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Posted in Board Brief, KTFCU News on Jan 21, 2026
Last Board Brief, we looked at the ways you can transfer money into your KTFCU accounts. In this Board Brief, we look at best practices for moving your money into your KTFCU accounts.
MONEY TRANSFER BEST PRACTICES
General Overview – Money Transfers Into the KTFCU
In general, there are three important types of accounts; Share Savings, Share Draft and, if applicable, Loans.
Overall, it is best to move your money into either your Share Savings or Share Draft account from outside sources before you move the money between your other account(s).
Most of you use Online Banking or the Online Bankin...
Posted in Board Brief, KTFCU News on Dec 17, 2025
There is a new way to instantly move money electronically into your KTFCU account from other financial institutions. So, we want to take this opportunity to talk about all the ways you can transfer money into your KTFCU accounts.
Whichever method you choose, find more information and “How-To” instructions on our website at https://www.kenteachfcu.com/directdeposit.
THE NEW WAY TO TRANSFER
Instant FedNow Transfers
Instant Transfers are electronic money transfers that make funds available to the recipient within seconds, operating 24/7, 365 days a year. The major benefit is you have immediate ac...
Posted in Board Brief, KTFCU News on Nov 19, 2025
It's the holidays! 'Tis the season to celebrate with families and friends. It's also the most active time for shipping- online and in store. We have been buying online for many years. Each year, we see increasing schemes conjured up by scammers. We’ve documented many of them here. We want to remind you to be diligent about these scams. The newest scams involve using your personal info against you, using purposefully misleading information or using call-to-action threats. Let's look at each one.
USING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AGAINST YOU
The most disturbing new scam involves a phone call and y...
Posted in Board Brief on Oct 14, 2025
THE MOST DECEPTIVE TEXT SCAMS ARE THE SIMPLEST OR CLOSEST TO REALITY.
Here are two examples:
EZ Pass Scam
This Scam text is very, very deceptive because it looks legitimate and is very relevant to many New Yorkers. At least, it looks legitimate until you look closely at the link you are asked to click on (e-zpass.com-etcmsb.xin/us) and the phone number (+44 77365 870783).
You should know the official EZ-Pass URL for NY State is e-zpassny.com. The link e-zpass.com takes you to a spurious site. Also, EZ-Pass does not send texts from the United Kingdom (+44)! Delete it.
Personal Contact Scam
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Posted in Board Brief, KTFCU News on Sep 17, 2025
There are many types of text spam. They fall into two categories: Sales campaigns and Scams. Neither is good nor wanted.
SALES CAMPAIGNS provide offers or calls to actions.
Offers include links to insurance quotes, discount coupons, etc. Calls to action include lending opportunities, stock tips, etc. These tend to be time sensitive. They ask you to act now. Very little good can come from such marketing campaigns, because (at a minimum) responding in any way or clicking on a link carries with it a consent to Opt-In which means you will continue to get such communications.
SCAMS are more threa...