Hurricane Public Service Announcements

PSA sample The federal bank, thrift and credit union regulators are sponsoring public service announcements (PSAs) to encourage individuals adversely affected by the hurricanes of 2005 to contact their lenders

Contacting your lender is the first step on the road to financial recovery. Lenders, like banks, thrifts and credit unions, are best positioned to assist people affected by the storms. Assistance may include providing helpful information, restructuring repayment terms and schedules, or deferring principal or interests for an additional period where appropriate. Anyone affected by the hurricane with any sort of debt or loan should contact their lender. Failure to contact the lender will reduce that financial institution's ability to provide support and relief for financial obligations, which can result in more debt and adversely affect individuals' credit.

If you need help contacting your lender, call 877-275-3342.

The PSAs below are offered for your use in helping to encourage affected customers to contact their lenders. Right click and choose "save target as" to download the item from the list below.

Radio PSAs

1. Listen to the 30-second radio PSA (MP3)

2. Listen to the 60-second radio PSA (MP3)

3. Scripts for both the 30-second and 60-second radio spots (PDF) Available for the hearing-impaired and for use by broadcast media.

Print PSAs
The following files are offered for print use only and contain camera-ready versions of the PSAs.

1. "Contact Your Lender," Print PSA, 1 column x 3 inches
Color PDF (3.7MB) TIFF (2.6MB) -- Black and White PDF (927KB) TIFF (544KB)

2. "Contact Your Lender," Print PSA, 1 column x 10 inches
Color PDF (13.6MB) TIFF (7.3MB) -- Black and White PDF (3.4MB) TIFF (1.7MB)

3. "Contact Your Lender," Print PSA, 2 columns x 6 inches
Color PDF (17.7MB) TIFF (8.8MB) -- Black and White PDF (4.4MB) TIFF (2.1MB)

4. "Contact Your Lender," Print PSA, 2 columns x 7 inches
Color PDF (16.2MB) TIFF (10.2MB) -- Black and White PDF (4MB) TIFF (2.4MB)

5. "Contact Your Lender," Print PSA, 3 column x 4 inches
Color PDF (14.4MB) TIFF (8.8MB) -- Black and White PDF (3.7MB) TIFF (2.1MB)

6. "Contact Your Lender," Print PSA, 4 column x 5 inches
Color PDF (13.8MB) TIFF (14.5MB) -- Black and White PDF (3.5MB) TIFF (3.5MB)

7. Complete package including all PSAs (PDF 12.7MB)

Additional Material

Related Links
The following links provide additional information and resources for people seeking information about hurricane recovery and financial institutions:

The Federal Financial Institution Examination Council
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (1-877-275-3342)
Federal Reserve Board
National Credit Union
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Office of Thrift Supervision (1-800-958-0655)
Operation Hope

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charter national banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions, and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitive and profitable, and capable of serving in the best possible manner the banking needs of their customers.