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Purchasing a vehicle might be one of the largest purchases you will make so it’s important to cover all bases before taking the leap and making such a large investment. This type of fraud can be hard to detect and even harder to prevent. Not to mention, it leaves multiple victims in its wake and in the end we all pay the price, via increases in insurance premiums. While it can be hard to stop it from happening altogether, you can learn what to look for and how to protect yourself.

Social media phishing is just one of the latest ways the bad guys are taking advantage of unsuspecting victims online.  Phishing is an attempt to trick someone into divulging his or her personal information. Typically, the type of information they are looking for includes, but is certainly not limited to, passwords, credit card numbers, and bank account information. While you may not be freely sharing this information, outright, other information that you’re sharing online might be making their jobs a little easier.  

The FBI reports that cases of “Confidence fraud” have risen dramatically and resulted in losses of more than $230 million in 2016. Confidence fraud occurs when a scam-artist gains the trust of an unsuspecting victim with the intent to defraud them. Since people of all ages and backgrounds are potential victims of this type of fraud, it is important to know how to handle the situation if it does arise. Here are a few tips on how you can avoid becoming a victim of online deception

FAFSA  determines a student’s eligibility for ALL  federal financial aid. This includes the stuff you have to pay back (loans), the stuff you have to work for (work-study), as well as the really good stuff like grants and scholarships (which you don’t have to pay back!). So, before you take out that student loan and join over 44 MILLION Americans who are working to pay back almost 1.5 trillion in student loans, fill out your FAFSA!

Week 2 of our countdown to International Fraud Awareness Week is focused on a more recent type of fraud:  phone number spoofing. Thanks (or no thanks) to technology, fraudsters have discovered a new way to target unsuspecting victims through fraudulent phone calls posing as “your credit union or bank”.

Florida Credit Union is prepping for International Fraud Awareness Week (November 11th-18th) with a nine-part blog series covering common types of fraud and letting you know how to keep yourself protected. 

In anticipation of International Fraud Awareness Week, Florida Credit Union will be back each week with Fraud Tip Friday! We want to keep you informed about common types of fraud and the best methods to keep yourself protected.

Between astronomical tuition bills, rising prices of textbooks, foods costs, and supplies, being a college student is not cheap. Lucky for you, there are loads of companies out there that think you deserve a budgeting break! Here are five of our favorite discounts for students.

It’s easier than ever before to find out your credit score. Companies are now providing day-to-day updates on credit score changes through websites and mobile apps, letting you track fluctuations in your score and changes on your report practically in real time. But it can be confusing to learn you have multiple scores depending on where you look.