Your Guide to Check Safety

Though the use of checks has decreased by 25%, check fraud has nearly doubled since 2021.* Today, using checks…

Recognizing Tech Support and Impersonation Scams

Scams are becoming more threatening every day with over $1.3 billion lost by consumers to tech support and…

How to Recognize Generative AI in Financial Fraud

Unless you live under a metaphorical rock, you’ve likely heard an increase in the use of terms like “AI,” “Chat…

Protecting Yourself from Scams at Every Age

Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, tailoring their schemes to exploit vulnerabilities specific to…

Leap into Action: 5 Ways to Spend an Extra Day

Our calendar has a bit of catching up to do. You see, Earth’s journey around the Sun actually takes 365 and a…

Your Comprehensive Cybersecurity Checklist: 50 Strategies to Safeguard Your Information

We take your protection seriously and want to keep you informed on topics such as cybersecurity and fraud. Read on…

Your Digital Identity & 4 Ways to Protect It

Consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, up more than 70 percent from 2020, according to…

CFO Mike Dowling Shares His Top Money-Earning and Career-Building Tips

April is Financial Literacy Month, an opportunity to review your finances and enhance your financial education. For…

6 Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund

Mark your calendar for April 18th. Tax Day will be here before we know it! Our Credit Team has been busy…

7 Ways to Save with Southern First

As one year comes to a close and another begins, we tend to reminisce on the memories of months past and start…