FRAUD ALERT: Scammers are impersonating Points West Community Bank through text messages and phone calls regarding fake Zelle transactions.

PWCB will NEVER text asking you to confirm Zelle activity or call requesting sensitive banking information. If you receive a suspicious message or call, do not respond – contact your local branch directly.

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Checkout Fees

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You may start seeing a new retailer surcharge, or “checkout fee,” when you use your credit card to buy goods and services in another state.  A court settlement between retailers and the payments industry allows retailers to pass their credit card acceptance costs onto consumers in the form of a new fee.  The settlement allows surcharging … Read more

Tax Refund Fraud

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Identity theft can be a precursor to tax refund fraud because individual income tax returns filed in the US are tracked and processed by Taxpayer Identification Numbers (i.e. Social Security numbers) and the individual taxpayer names associated with these numbers.  Fraudulent actors obtain TINs through various methods of identity theft, including phishing schemes and the establishment of fraudulent tax preparation businesses. … Read more

FDIC Insurance

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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF THE TEMPORARY FULL FDIC INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NONINTEREST-BEARING TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS By operation of federal law, beginning January 1, 2013, funds deposited in a noninterest-bearing transaction account (including an Interest on Lawyer Trust Account) no longer will receive unlimited deposit insurance coverage by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Beginning January 1, … Read more

Attention Debit Card Customers

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Points West Community Bank has partnered with the Star Network to provide you additional fraud prevention services. Should a transaction be deemed unusual or possible fraud based on the criteria of Star Network, you may receive a phone call from the TRANSACTION REVIEW DEPARTMENT to verify the transaction is legitimate. PWCB does promote verifying the … Read more

Budgeting

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Looking for ideas on how to save money with your family? Check out these websites for tips on how to save money. There are tons of helpful tips such as setting aside time every month to prepare a budget that is realistic to stick to, not making small purchases at gas stations, coffee shops, etc, … Read more

ACH

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Automated Clearing House (ACH) is an electronic network for financial transactions in the United States.  Many checks are now being converted electronically and run through as an ACH.  This is called electronic check conversion, this is the process in which your check is used as a source of information – for the check number, the account number, and the routing number (which identifies your … Read more

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