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Chelsea State Bank Offers 7 Tips to Avoid Online Fraud

Every year, millions of consumers fall victim to cybercrime. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, in 2014, consumers lost more than $800 million from scams initiated through the web. In recognition of Internet Safety Month in June, CSB is highlighting seven tips to help consumers protect themselves from online fraud.

The .Bank Transition – Why and How it was done

Moving to a website address that replaced .com with .bank was a radical change and left customers wondering why do it? fTLD (the body that oversees website addresses) did a success story on CSB’s switch to .bank; the full story can be found here – https://www.register.bank/docs/Success-Story-Chelsea-State-Bank.pdf but the part we would like to highlight here… Read More

5 Advantages of Working with a Genuine Community Bank

Working with a community bank has its clear advantages. A genuine community bank is headquartered in the community, and cannot be duplicated by a bank that that has managers in charge of a territory including your community. Communities are about relationships, and your community banker has the inherent tools to foster an ongoing productive business… Read More

How to Qualify for a Business Line of Credit

Qualifying for a business line of credit can often be a simple procedure, but it’s important to understand how that line of credit can and cannot be spent. Read up on how you are allowed to use a line of credit for your business. How You Can Use A Business Line of Credit Below are… Read More

“Tech Support” Scams

A recent trend we have noticed is many people reporting they have been alerted to needing immediate support for their computer. This is typically done either through software which “detects” malicious items such as viruses on the computer (when the detection software itself is in fact a virus), or receiving a telephone call from someone… Read More

IRS Consumer Alert

Consumer Alert: Scammers Change Tactics, Once Again WASHINGTON — Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, but now the IRS is receiving new reports of scammers calling under the guise of verifying tax return information over the phone. The latest variation being seen in the last… Read More

ABA Offers Consumer Tips for Mobile Security

Via the ABA Banking Journal – In advance of National Consumer Protection Week, March 6-12, ABA today published a press release highlighting 12 ways that consumers can better secure their mobile devices. “Banks use sophisticated safeguards to protect customer information, and it’s important for consumers to take certain safety measures too,” said SVP Doug Johnson…. Read More

Chelsea State Bank receives national A+ rating

CSB is both proud and excited to announce that the bank recently received an A+ rating in financial health rating from one of the leading national health monitoring publications, DepositAccounts.com. The full story can be found on Chelsea Update via the following link: http://chelseaupdate.com/chelsea-state-bank-receives-national-a-rating/

5 Steps to Protect Your Financial Data From Fraud

5 Steps to Protect Your Financial Data From Fraud Identity theft is an ever-present threat to your financial security. According to a new NerdWallet study on credit fraud, identity theft may increase in the coming year. Read on for a few easy steps you can take to greatly reduce the chance of becoming a victim… Read More

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