Safeguard Your Information

General Guidelines to Safeguard Your Information

Here are some precautions you can take to safeguard your personal information:

Never give your passwords to anyone
Never provide personal information, such as your social security number, passwords, bank account or credit card information in response to unsolicited email or telephone requests
Do not be intimidated by an email threatening consequences and seeking personal information
Institutions such as ANB Bank will never ask for personal information via email
Never click on a link in an unsolicited email
Never log in to accounts from an email link; type the URL in the browser bar
Change your passwords regularly and avoid choosing passwords that are easily guessed
Do not use public computers, or public or unknown Wi-Fi, to access your accounts
Keep items with personal information in a safe place
Destroy old personal information such as checks, expired credit cards, items with account numbers and preapproved credit card solicitations in a shredder
Provide your Social Security number only when necessary
Do not carry your Social Security card in your wallet
Minimize the number of credit cards you carry and cancel inactive accounts
Sign the back of credit and debit cards with permanent ink
Take outgoing mail to the post office, rather than placing in your home mailbox
Review account statements regularly to ensure all charges are accurate
Monitor your credit report at least once a year at annualcreditreport.com, the official site for all three credit reporting agencies