Just got word that WF will be down all weekend. Not sure about other banks but I am hearing it will be others. I would suggest getting a little cash out today. You can always put it back in on Monday.
Quoting: Indiana Jones The entire weekend? This is 100% out of the ordinary. Systems are layered so you can fix each part at a time. This is an entire system shut-down for days.
Something Big is happening or about to Happen.
You conspiracy theorists are batshit crazy. Someone makes a claim, you take the bait and immediately go to "SoMeThInG bIg Is AbOuT tO hApPeN". And guess what? NOTHING EVER DOES!
First, no. Wells Fargo isn't going to be down all weekend. I'm a branch manager for Wells Fargo and there is nothing scheduled to be done to or with our system this weekend.
Second, when maintenance, repairs or upgrades are done, that doesn't mean the entire banking system is down. Sure, the ATM might be down due to repair or network upgrade and you can't withdrawal cash, but you can still utilize your debit card and, in most cases, you can withdrawal cash from an ATM at another bank paying the service charge.
And last, you even said it yourself that systems are layered, yet you still went with the "something big is about to happen". We can take down certain layers of our system, and still be functional. There are a number of safe guards in place that would prevent the entire banking system to be completely down. For this to even happen would be very astronomical and most likely would affect the banking industry as a whole and not just one branch.
As a WF branch manager, I would be very curious what OP's source is that all of Wells Fargo is going to be down all weekend. If any part of our system was scheduled to go down, I would be the first within my branch to know.
