Some federal workers going unpaid during the are resorting to taking out bank loans to tide them over financially.

A San Antonio, Texas, woman whose husband works for the Department of Defense, told CBS News her family is relying on a no-interest loan from the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) to pay the bills while he is furloughed.

The woman, who did not want to be named because of concerns about sharing private financial matters, told CBS News the family took out a $3,200 loan from USAA earlier this month, saying that "we would have been in trouble" without the money.

Her predicament highlights the financial challenges many as the stalemate in Congress, now on Day 30, continues. She said that one of her five children, who has special needs, underwent spinal fusion surgery

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