With the popularity of zombies on TV and staring in blockbuster movies, the $83 million South Bay Credit Union in Redondo Beach, Calif., is jumping on the undead advertising bandwagon.

"We're not afraid to have fun," Jennifer Oliver, SBCU president/CEO said in a release. "We set a goal to make $1,500,000 in consumer loans in October, and we think we have more than a ghost of a chance to make that goal."

A colorful banner on South Bay's website homepage asks members, "Are you a financial zombie?" The linked page features a graveyard with zombies that each prompt pop-up ads for loans and other products.

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