There's no end in sight to the partial federal shutdown and, more distressing to federal workers, no paycheck in sight either. The shutdown has furloughed 380,000 federal workers and forced an additional 420,000 to work without pay. CONTACT LENDERSContact the lenders for your mortgage, credit cards, auto loans and any other expenses to discuss your options. Several large banks, such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo, are also making their hardship programs available to federal workers and others hurt by the shutdown. Some banks, such as Navy Federal Credit Union are offering certain customers affected by the shutdown a loan of up to $6,000 at 0 percent APR.

Source: ABC News January 11, 2019 05:03 UTC