The start of a new year allows us to reset ourselves, our goals, and even our finances. Check out the below financial resolutions for 2022!
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Guarding Against Unauthorized Debit Card Charges
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Nothing is worse than looking at your accounts in Online Banking and noticing a charge that you did not place. If this ever happens to you or your card is lost or stolen, please contact us immediately at (865) 688-2424. Here are some ways to protect yourself and your accounts from debit card fraud. Never give your debit card number out for any transaction that claims to be “free”. If it were truly free, your debit card number would not
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Some of our members have fallen prey to Money Mule Scams this year. Learn what they are and how to protect yourself! WHAT IS A MONEY MULE SCAM? Someone asks you to send money (wired funds, cash, checks, or gift cards) and instructs you to send the money (or some part of it) to someone else. They may ask you to open a new bank account to receive deposits. SEE THE RED FLAG! Being a money mule involves you in
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Do you know the difference between your credit report and credit score? Do you understand the importance of each? Take the below Credit Report Quiz to find out!
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You’ve probably heard about it on the local news over the last few years; criminals caught with equipment that allowed them to capture credit and debit card activity of unsuspecting consumers fueling up at the local gas station or using their cards at other outdoor accessible transaction terminals. These criminals are typically found with cash, devices, and hundreds of fake cards manufactured from the data they stole. Even more terrifying is that these seemingly local intrusions are almost always part
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As Congress considers critical new spending, policymakers are eying unconventional sources of revenue to fund their plans. On October 12, House leadership doubled down on the unprecedented proposal to require financial institutions to turn over vast amounts of consumer account data to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This would require credit unions and other financial institutions to report to the IRS how much money has gone into and out of money consumer accounts. This unprecedented access to consumers’ personal financial
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Save on your auto loan by doing your shopping and research BEFORE you buy your next car. How? Check out the infographic below!
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Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn can help us connect on a personal and professional level with friends, family, business associates, and causes which allow us to make new connections with others with shared interests. Participation is free to everyone, which has led to an unprecedented use of social media. As of April 2021, 3.96 billion people identified as users of social media, representing half of the 7.7 billion of the world’s population, including more than 70% of the
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It’s almost time to head back to school, and for some of you, that time is already here! If you are entering college, you may be taking out a student loan for the first time. Did you know student loans affect your credit score? Check out the infographic below to learn more!
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You are standing in line at the pharmacy, ready to check out. While fumbling around in your purse for cash or a card, you notice the person in front of you has simply scanned their smartphone across the payment card reader. In a flash, they’ve paid for their merchandise and are out the door, leaving you feeling like you have been lost in time warp. How did they do that? It’s simple, really. A credit or debit card has been
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