This time of year is wonderful! It’s wonderfully busy . . . wonderfully cold . . . wonderfully fun… and some times, wonderfully expensive. To help out, we offer members our Holiday Skip. You can “skip” one Pacific Cascade loan payment either November, December, or January (except Visa, Mortgage or Weatherization loans). Print and complete… Read full post »
Vacation Skip-A-Payment
The ever loved vacation skip is B A C K . . . members can skip a loan payment on each loan with us, in June, July or August. (Except Visa, Mortgage, or Weatherization loans). No skipping the first month payment on a new loan. Otherwise, see below . . . click on the Skip… Read full post »
October BALANCE Webinar — Safeguarding Kids’ Identity and Online Privacy
The October BALANCE webinar is great for parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and friends… Safeguarding Kids’ Identity and Online Privacy is always a timely topic. Today’s youth generation is tech-savvy and connected online. However, parents still play an important role in helping them avoid online hazards like identity theft, privacy and cyberbullying. This workshop covers important… Read full post »
New scams to keep your eyes and ears open for — Don’t Be Fooled!
It seems that scammers never take a holiday. And they are getting pretty good at their trade; here (below) is a link to some new, very sophisticated scams that are fooling even the unfoolable. (if there were such a person). As always, PCFCU is here to help. If you are ever in doubt, give us… Read full post »
Counterfeit Cashier’s Check Scams
The FBI has created a flyer that credit unions can offer members to help educate members about current scams, what to look for and how to avoid them. Here is the flyer: fraud_alert-2 Feel free, of course, to give us a call or stop by a branch if you question a check or an event… Read full post »
Scholarship Awards
We have two scholarship awards available to our membership. Each is $2500 (one time award): Our Tom Jones Scholarship is for graduating high school students. (Graduating in June 2018): Jones Scholarship Application PDF (opens in a new window) [url: https://wesaveyou.com//wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Scholarship-Jones-Application-1.pdf] Our Fritz vonAppen Scholarship is for either graduate or undergraduate students. Scholarship — VonAppen Application… Read full post »
NEW Email Phishing — supposedly from EPA — do NOT click
We have heard from a member about getting an email, purportedly from the EPA, with their logo and “Sustainability in Eugene” header. It goes something like this: “The OR Department of Environmental Protection in conjunction with EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) are contacting you to ensure your business is in compliance with Federal Environmental Regulations…. Read full post »
BEWARE — NEW SCAM! ERR Old Scam Revamped
This new Evil Locky Ransomware Strain Evades Machine Learning Security Software Here is the latest tactic in the cat-and-mouse game between cybercrime and security software vendors. The bad guys have come up with a new ransomware phishing attack, tricking users to open, what appears to be, a document scanned from an internal Konica Minolta C224e…. Read full post »
Equifax Cybersecurity Incident
Equifax CEO and Chairman, Rick Smith, reports in this video facts surrounding the Equifax Cyber Breach. On September 7, 2017, Equifax Inc., announced a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company’s investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from… Read full post »
Dog DAZE of Summer
Remember to bring your four-legged friends in. Don’t leave them in the car when you visit any PCFCU branch. We have doggie treats that are guaranteed to get a woof of approval from even your most finicky pup — and water bowls to help hydrate the furry wonders. Here’s a picture of Oreo discovering the… Read full post »
New Phishing Scheme! Trickbot
Beware — there’s a new phishing scheme that’s running wild out there. It’s called trickbot. It comes disguised as a bill from a financial institution, and the perpetrators are getting pretty clever about having it look right – the right graphics, right colors, etc. It’s going to be hard to know it’s not real. It… Read full post »