Pacific Coast National Bank and Agility Recovery Open Temporary Banking Center for Fire Victims

Pacific Coast National Bank (PCNB), a community bank based in the San Diego vicinity, opened a temporary bank branch at 1735 South Mission Street in Fallbrook, Calif., through the assistance of Agility Recovery Solutions, a disaster recovery and business continuity resource. The branch enables the bank to serve the community affected by the recent California wildfires. Established utilizing ReadySuite Financial, a mobile bank branch solution from Agility, the temporary branch is deployed when a banking client experiences a disaster or business interruption.

“While our existing bank branches were unaffected by the fires, our entire community was,” said Michael Hahn, president and COO of PCNB. “We’re working with the affected residents and the businesses community to facilitate the federal disaster loan application process and help with other construction loans so our community can rebuild.”

The bank branch is equipped with teller counters, service desks, computers, satellite for phone and Internet, restroom and more. PCNB has five employees onsite, including Teri Hudson, a 25-year veteran of the Small Business Administration, the organization responsible for federal disaster loans for individuals and businesses.

“A disaster isn’t necessarily something that only affects your building or technology,” said Bob Boyd, president and CEO of Agility. “This disaster affected Pacific Coast’s people, customers, employees and members of the Fallbrook community.”

PCNB was originally introduced to Agility through Compushare, Inc., a financial technology management company that focuses on technology performance and compliance services for community financial institutions. Compushare dispatched its team of disaster recovery specialists to Fallbrook to establish a network presence and assist in getting the branch operational.

A local resident donated land for the recovery and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which charters, regulates and supervises all national banks, granted the bank a temporary charter for the recovery.

About PCNB
Pacific Coast National Bank offers a broad range of commercial and consumer banking services, headquartered in San Clemente, Calif., with offices in San Clemente and Encinitas. Shares are offered under the symbol PCST.ob. Visit PCNBOnline.com for more information.

For more information about Compushare, please visit Compushare.com.

About Agility Recovery Solutions
Specializing in disaster recovery and business continuity for small- and medium-sized businesses, Agility Recovery Solutions, within 48 hours of a disaster, delivers its equipment to the recovery site and works with its clients to restore normal operations. More information is available at AgilityRecovery.com.