Workplace safety and security

The lender’s offices in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. will remain shut to all nonessential staff at least through the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 7, CEO Richard Fairbank wrote in an internal memo.

Credit unions moved quickly to reduce branch access as the coronavirus crisis worsened. The harder decision will be when and how to begin lifting those restrictions.

Major national and international summer shows were all canceled within 24 hours of one another, and many smaller state-level events have already been called off or postponed.

Despite limiting branch access and embracing social distancing, member-facing employees at some institutions have contracted COVID-19, and those few could be the tip of the iceberg.

As the pandemic spreads, credit unions must take steps to make branches safer for members and staff. Here's how.

For employers, the global outbreak marks a sea change for many industries long resistant to flexible work arrangements, forcing renewed debate on WFH policies and flextime for daycare.

Some companies have begun canceling events as a result of the outbreak, but it remains to be seen whether industry groups will follow suit.

The disease hasn't spread widely to the U.S., but some institutions are taking steps in case of an outbreak.

From taboos to cost concerns, some say the industry hasn’t moved quickly enough to tackle a key risk area.

The National Credit Union Administration recently made it easier to hire job applicants with small criminal offenses in their past, but some in the industry still have concerns.

The application deadline for the popular free program is Friday, April 26.

It could be time for credit unions to rethink emergency plans after a second active shooter struck a bank branch in about four months, industry experts said.

Police in Sebring, Fla., have yet to determine a motive for the attack in which four SunTrust workers and one customer were killed. The shooter, Zephen Allen Xaver, has been arraigned on five counts of first-degree murder.

The bank says regulators want information about its possible role in the money laundering scandal; Kristi Mitchem moves to BMO Global Asset Management.

Police arrested a man after responding to a hostage situation at a branch in Sebring, Fla., early Wednesday.

Whitney Austin is still recovering after being shot 12 times by the man who killed three people in the Cincinnati bank’s headquarters branch last month. The digital product manager has a new cause, has formed a foundation and is rethinking working life as she prepares to return to the bank.

As the Cincinnati bank seeks to regroup after the fatal shootings at its headquarters, the incident underscores the need for preparedness at banks and credit unions of all sizes, workplace safety experts say.

As the Cincinnati bank seeks to regroup after the fatal shootings at its headquarters, the incident underscores the need for preparedness at banks and credit unions of all sizes, workplace safety experts say.

Luis Calderon, a finance manager in the commercial bank, was killed, and Whitney Austin, a digital lending product manager, was wounded. Four people died, including the gunman, and at least two were injured.

A horrific tragedy unfolded at Fifth Third's main building in downtown Cincinnati, when a man opened fire on bystanders in and around the lobby-level branch. Three were killed, and the gunman died in a shootout with police.