Liberty Financial opened a full-service credit union in Bowling Green in a newly constructed building at 544 Lovers Lane on Friday, December 28. The branch offers all credit union services, including the popular Vertical Checking which pays 3.00% APY on amounts up to $20,000. Nikki Sebree-Ligon, a veteran of the financial industry in Bowling Green […]
WASHINGTON–Credit unions and their members have another online threat to guard against—having home downpayments stolen. According to a number of sources, online criminals are increasingly impersonating real estate agents online in order to get buyers to send funds to offshore accounts. As part of the scam hackers penetrate real estate agents’ emails and monitor communications […]
New resources are available from the National Credit Union Administration to help consumers protect themselves from identity theft and take action if they believe they have been victimized. According to the NCUA, more than 17.5 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2014, which resulted in more than $15 billion in losses. The NCUA […]
Liberty Financial opened two full-service credit union offices in Louisville on November 1 after receiving regulatory approval to acquire American Founders Bank. Liberty Financial is a division of Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union, which is headquartered in southwestern Indiana and is ranked as one of the top financial institutions in Indiana, including being recognized by […]
Data breaches pose a potential risk to consumers in the form of identity theft, account takeover and fraud when personal and sensitive information is compromised. The following are tips for consumers to consider in reducing the risk or impact of data breaches. Place a Security Freeze on Credit Reports A security freeze protects against identity […]
According to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center’s statistics,from January to June 2017 there have been hundreds of victims who have lost more than $6 million to online scams involving the purchase of music and other gift cards. These schemes include employment/opportunity scams, romance scams, ransomware scams, tax frauds, and various other online scams. Unfortunately, some […]
With so many merchant data breaches in the news, we want you to know that Liberty Financial is ready to help if your personal or financial data is ever compromised. We take service to our members seriously and will do everything we can to ensure that action is taken – quickly – to help you […]
Here are some practical tips to help you avoid fraud online. Do not share your online banking credentials. You should never have to give out your online banking credentials to receive a deposit. Please call the credit union immediately if you have shared your credentials with anyone. We require Multifactor Authentication to log in to […]
John and I wanted to build a retaining wall to help with our flooding issues. The way the land is formed around our house creates a lot of flood zones and it’s something we needed to address rather quickly. In addition to building the retaining wall we also installed a couple of French drains, but […]
Before our home renovation project took off we used a small room that was perfect for housing all of our tools and equipment. John organized the room nicely, complete with a pegboard of hooks. It was photograph and magazine publication worthy of the perfect nook with anything you could think of to complete any home […]
