Business continuity

The disaster has caused billions of dollars in damages across several Midwestern states.

By learning from the struggles that resulted from Wells Fargo’s outages, the rest of the financial world can improve its own disaster recovery plans, writes Todd Matters, chief architect and co-founder of RackWare.

Brett Martinez, president and CEO of a Redwood Credit Union, has become an expert in disaster preparedness after wildfires ravaged the California communities he serves. Those efforts have earned him an Anchor Award.

Banks may soon have to account for the effect of payment and online banking outages on their customers' bottom lines, writes Iris Zarecki, vice president of marketing at Continuity Software.

Many credit unions have resumed normal operations, but some institutions locations in nearby Eagle River, closer to the epicenter, need more recovery time.

Most CUs in the Anchorage area were closed Friday as residents and officials evaluated damage to facilities and infrastructure.

Sierra Central Credit Union has launched emergency relief programs for staff and members impacted by the Northern California wildfires as the CU's Paradise, Calif. branch unexpectedly survived.

Assessments of damage to branches and customers' homes have been elusive.

During a recent panel discussion, two CEOs shared their own experiences as their branches were overcome by smoke from wildfires raging across Northern California

Credit unions across the mid-Atlantic are bracing for Hurricane Florence, with many closing their doors and not expecting to reopen until next week.

NAFCU has canceled its annual Congressional Caucus in Washington in advance of the storm as credit unions in the Carolinas and Virginia do what they can to prepare and, in some cases, begin evacuations.

Branch traffic and loan demand are up, but with significant parts of the recovery effort still unfinished, are Puerto Rico’s credit unions ready for more storms?

Hurricane Maria left behind a shattered Puerto Rico. Camille Burckhart and her technology team at Banco Popular found that they were uniquely positioned to help people rebuild. She has been selected one of our Digital Banker of the Year finalists for 2018.

With the 2018 hurricane season just around the corner, a recent report from the Federal Reserve highlights how much competition credit unions face when it comes to lending to small businesses recovering from natural disasters.

Here's a look at what happens at five federal agencies that support the mortgage industry during a government shutdown.

The devastation and loss credit unions saw following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria should be a wake call for all financial institutions to have respective disaster recovery plans in place, but oddly the opposite sometimes holds true.

The California Credit Union League is setting up relief efforts via CUAid through the NCUF

The credit union insurer is advising CUs in the southeastern U.S. on how they can best prep for the historic storm bearing down on South Florida.

With Hurricane Harvey rapidly making its way toward the Texas coast, lenders and servicers have activated business continuity plans to accommodate pending transactions and provide options and support to existing borrowers affected by the storm.

All critical data to run the CUSO's business operations in the event of a disaster will also be backed up to a location 900 miles away from the firm's offices.