Redstone Federal Credit Union

r e d f c u.o r g | 7 An excellent way to detect fraudulent activity is to keep a close eye on your accounts. Use Redstone's online banking to check your accounts on a daily basis. Utilize our special Credit Card Info and Debit Card Control features located inside Redstone's award- winning Mobile Banking app to protect yourself from fraud. ese features let you turn your credit or debit card on and off and decide when, where, and how it can be used. You should also take advantage of your free annual credit report check, which gives an overview of your credit accounts from all financial institutions. Must be a member to have online banking. Must be RFCU ® member with online banking and PIN/password to use RFCU mobile banking. Standard wireless carrier text message and/or data rates and fees may apply; check with your carrier for more information. Must have checking account in order to obtain a debit card. Minimum opening deposits, average monthly balances, and monthly checking maintenance fees apply to the checking accounts and vary per account t ype. Age and other restrictions may also apply. For Debit Card Control, must have compatible mobile device to use service. Certain functions of the service may not be available for all transactions or at all times. Controls and alerts based on the location of mobile device or location of merchant may not apply appropriately in some transactions and in some card-not-present transactions. Free credit reports are available at annualcreditreport.com. ere are several other precautions you can take to protect yourself against identity theft. ese include: » Reduce solicitations, especially through the mail, which is only fodder for thieves. » Have your payroll check, pension or Social Security checks automatically deposited into your bank account so that thieves can't get at them. » Shred all paperwork containing any personal information before discarding. » Prior to discarding any of these documents, keep them in a safe place, such as a locked file cabinet. » Don't give out any personal information to anyone over the phone unless you initiated the contact or can validate that the caller is actually employed by the company he or she is representing. » Don't allow your Social Security number to be used as your participant number, user ID, username or login name on anything. Don't think that all thieves are strangers! In more than half of all reported identity theft cases, the thief turned out to be a coworker, family member or friend, according to an article from dummies.com. Keep Your Financial Information Safe HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS Under the Christmas Tree November 3-5, Hours Vary Von Braun Center South Hall Huntsville, AL Fayetteville Host of Christmas Past November 10, 12-5 p.m. Downtown Fayetteville, TN Mistletoe Market November 17-19, Hours Vary Goosepond Civic Center Scottsboro, AL Santa's Village November 24-December 23, 5-9 p.m. Alabama Constitution Village Huntsville, AL WAFF Holiday Can-a-Thon December 8, 5 a.m.-6 p.m. Redstone Federal Credit Union Atrium Huntsville, AL Mix 96.9 VBC Christmas Parade December 5 Downtown Huntsville Huntsville, AL Skating in the Park November 17-January 7 Lawn Behind Huntsville Museum of Art Downtown Huntsville Huntsville, AL

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