Cybersecurity

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Kossuth County is partnering with Iowa State Bank to offer a webinar, “Online Financial Safety”, on Thursday, April 9, 2020. The webinar will be hosted via WebEx, and will begin at 12:00 noon.

The webinar will help participants to better protect their finances from fraud, by teaching how to instill good security practices for one’s home and financial life. “American’s have lost billions of dollars in recent... Read More

At Iowa State Bank, we are deeply committed to your well-being and safety during this time. We are closely monitoring the evolving circumstances related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and are enacting our existing business-continuity plans to continue to deliver banking services to you. We are making some changes in the way that we deliver banking services in an effort to protect our customers, employees and communities. We are taking the necessary steps to avoid potential service... Read More

Taxes are due April 15, and as busy professionals work to complete their tax returns, criminals are stepping up their identity theft efforts. Iowa State Bank wants to make sure consumers know how to spot potential identity theft scams this tax season.

IRS impersonation scams involve phone calls or emails from someone claiming to work for the IRS. They may tell the victim that there is an issue with their tax return or that they need to update tax filing information. Following are... Read More

Scams are rampant this time of year with online holiday shopping, year-end business transactions and the distractions of a busy holiday schedule. Take a few moments to protect yourself from potential scams:

Gift cards can be a thoughtful and generous gift. Consumers spend more than $130 billion on gift cards per year, according to CEB TowerGroup. With that much money involved, these products make for a popular target for fraudsters -- especially during the holidays. Iowa State Bank wants to make sure consumers know how to spot such scams so they don't become a victim.

While community banks encourage consumers to shop their local businesses first, however sometimes a gift card is... Read More

Online shopping gives us access to all kinds of things that we may be unable to find in our hometown marketplaces. Regretfully, it can be a marketplace for fraud as well. It’s easy to get lost in the great discounts and offers, but beware – if it seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.