Regarding The Recent Equifax Data Breach

Equifax has established a website that informs consumers if they may be affected by the breach, provides additional information on the breach, and offers complimentary identity theft protection and credit file monitoring. This information is available at EquifaxSecurity2017.com. To protect your identity and personal information, we are encouraging our customers to take the actions noted below.

• Consider if you should place an initial fraud alert on your credit report (see https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0275-place-fraud-alert).
• Consider if you should freeze your credit file (see https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs).
• Review your credit reports for accuracy. Call any one of the three credit reporting agencies to receive your free annual credit report or visit AnnualCreditReport.gov.
• You should also contact the credit reporting agencies to notify them of any suspected fraud or identity theft.

Credit Reporting Agencies

• Experian® P.O. Box 9554 Allen, TX 75013 - 888-397-374 – Experian.com
• TransUnion® P.O. Box 2000 Chester, PA 19016 - 800-680-7289 – TransUnion.com
• Equifax® P.O. Box 740241 Atlanta, GA 30374 - 800-349-5191 – Equifax.com

If you believe you are the victim of identity theft, contact your local law enforcement office and/or your state attorney general.

Finally, you may also want to consider reviewing information about recovering from identity theft, which is available from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at https://www.identitytheft.gov/ or by calling 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338).

The FTC also offers general information to protect your online presence at https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/privacy-identity-online-security.