WASHINGTON – Credit unions in the mid-Atlantic states this morning are digging out from under more heavy snow following a second storm that has interrupted both personal and professional lives.
Days after the first blizzard – one of the worst in D.C. history – many residents were huddled tight as thousands remained without power. More than a foot and a half of snow buried the nation’s capital over the weekend and socked the rest of the Mid-Atlantic, knocking out power across the region. “The main roads are pretty much plowed but you still have snow-covered secondary roads,” said Maryland and DC Credit Union Association spokesperson Sarah Turner, following the first storm.
The unprecedented weather conditions prompted some credit unions to stay closed for the day, including $202 million Dept. of Commerce FCU and $70 million Transit Employees FCU. Turner noted that credit unions associated with the federal government follow its schedule; government offices were closed earlier this week. League staffers were working out of their homes as their Columbia, Md. office was shut down.
