Regional Federal Credit Union

Spring means a lot of things: longer days, warmer temperatures, trees and flowers (and allergies) in bloom, migratory birds returning from their winter homes. It also means fixing up all the stuff on your house that broke, fell, cracked, blew away or...

Let's start with a few facts. First, whether you're getting a paper check or a direct electronic deposit, any COVID Relief funds from the federal government are being handled by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury. Not the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)....

This is the time of year when a lot of people have recently filed their taxes, are in the process of filing their taxes, or are planning to do so soon. Which also means peak IRS Impersonation Scam season is upon us. Here are some ways to stay safe....

At this point, just about every email that doesn't come from either a person you already know or a business you recently placed an order with should be treated with extreme suspicion. But with the increase in online shopping brought on by the...

Whether you are looking to adopt a pet from a shelter or breed-specific rescue organization, or buy a purebred show dog with papers and a pedigree, there is only one way to carry out the process: in person. You must be allowed to visit the shelter or...

Fear is probably the most common emotional tool scammers use to lure victims, with greed a close second. But there are scams that use a different human trait entirely: the desire to help others. In this type of bad check scheme, a stranger approaches...

Drop shipping is a business model in which a seller takes orders from a customer, then has the purchase shipped directly to the buyer from a manufacturer or wholesaler, without actually handling the item at any point. It is a lower-risk way to sell...

What a deal! You received an email promising a nice payout—hundreds of dollars per week, or even per day—simply to drive your own car around like you normally do, with some beverage company logos applied to the doors, and maybe the hood. Not so...

If you use a desktop or laptop computer, you absolutely need to have antivirus software installed, and this goes for both Windows and Mac OS machines. There are a lot of options, and most of the major ones—Norton, McAfee, Bitdefender, Trend...

Mobile payment apps such as Venmo, Cash App and Zelle are extremely popular but have become an easy avenue for scammers looking to make a quick profit. Many of these scams start on Instagram, with photos appearing to indicate a glamorous lifestyle...