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Your Guide to Creating Healthy Password Habits

by Team SESLOC | Jul 23, 2024

In today’s digital age, safeguarding your personal and financial information is more crucial than ever. As your trusted financial advisor, SESLOC is committed to providing you with the tools and knowledge needed to help protect your accounts. One of the most effective ways to enhance the security of your accounts – financial and non-financial – is to follow and maintain healthy password habits. Below are a few tips that can help you secure your accounts and help protect your personal information.

Beware of Smishing Attacks: Protect Your Information

by Sofia Shamroukh, Cal Poly Student | Jul 11, 2024

There’s a new phishing scam targeting iPhone users that aims to steal Apple ID information. These scams, known as “smishing”, are increasingly being sent via text messages, tricking users into revealing sensitive information.

SESLOC’s 10 Steps to Protect Members with Cybersecurity

by Team SESLOC | Jul 8, 2024

You may hear of cyberattacks throughout the news and think it may never happen to you but cyberattacks can happen to anyone and any business. Knowing the severity a cyberattack can create for members, SESLOC has and continues to improve its defenses against cybercriminals. Listed below are 10 ways that SESLOC works to provide the best protection for their members.

Tips for Improving & Maintaining a Healthy Credit Score

by Team SESLOC | May 9, 2024

Your credit score is a three digit number that can impact your financial life in significant ways. From getting approved for loans to determining the interest rates you’ll pay, understanding your credit score is essential.

MEMBER ADVISORY: Phishing Attempts Are Now Widespread

by Team SESLOC | Mar 12, 2024

Member Advisory

MEMBER ADVISORY: Beware of Phishing Scams

by Team SESLOC | Mar 6, 2024

Member Advisory

Look Out for Tax Fraud Schemes

by Team SESLOC | Dec 18, 2023

Get a head start on tax season this year by protecting yourself and your loved ones from these financially disastrous scams.

Unlock the Power of Your Credit Score in 2024

by Team SESLOC | Nov 28, 2023

A credit score might seem like a mysterious three-digit number, but it holds significant influence over your financial life. Whether you’re applying for a loan or a credit card, renting an apartment, or even setting up utilities, your credit score plays a crucial role in the decisions that lenders, landlords, and service providers make.

Get Ahead of Your Debt

by Team SESLOC | Oct 25, 2023

For many of us, November and December kick off a season of celebrating, family, feasting, and yes…spending. The holidays are a chance to make memories, but this can also be a time of financial stress—especially if you wait until the last minute to make plans.

Identity Theft Can Happen to Anyone

by Team SESLOC | Oct 25, 2023

According to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Report published in 2023 and covering the full year of 2022, reported cases of identity theft have increased by over 584% in the last 20 years.

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2024 Shred Days Smash Records While Supporting the Local Community

SESLOC’s 2024 Shred Day events break nine years of records by serving 746 visitors and shredding nearly 42,000 pounds of paper! Thanks to our members who attended the events at our San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, Arroyo Grande, Paso Robles and Santa Maria branches, plus our new Lompoc event location. In total, we recycled 133 total bins with about 21 tons of shredded paper— saving 357 trees, 147,000 gallons of water, 63 cubic yards of landfill space, and 84,000 kilowatts of electricity!

Establishing Financial Foundations: SESLOC Equips High Schoolers with Budgeting Skills

On Friday, October 11, SESLOC returned to Pacific Beach High School in San Luis Obispo for a second year to engage 55 students in the Bite of Reality simulation. This hands-on event immerses students in a realistic budgeting app, providing them with valuable insights into managing finances. Through interactive scenarios, participants learn to navigate the distinction between needs and wants, equipping them with essential budgeting skills for real life.

SESLOC Cares for Community Award: Len Hoskins

We’re partnering with News Channel 12 to honor nonprofit volunteers who make our community thrive. Each month, we’re choosing a different nonprofit and asking them to select a valuable volunteer to receive the SESLOC Cares for Community Award. We’re thrilled to introduce Len Hoskins, from the DANA Adobe.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Tips + Tools

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we’re offering tips, webinars, and services to help make the internet safer and more secure.

SESLOC Cares for Community Award: David Cook

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Shawn

"We've been members of SESLOC since 1972. It was refreshingly user-friendly then and that attitude continues to this day."

Dan

"Excellent place for depository accounts and loans. Low rates, one of the best online financial services and the people there are friendly... It truly feels like a hometown credit union."

Mary

"All of the employees are always professional and greet everyone with a smile. On top of banking, I have used them for auto loans in the past and have always been happy with the rates and service."

Jennie

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Mary

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Lanie

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Greg

"I love my credit union because they are straightforward and helpful. I appreciate the many ways that they support financial literacy in the community."

Stacey

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