| When it comes to convenience, online
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| | emails regarding your banking
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| banking is perfect for many consumers. It
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| | information. No secure account of any
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| often features lower fees, because the
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| | sort will ever ask you for your login
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| bank has a lower cost. But there are some
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| | information in an email. Contact your
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| things you should watch out for when
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| | bank if you receive any requests for
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| deciding to open an online bank account.
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| | information.
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| Make sure that the bank is FDIC insured.
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| | Make sure that you have up-to-date
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| You should only do business with banks
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| | anti-virus protection on your computer.
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| that are insured by the FDIC for savings
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| | Back-up your financial files on a regular
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| accounts, checking accounts and CD
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| | basis to disk. You don't want to chance
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| deposits in amounts up to $100,000.
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| | losing all of your financial records.
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| You will also want to make sure that you
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| | Make sure that you always log off of any
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| are on a real bank's website. Online
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| | online accounts. Don't simply close the
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| criminals do make fake bank sites that
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| | browser. This leaves you vulnerable. In
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| are only one or two letters off in the
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| | addition to this, don't have other
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| address. The hope is that you won't
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| | browser pages open while you are doing
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| notice and will enter your personal
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| | Internet banking transactions. This is
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| information. They will often link these
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| | hard for those who love to multitask, but
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| from emails, so read all website
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| | it is best for security.
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| addresses carefully.
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| | Banking on the Internet is quite safe.
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| When it comes to an online bank, you must
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| | Look for the little lock in the bottom of
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| treat it with the same respect in which
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| | your browser. Most secure sites will
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| you treat your local bank. Review your
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| | start with "https," instead of simply
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| statements closely. Make sure everything
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| | "http". Most banks will have a section
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| is accurate. If you find something that
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| | that you can go to that educates you
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| is off, call your bank immediately.
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| | about their site and the steps they take
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| Keep your account information, your
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| | to keep your information secure.
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| password and login name in a safe place.
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| | Online banking accounts are great. Your
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| Don't ever, ever, ever email this
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| | information is easily downloaded into
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| information. Just like your PIN number on
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| | financial software. Keeping track of your
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| your debit/ATM card, keep the information
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| | account is easy. You can make several
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| private.
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| | transaction types without even leaving
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| If anyone every contacts you for
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| | your home. If you use common sense and
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| information, verify with your bank. Don't
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| | follow the above advice, you will enjoy
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| answer questions over the phone if you
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| | it as well.
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| didn't call the bank. Don't respond to
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