Financial Tips

Scholarship Scams

Scam artists know how stressful paying for college can be and they’ve tailored scholarship scams to separate eager students and their families from their money.

Protect Your Small Business From Check Fraud

To commit check fraud, criminals may steal and alter an existing check, or they may produce counterfeit checks to allow for unauthorized withdrawals.

How to Avoid a Money Mule Scam

In a typical money mule scam, criminals use another person’s bank account to transfer and launder illegally acquired money.

Why Contactless Cards are Safer

First Security offers the latest in contactless debit card technology, making every transaction easier and safer. This article explains how.

'Tis the Season to be Cybersecure

As the holiday season approaches, cybercriminals ramp up their attacks, hoping to catch consumers off guard.

10 Tips to Safeguard Against Scams

Al Perales is an investigator with the Consumer Protection Division. In his seventeen years in the office, he's seen every type of scams and tracked down scammers. Here are his tips to protect yourself against fraudsters.

From the Iowa Attorney General: Tips to Protect Yourself From Scams

Before you send or transfer any money, consider these warning signs.

Don't Fall Victim to the Grandparent Scam

In 2016, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 400,000 complaints from consumers reporting that they’d been exposed to impersonation scams. The “grandparent scam” is one type that deliberately targets older Americans.

5 Ways to Spot a Lottery Scam

Solicitation scams, commonly referred to as an “advance fee,” “lottery” or “sweepstakes” scam, often begin with fraudsters telling the victim they won the lottery or a raffle.

First Security Positioned to Help Small Businesses

Being a small business owner has always come with its own unique set of challenges, but several factors have made it particularly difficult in recent times. These include economic uncertainty, access to capital, and keeping up with technological advancements. Though many of these factors are the result of national and global influences, there are many ways staff at First Security can assist a small business owner through these challenges.