Haiti Relief Fund
In response to the earthquake and resulting crisis in Haiti, BFSFCU has created a relief fund.
"Zuesbot" Computer Virus
BFSFCU has been notified of a new computer malware virus called "zeusbot" which is aimed at stealing online banking login credentials and credit card information from credit union members.
Scheduled Systems Maintenance
BFSFCU will be performing scheduled system maintenance which will affect Online Banking, and Audio Response Banking.
Scheduled Phone System Maintenance
BFSFCU will be performing scheduled maintenance on our telephone system on Friday, November 20, 2009 beginning at 7:00pm.
Springfield Shared Branch to Close
The Springfield Plaza Credit Union Family Service Center (located at 6314 Springfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150) was closed on December 12, 2009.
Changes to Your Statement
On November 8, 2009, President Obama signed into law a bill containing a correction to an earlier law that would have required that financial institutions send periodic statements on open-ended loans (BFSFCU’s L8 and L9s) 21 days before the payment due date.
Changes to Your Statement
You
may have recently noticed a message on your August account statement regarding
changes to U.S. federal law that impact how the Credit Union handles and
discloses the payment due dates on our Line of Credit/Reserve (L8) and Home
Equity Line of Credit (L9) loans.
Important Information about Your BFSFCU ATM Card
MasterCard® now assesses a fee for processing and currency conversion
on all ATM transactions outside of the U.S., Puerto Rico or the U. S.
Virgin Islands. In order to offset this cost, effective September 1,
2009, BFSFCU will begin charging members a 1% Foreign Transaction Fee
on all foreign ATM card transactions. This fee will appear as a
separate line item on your BFSFCU account statement.
Protecting Your Accounts
We take fraud prevention very seriously at BFSFCU and have implemented
certain fraud detection systems to help protect your BFSFCU Credit and
Debit Cards from fraudulent activity. This detection system will
monitor your card transactions and detect usage which is different from
your ordinary spending patterns, as well as rely on card industry
alerts regarding incidences of compromised cards.