While consumers regularly face fraudulent and scam attempts to gain access to their private information or persuade them into making a payment for a good or service, it is important to know the difference between unauthorized vs. authorized transactions and the protections offered by Centennial Bank. Fraud is when someone gains unauthorized access to your […]
ReadAmerican Families Plan Proposal: Proposed IRS Reporting
In May 2021, President Biden, as part of the American Families Plan, proposed that financial institutions should report consumer and business account activity exceeding $600 annually to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). While a decision on the proposal has yet to be determined, Centennial Bank encourages its customers to write their lawmakers expressing their opinion […]
ReadMobile Device Security Tips
Mobile devices contain a large amount of sensitive data with contacts, photos, locations, and often banking information. Many times we do not think about the need for mobile device security, but mobile devices, like all devices that can access the internet, are vulnerable and need to be secured. There are many ways that you can […]
ReadRansomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that withholds access to the victim’s data unless the victim pays a ransom. How do ransomware attacks work? Ransomware is often transmitted through phishing emails that contain the malware embedded in attachments or links in the email. Once the malware is on the network, files on the network are […]
ReadScheduled Website Maintenance.
Our website will be undergoing scheduled maintenance from 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 23 through 12:00 a.m. Thursday, June 24 and 8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 24 through 4:00 a.m. Friday, June 25. We do not expect this maintenance to cause any outages, but it is possible for intermittent outages to occur. We apologize for any inconvenience […]
ReadAdvance Child Tax Credit Payments
The IRS has announced the payments for the Advance Child Tax Credit (ACTC) will begin on July 15, 2021. These payments will be recurring monthly through the end of 2021. The ACTC payments will be issued via direct deposit. For those eligible recipients without direct deposit established, the IRS plans to send check payments, but […]
ReadShopping Online Safely
Shopping online is a convenient way to get the products and services that you need. With many people choosing to shop online, modern day thieves have adapted and developed new techniques to scam people. These fraudsters have the ability to hack and scam people through digital devices or the internet. To help protect you while […]
ReadCash Management Maintenance Note
Centennial Bank’s Cash Management system received maintenance over the weekend of May 16th thru May 17th. Due to this maintenance customers may experience issues attempting to login to the system. The solution for this issue is to clear your Cash Management login history in your internet browser. We appreciate your patience as we continue to […]
ReadText Banking Users Please Note:
Centennial Bank will be updating our Text Banking short code beginning April 30th, 2021. In an effort to create a more streamlined Text Banking experience, we will combine the current short code for Text Banking with the 10 digit Text Alert phone number to allow you to utilize all of Centennial Bank’s Text Banking and […]
ReadCatfishing
Catfishing is when an online fraudster develops a relationship with a victim online over time by pretending to be someone else. Frequently, the purpose of catfishing is to steal the victim’s identity or take money from the victim. Ways to spot someone who may be catfishing. Search their name on the internet to see if […]
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