Resource Center
Merrimack Valley CU
On September 13, a series of deadly gas explosions occurred in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover Massachusetts. Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency and Andover Fire Rescue Chief Michael B. Mansfield stated, “It looked like Armageddon.” Thousands of residents unexpectedly could not return to their homes for several days.
One of Synergent’s credit union partners, Merrimack Valley Credit Union, is headquartered in Lawrence. Its Operations Center, along with two branches in Lawrence and North Andover, were within the blast zone and without warning had to close and evacuate. While the buildings did not sustain any damage, they were without power for several days. But at a time when the community was filled with turmoil, one thing their nearly 50,000 members didn’t have to worry about was accessing their accounts