by Alpine Bank | Sep 16, 2019 | Financial
When it comes to mortgages, there are ten ways from Sunday to defraud in the quest to illegally profit from the mortgage loan process. Whether it’s to bilk a financial institution or steal from an individual, mortgage fraud can target either side of a mortgage...
by Ross Bentzler | Aug 15, 2019 | Digital
Among the many increasing popular types of online fraud and mobile scams, real estate wire fraud is exploding across the U.S., costing consumers billions of dollars each year. While digital technology has made the process of escrow settlement faster and more...
by Alpine Bank | May 21, 2019 | Financial
The quality of education that your child receives will likely have a significant impact on his or her future success, which makes it important to have adequate savings for education expenses, especially if private school is involved. One of the most popular and...
by Alpine Bank Staff | Nov 19, 2018 | Financial
If you’ve ever applied for a loan or credit, you are probably aware of the importance of your credit score: the three-digit number used to measure how likely you are to pay back what you borrow. What you may not be aware of is that you have multiple credit scores...
by Ross Bentzler | Oct 5, 2018 | Financial
Here are six Cyber Security tips to make your accounts even more secure: TIP #1 – Multi-Factor authentication and notifications Enabling login notifications, account notifications, and multi-factor authentication on all of your accounts can greatly reduce the...