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Webinar: Boosting Retirement Savings in 2023 with Lifelong Investments
Posted on April 18, 2023A Message From Our CEO
Posted on March 16, 2023The events occurring in the U.S. banking system in the last few days were undoubtedly unexpected news. Banking is based on trust, and your trust is a responsibility I and all Picatinny Federal Credit Union employees strive to earn every day. Today, I assure you that Picatinny remains a stable and strong financial institution. We were chartered in 1939, 84... read more
Protect Yourself: Phone and Text Message Scam
Posted on July 19, 2022Home/Articles by: PFCU Blogger It has been brought to our attention scammers are calling or text messaging members with the intention of obtaining personal information to commit fraud. These calls and text messages are fraudulent and PFCU is strongly advising not to interact with or respond to any of these messages. PFCU has not and does not contact members via... read more
Protect Yourself: Phone and Text Message Scam
Posted on March 8, 2022It has been brought to our attention, as of March 2022, scammers are calling or text messaging members with the intention of obtaining personal information to commit fraud. These calls and text messages are fraudulent and PFCU is strongly advising not to interact with or respond to any of these messages. PFCU has not and does not contact members via... read more
Changes to PFCU’s Relationship Rewards
Posted on March 1, 2021Effective April 1, 2021, there will be changes to our Relationship Rewards bonuses and discounts on Regular Share, Certificates of Deposits, and loans. In March of 2020, economic conditions resulting from the pandemic forced the Federal Reserve to cut short-term rates to close to zero. This has affected loan and deposit rates for all financial institutions. Here are the changes... read more
Switching from Your Bank to Picatinny
Posted on August 9, 2017Picking a financial institution that fits your needs is an important choice, especially if you’ve decided to switch where you keep your finances. From automatic bill pay to everyday use of your funds, having hesitation about switching from a bank to a credit union is understandable. Though it may seem stressful, it can be a seamless, manageable process new members... read more
Firefox Exploit Discovered
Posted on August 6, 2015Browser exploit found to search for sensitive files. On August 5th, it was discovered that a news site in Russia contained an advertisement which was utilizing an exploit in Firefox to search for and upload sensitive files from the user’s computer and uploading them to a server appearing to be in Ukraine. Security updates that patch this vulnerability were released... read more
Heartbleed Bug
Posted on April 14, 2014Picatinny Federal Credit Union (PFCU) is aware of the Heartbleed bug, a vulnerability that is potentially affecting many websites and systems globally. PFCU is not affected by the Heartbleed OpenSSL threat. Web services employed for member use by PFCU do not utilize the OpenSSL software and therefore are not open to this vulnerability. Additionally, PFCU uses technology to prevent unauthorized... read more
Phishing Notice to Members
Posted on March 5, 2014As a result of the recent data breach at Target and other retailers, we thought this would be a good opportunity to once again remind our members about the need to be on the lookout for phishing and other targeted scams that will attempt to use the information obtained in a breach in furtherance of additional criminal activity. As you... read more
Risk Alert
Posted on February 27, 2014Risk Alert –Members are the First Line of Defense in Reducing Fraud The Federal Trade Commission has reported that scam artists continue to social engineer information from unsuspecting individuals. The use of telephone, email, postal mail and the internet are all vehicles that fraudsters use to steal personal information and request you send money. Below are items that you might... read more