Imagine your credit union’s members grappling with the aftermath of a crisis similar to the recent wildfires in Southern California: businesses shuttered, jobs lost, homeowner insurance premiums skyrocketing, and renters facing a financial cliff.

The California Credit Union League and Nevada’s Credit Unions’ on-demand eTrain webinar — Navigating the Economic Realities After a Wildfire Crisis — confronts this real-world scenario, helping you prepare for this year’s summer and autumn wildfire season. Join us as we dissect the immediate and long-term impacts of the Los Angeles-area wildfires on its regional economy.

Webinar Details

From burned communities to the broader economic and business landscape, Dr. Robert Eyler explores:

• How the fire devastation factors into a mega-region’s ongoing economic forecast.
• The post-crisis relationship to labor markets, housing affordability, interest rates, and credit union lending — locally and statewide.
• The delicate balance any credit union must strike between providing short-term emergency relief and long-term economic solutions for members.
• Actionable economic insights to navigate these emergencies, ensuring you can respond effectively and build financial stability for members.
• Brief macro-economic/forecast update on jobs/labor force, consumer prices, potential trade tariff impacts, and the housing market.
• Register here.

Other Details

Eyler also provides a macro-economic update related to:

• U.S. trade/tariff environment.
• The Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate decisions for the rest of 2025.
• “Recession” talk in the business and consumer marketplace.
• How it all relates to California and Nevada’s state economies.

Dr. Robert Eyler

Dr. Robert Eyler is Contract Economist for the California Credit Union League and Nevada’s Credit Unions.

Eyler is also the President of Economic Forensics and Analytics, Economist at Sonoma State University, Director of the Center for Regional Economic Analysis, and a Board Member for Redwood Credit Union (Santa Rosa, CA).