�1st Financial Federal Credit Union will provide free document shredding services at its Hazelwood, St. Charles, and Wentzville locations on Saturday, May 3rd from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime today and dumpster diving is still one of the most effective tricks identity thieves use to obtain personal information.� Old statements, legal papers, and any materials containing personal records are opportunities for risk.� A big step consumers can take to protect themselves is by destroying sensitive documents before they reach the trash.
"At 1st Financial, we take data security seriously," says Carol Minges, CEO of 1st Financial.� "We maintain high standards of document level security to protect our members data and we want to be able to provide a service that will allow our members to implement similar standards.� Offering a free shred day to our members allows us to give our members a no cost way to take a step towards better protecting themselves from identify theft."
1st Financial has hired Shred-It, a nationally recognized company specialized in providing tailored document destruction services, to facilitate the event on site at three local branches.� Shred-it is certified for mobile document destruction, adhering to the stringent security practices and procedures established by the National Association for Information Destruction.
For more information about 1st Financial Federal Credit Union and Shred Day, please visit
www.TheBetterWayToBank.org or call (636) 916-8300.
About 1st Financial Federal Credit Union
Like all credit unions, 1st Financial is a member-owned, financial cooperative.� 1st Financial Federal Credit Union was chartered on September 3, 1968 as District 837 Credit Union by the International Association of Machinist members employed by McDonnell Douglas. Today, with over 30,000 members and nearly $200 million in assets, 1st Financial is a St. Louis metro area financial institution dedicated to helping members achieve their financial dreams.� For over 45 years 1st Financial has provided members with a full line of dependable financial products and services which returns profits to the members in the form of lower rates on loans and higher savings yields. The cooperative nature of credit unions enables 1st Financial to provide products and services at very reasonable rates.
1st Financial Federal Credit Union serves those who live, work, worship, attend school, or regularly conduct business in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County, Missouri and a wide array of companies throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.� 1st Financial is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial organization committed to providing quality services to the membership while demonstrating safe and sound business practices.� Deposits are federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the U.S. Government.
Not a credit union member?� If you live, work, worship, attend school, or regularly conduct business in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County, Missouri, you can open an account today.
