Schedule An Appointment Routing/Wire Transfer Blog Locations & ATMs Contact Us Search: Submit DEPOSITS LOANS SERVICES ABOUT ACU LOG IN SUBSCRIBE By: America's Credit Union on November 13th, 2020 Print/Save as PDF What to Do When You’re the Victim of a Credit Breach IDENTITY & FRAUD PROTECTION | PERSONAL FINANCE | LIFE | CREDIT CARDS Share: Nearly half of cardholders (47%) reported that their personal information was exposed in a data breach over the last year, with 14% experiencing this more than once. Consumers may want to take stronger steps in protecting their identity to avoid being a victim. Credit card comparison site CompareCards offers these tips: Freeze your credit. With a credit freeze, or security freeze, you can restrict access to your credit reports and prevent others from opening new credit-related accounts with your information. Sign up for identity theft alerts. There are a handful of companies on the market that can provide services for monitoring identity theft, as well as keeping an eye out for Social Security Number scanning. Create safe digital habits. Set calendar reminders to change important passwords often and learn to recognize the signs of phishing emails and other online scams. Membership in America’s Credit Union is open to anyone who lives or works in Dallas, Rockwall or Collin Counties, Texas, and their family members. Employees of select employers may also be eligible. See our Membership page for details. First Name* Last Name Email* Website Comment* ALL DEPOSITS ALL LOANS ALL SERVICES ABOUT ACU Routing #311982435 Disclosures ACU Blog Contact Us Locations & ATMs Dallas, TX Garland, TX Lancaster, TX Mesquite, TX Springfield, MO ACU NMLS ID #562279 Your savings federally insured to at least $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency Privacy Policy Site Map America’s Credit Union will NOT ask you to update your information through an e-mailed link or a cell phone text message. Should you receive an e-mail or text message allegedly from America’s Credit Union requesting such an update, please contact us immediately. The ACU website features a number of links to entities associated with ACU and/or the credit union industry. By accessing any of these links, you will be leaving the ACU site and entering a site hosted by another party. For your protection, we encourage you to read the privacy and security policies of the sites you enter, as these policies may be different from those of ACU. America's Credit Union is committed to serving all persons within its field of membership, including those with disabilities. We strive to make not only our physical branches accessible but also to conform to WCAG 2.0 guidelines for website accessibility. Our efforts are ongoing including frequent testing and updates to improve accessibility. Should you have any problems accessing our branches or website, please call us at 972-494-5328 or 800-543-2811 so that we may promptly assist you and remedy any accessibility concerns. © America’s Credit Union 2021 All Rights Reserved.