Case Study: The Equitable Bank achieves secure, high‑availability, cost‑effective VPNs and centralized management with Check Point Software (Check Point Express)

The Equitable Bank Invests in Affordable Check Point Express

The Equitable Bank, a Milwaukee-area consumer lender with about 150 employees across 10 branches, needed enterprise-class network performance and strong data security on a limited budget and small IT staff. Loan originators required instant, secure access to centralized systems to speed approvals, while state and federal privacy rules demanded robust protection and high availability.

The bank upgraded its WAN to 100 Mbps Ethernet and deployed Check Point Express with SecurePlatform servers and VPN-1 SecureClient, centrally managed from a single SmartCenter. The solution delivered secure VPN connectivity to branches and its disaster-recovery site, clustering for automatic failover, improved loan-originator productivity, regulatory-grade data protection, and a scalable, cost-effective platform for future growth.

The Equitable Bank

Mike Block

Vice President, Information Security Officer and Information Technology Officer