ARM Firm Gila Practices What it Preaches on Financial Fitness

Gila LLC is pleased to announce it has successfully completed a financial fitness program, exclusively for its own employees. In partnership with A+ Federal Credit Union and Financial Fitness Greater Austin (FFGA), Gila offered employees a program designed to assist them with strengthening their own personal financial fitness.

“We spend our days counseling our Clients on personal finance and fiscal responsibility. We wanted to spend some time bringing that message home to help our employees strengthen their financial positions. Just like any exercise, personal finance needs to be monitored and worked to see any improvements,” said Bruce Cummings, Chief Executive Officer of Gila. Gila specializes in revenue cycle management nationwide.

The Company invited all employees to participate and offered incentive prizes for winning contests within the program. Employees had to complete several requirements including a personal budget analysis and attending several training courses on topics concerning personal finance. They also had to write essays on how the program helped them or enabled them to help others with financial fitness.

“Gila’s core purpose is to use our experience to service our Clients and help them reduce their debt. This often involves taking debtors through a personal finance analysis to help them resolve outstanding obligations as soon as possible. Living out this mission includes practicing what we preach. We took an opportunity to help our employees strengthen their personal finance skills, better equipping them for their own futures,” Cummings added.

About Gila LLC
Founded in 1991, Gila LLC is a leading nationwide provider of receivables management and business process outsourcing solutions. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the Company offers outsourced collections, payment processing and call center services to governmental entities, financial services clients and higher education institutions across the country. Through its strategic business units, Municipal Services Bureau (MSB) and Gila Group, the Company empowers more than 350 talented employees with advanced technology, data management tools, and leading edge business practices to exceed the expectations of its clients. MSB collects delinquent court fines, fees and debts for a wide variety of governmental entities. Gila Group specializes in outsourced collections and customer service functions for financial institutions.

Gila LLC distinguishes itself based on its brand: Experience, Execution, and Ethics. The Company works with more than 550 clients in 37 states and is licensed to collect throughout the United States. The Company has achieved ACA International’s Professional Practices Management System™ (PPMS™). Additionally, the Company is a SSAE 16 SOC 1 (Type II) compliant service organization and maintains an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. For more information, please visit www.GilaCorp.com or call # 1-800-568-7004.

About A+ Federal Credit Union
A+ Federal Credit Union – With 15 Austin area locations, more than $945 million in assets, and more than 98,000 members that include not only educators, students, and their families, but other members of the community as well, A+FCU has grown to become one of the largest credit unions in Austin. To find out more, visit the website at www.aplusfcu.org

About Financial Fitness Greater Austin
FFGA is a financial literacy and public awareness campaign scheduled for April 21-29, 2012. FFGA is an education and awareness movement pioneered by the Alliance for Economic Inclusion and Senator Kirk Watson and championed by more than 50 community partners in the Greater Austin Area. The goal of FFGA is to provide financial awareness and information to the Greater Austin community and emphasize the importance of financial literacy and the need for consumers to be proactive about managing their finances. www.financialfitnessaustin.org