Consumer Alerts

Consumer Alerts

FDIC Consumer Education

January 26, 2006 – A new FDIC on-line tool was released to help educate consumers how to better protect their computers and themselves from identity theft, and steps to take if they have been victimized. The presentation: Don’t Be an On-Line Victim: How to Guard Against Internet Thieves and Electronic Scams is on the FDIC’s website.

EDIE by FDIC

EDIE lets customers and bankers know, on a per-bank basis, how the insurance rules and limits apply to a depositor’s specific group of deposit accounts. To learn more, go to: https//www.fdic.gov/edie/index.html