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December Rate Hike?
So in the wake of the Paris tragedy will the FED (global instability) delay the expected December rate hike?... read more
Question About Bill Pay Banks
Hello please i am looking for a bank account or FCU whose bill pay is very active, i mean when i make i bill paymen, it deposit in the recievers bank account as cash or bill paymen... read more
Lake Michigan CU Does Not Count Paypal Purchases
This week I made four web purchases using Paypal and my LMCU debit card. Lake Michigan has recorded these four as "Bill Payment", and they do not count toward the 10 Reward require... read more
Alliant CU's New ACH Limits Vary By Member
A couple weeks or ago, OldGuy posted a thread about Alliant Credit Union putting limits on how much you can send through the ACH each day. OldGuy said he had learned his ACH l... read more
Alliant CU ACH Servicw
Those of you who have come to appreciate Alliant Credit Union’s nifty next-day ACH transfer service may be in for a rude surprise, particularly if you’re trying to transfer externa... read more
Consumers Credit Union VISA Transitioning To EMV-Chip Card Within The Next 8 Weeks
Keep an eye on your mailbox - In the afternoon mail, a letter from CCU stated that within the next eight weeks a new credit card equipped with an EMV chip would be received as... read more
Closing Costs Query
How are these closing costs calculated? Is it a fixed percentage of the mortgage rate or the property one is buying? I've applied for a residential mortgage to Northwood Mortgage w... read more
Vulnerability In Adobe’s Flash Player Browser Plugin
News of the latest Flash flaw comes from Trend Micro, which said it reported the bug (CVE-2015-5123) to Adobe’s Security Team. Adobe confirmed that it is working on a patch for t... read more
Brute Force Algorithm
Does anyone know what brute force algorithm is? I read about it in a blog( Are Your Passwords Safe? - LastPass Data Breach - Aspire Federal Credit Union ) where hackers use t... read more
Corporate Loan Offers
Dear Sir/Ma,
We at Waha Capital PJSC are please to introduce our Financial initiative for project development, We engage in Long terms and Short terms loan service t... read more
Adobe, MS, Oracle Push Critical Security Fixes
Adobe’s Flash patch brings Flash to version 18.0.0.209 on Windows and Mac systems. This newest release fixes two vulnerabilities that were discovered as part of the Hacking Team br... read more
Vision Bank Texas Merging With Texas Bank And Trust Effective 7/27/15
This information was in a letter received in the afternoon mail. Both banks have a health rating of A on DA. Vision has a single branch and offers a 1.90%/$25k RCA.&nb... read more
Vanguard Brokerage Is Offerin A 3.25% CD.
Vanguard Brokerage is offering a 10-year CD from CIT Bank at 3.25% maturing 6/17/2025. This seams to be the best rate available. Hopefully, this is just the beginn... read more
Chase Bank Deposited $1M By Mistake And Then Quickly Withdraws It
So Chase accidentally deposited $1 million dollars to my account last night, but it seems to have been immediately corrected and withdrawn. I'm not going to have any tax implicatio... read more
Pacific Community Credit Union Monthly Fees
Just got a notice that they will be charging $3.95 unless you keep $1000 daily balance or other hoops for your checking.
Voting with my feet. I am closing my account.... read more
Bank Of America Credit Card Change - HEADS UP
Excerpts from a letter in the afternoon mail:
In August you will be receiving a BankAmericard Cash Rewards credit card to replace your current BankAmericard Privileges credit car... read more
Walker-Virginia FCU Merges Into Dupont Community Credit Union
From an Email received a few moments ago:
Effective today, Walker-Virginia Federal Credit Union (WVFCU) has officially merged into DuPont Community Credit Union. The merger has... read more
Adobe, Microsoft Push Critical Security Fixes
Microsoft today issued 13 patch bundles to fix roughly four dozen security vulnerabilities in Windows and associated software. Separately, Adobe pushed updates to fix a slew of cri... read more
Data Breach Alert Laws May Be Eased
From The WallStreetJournal:
U.S. companies wouldn’t have to disclose some cybersecurity breaches under proposed legislation introduced in both chambers of Congress in recent mon... read more
Sally Beauty Card Breach, Part Deux?
From KrebsOnSecurity:
For the second time in a year, nationwide beauty products chain Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. says it is investigating reports of unusual credit and debi... read more