Massive winter storm forces credit unions to close

League offices and dozens of credit unions from the Carolinas to Maine were forced to close Thursday as a massive winter storm generated heavy snowfalls, below zero temperatures and hurricane-force winds that are expected to cause widespread power outages.

The Connecticut Credit Union League and the Cooperative Credit Union Association, which serves credit unions in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Delaware, announced Thursday morning that its offices were closed, but that its staff members were working from home to service members.

“Due to the inclement weather throughout the East Coast, the Cooperative Credit Union Association is operating in a business continuity mode today,” the CCUA said in a prepared statement. “Staff will be working remotely to assist credit unions throughout the day, receiving e-mails and voice mails in a business-as-usual manner.”

 

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