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New Security Features for Online Banking
New Security Features for Online Banking Users

October 2024 If you're making changes to your personal information within Online Banking at www.BankISB.com, or if you are making a transfer between your Iowa State Bank accounts, we've added some additional security features for your protection. Changing...

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Banks Never Ask That: Practice Safe Checks

Do you practice safe checks? It should come as easily as airline safety, so buckle up for this one. Despite the fact that check use has declined by 25%, reports of check fraud have soared. in fact, they've nearly doubled since 2021. Criminals are...

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Banks Never Ask That: Can you spot a phishing scam?

Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank. And in this time of expanded use of online and mobile banking, the problem is only growing worse. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission's...

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Fight Fraud One Scam at a Time

When it comes to suspicious emails, text messages and phone calls, don't be fooled by a phishing scam. Every day, thousands of people are tricked into providing confidential information (like account numbers, passwords or PINs) either online or over...

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Beware of Voice Scams

Fraud Alert: Deep Fake & Cloned Voice Scams a Serious Threat Fraudsters often take advantage of new technology to trick consumers into giving them money. Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate law enforcement, employees or family members...

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Beware of Account Takeover

Criminals continue to develop new tricks to commit fraud and account take-over is just one of the newest. What is account takeover? Account takeover occurs when criminals obtain stolen passwords, user names and personally identifiable information to take...

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Avoid Check Fraud

Despite a steep decline in the use of written checks -- 82% over the last 30 years, according to the Federal Reserve -- check fraud has become increasingly popular among criminals, resulting in billions in losses per year -- m ore than twice what it was...

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Don't Let Fraud Pop Up on You!

from Shannon Goche, Assistant Vice President, Cashier & Retail Banking When it comes to fraud, don't let it pop up on you! Fraudsters work to create pop up messages on computers that trick consumers into clicking on these messages because the messages...

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Beware of Check Fraud
Prevent Check Fraud

Did you know that check fraud has risen over 385% since the Covid pandemic, according to the U.S. Treasury Department? That's why the American Bankers Association and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are working together to combat check fraud....

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Beware of scams, Consumer Tips, Fraud detection, prevent fraud, Safety, Security

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Set a Travel Alert with Mobile Banking

If you're taking a vacation, use our mobile banking app, BankISB, to set a travel alert for your debit card to help ensure that your card keeps up with your travels while preventing potential fraud. 1. Log into the Mobile Banking app (BankISB). 2....

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