In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, financial literacy has emerged as a cornerstone of personal empowerment and long-term financial well-being. However, Americans collectively owe more than $800 billion in credit card debt and 25% of Americans say they don't have anyone they can ask for trusted financial guidance. Being committed to your financial healthcare for life means that Allied wants to be your…
They say that nothing is certain except for death and taxes. Sadly, we might have to add a third thing to this list: cyber criminals angling for your money. Fraudsters are trying to take advantage of people eagerly awaiting their tax refund by running scams that have defrauded Americans to the tune of $5.7 billion in 2022, according to the…
At Allied Healthcare Federal Credit Union, we love our community. Long Beach is our home and healthcare workers are our people and it fills us with pride when we get to show up for both. We had a blast participating in MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital annual Beach Day on August 4, in which the hospital transforms an auditorium…
Noticė anything unusuaI about this sentence? Probably not, unless you are looking really closely. But, take another look at “Noticė.” What’s that little dot doing over the “e?” That’s called a homoglyph, which refers to two characters, or glyphs, that look similar but are not quite the same. We’d be really impressed if you caught this but the “L” in…
LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, job seekers and employers, has more than 830 million users in more than 200 countries. 49 million people use it to look for jobs every week. It has an easy-to-use interface and a seamless messaging system and it does an admirable job of connecting employers with job candidates. But, as we know, internet…
The website Sporcle was launched in 2007 to provide online quizzes for trivia junkies all over the world. Quizzes on the site feature subjects of all kinds from geography to sports to Harry Potter. Since its launching, its more than one million quizzes have been played more than four billion times. One of the most popular categories is corporate logos…
Phishing, the fraudulent act of sending emails pretending to be from real or trusted sources but are in fact ruses designed to trick the recipient into giving up personal or financial information, is rampant. IRONSCALES, a security firm, estimates that 4 out of 5 organizations globally have seen an increase in email phishing attacks in the last three years. According…
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over and it is hard to know which of the changes it has brought will remain permanent when mask mandates and quarantines are truly a thing of the past. It does seem, however, that remote work, which increased exponentially during the beginning of the pandemic is here to stay. Research shows that 25-30% of…
The sad reality is that some people will stop at nothing to try to separate others from their money. Financial fraud and costly scams are a part of life and they are on the rise. In the U.S., romance scams—fake identities messaging you with overtures of love and affection (as long as you share your bank account, of course)—increased 80%…
The holidays can be a joyous time of the year, but it's also the time of year that many fraudsters love because their targets become easier prey. As you're scratching things off your holiday to-do list, identity thieves are looking at ways to steal your data. You can help keep your identity safe this holiday season and beyond by following…
