“Tis the season,” tax return season, that is.  The season where many large, consumer purchases are made possible with the down payment a tax return provides.  It’s one thing to buy something outright, but increasingly more and more consumer spending is on items that require some level of financing.  Getting a loan isn’t a bad thing, however, a hastily purchased and poorly thought-out transaction can be a very bad thing for your finances.

In our previous post we’ve laid out good practices for keeping your account information safe from fraud.   But, we understand that consumer fraud is still a risk that our customers could encounter.  With the growing complexity of consumer debit card fraud, we have partnered with SHAZAM to help provide us expertise on the process of quickly resolving customer fraud involving unauthorized charges.