well as collection forbearance and settlement programs.

. Monthly service and overdraft fees are being automatically refunded or waived for federal employees with their salary being deposited into a Citibank account. Cardholders will also qualify for refunds, waivers of late fees, interest charge waivers, credit linit increases as well as collection forbearance and settlement programs. Discover . Discover customers are encouraged to call in to receive assistance, assistance is on a case by case basis but readers report receiving having late fees and interest fees reversed as well as having the option to skip payments until the shut down is over. No dedicated line has been set up.

. Discover customers are encouraged to call in to receive assistance, assistance is on a case by case basis but readers report receiving having late fees and interest fees reversed as well as having the option to skip payments until the shut down is over. No dedicated line has been set up. Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) . Interest free loans of up to $6,000 are being provided. The loan amount is calculated based on the most recent direct deposit of government pay you received, so having a deposit account with your government pay deposited into that NFCU account will be necessary. No credit check is done either which is fantastic. They will also be providing additional assistance.

. Interest free loans of up to $6,000 are being provided. The loan amount is calculated based on the most recent direct deposit of government pay you received, so having a deposit account with your government pay deposited into that NFCU account will be necessary. No credit check is done either which is fantastic. They will also be providing additional assistance. PenFed . They are offering customers the ability to skip payment for January, they are also offering a loan product with a 2% discount. Finally they are also offering a interest free loan of up to $6,000 if your payroll is deposited into your PenFed account.

. They are offering customers the ability to skip payment for January, they are also offering a loan product with a 2% discount. Finally they are also offering a interest free loan of up to $6,000 if your payroll is deposited into your PenFed account. USAA . USAA is offering a special loan product and additional assistance to those affected.

. USAA is offering a special loan product and additional assistance to those affected. U.S. Bank . Offering a new low-rate quick loan product in addition to their standard assistance programs (unclear what these exactly are). When they say low rate, they mean it. The rate is 0.01% APY and loans range from $100 to $6,000, there is also a 12 month term.

. Offering a new low-rate quick loan product in addition to their standard assistance programs (unclear what these exactly are). When they say low rate, they mean it. The rate is 0.01% APY and loans range from $100 to $6,000, there is also a 12 month term. Wells Fargo. Dedicated phone line has been set up, they are automatically reversing monthly service and overdraft fees on deposit accounts. For loans they are also reversing and waiving late fees. It looks like interest will still be charged as normal, although it is recommended you contact Wells Fargo directly as they will be assessing cases on a case by case basis.

Smaller institutions/issuers:

Food/Drinks

Location specific:

Entertainment

Harlem Globetrotters . Two free tickets to 2019 Fan Powered North American tour. To get the tickets you need to show your valid government ID at your local box office.

. Two free tickets to 2019 Fan Powered North American tour. To get the tickets you need to show your valid government ID at your local box office. Select Museums. Free admission during the shut down.

Location specific:

Misc

Daily Burn . 100 days of free workouts, after that period get 50% off the next 12 months.

. 100 days of free workouts, after that period get 50% off the next 12 months. GEICO . No premiums until government restarts, pay back once backpay goes through.

. No premiums until government restarts, pay back once backpay goes through. Notarize . Free notarization is you sign up using a .gov e-mail address.

. Free notarization is you sign up using a .gov e-mail address. Rosetta Stone . Three month online subscription.

. Three month online subscription. Tanger Outlets. Free $20 gift card.

Final Thoughts

As interested as I am in moderating a political discussion in the comments the aim of this post is to help those who need it. Please keep the comments to adding additional information that might be helpful (e.g more resource links) and not your personal political beliefs. For furloughed employees it would be greatly useful if you’re able to provide actual experience with using any of the assistance mention on this page, often there can be a discrepancy between what is promised and what is delivered. For those not affected please pass this onto any affected friends/family you know of or spread the word by retweeting this on Twitter.