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Saturday, March 21, 2026: Digital banking will undergo scheduled maintenance and will be inaccessible from 11:00 P.M. – 3:00 A.M. PST. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Holiday Closure Notice: All First Entertainment Credit Union branch locations and our Member Experience Center will be closed February 16th in observance of Presidents’ Day. Digital banking services and surcharge-free ATMs will remain available 24/7.

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Saturday, February 7, 2026: Please note that our Member Experience Center and branches will have special hours and will be open from 9am – 1pm on Saturday, February 7th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Our digital banking and surcharge-free ATMs will remain accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Important Security Reminder: Your security is our top priority and phishing and spoofing schemes are on the rise. Please stay vigilant when someone calls you, scammers may disguise their phone number to appear… ... Read more

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Beware of these current Zelle® Scams

  1. Fake Fraud Alerts Texts Verifying Zelle®. Recently, some members have reported receiving fraud alert texts regarding Zelle® transactions. This alert is not from the credit union. It is coming from fraudsters impersonating us to acquire members’ online banking information. If successful, they may use Zelle® to begin sending money from the members’ accounts to their account.
  2. Depositing Checks from Unknown Sources. Fraudsters ask for a check to be deposited into your account and promise you can keep some of the money. The checks are often counterfeit and will be returned by the financial institution even after funds were made available.
  3. Requests for Personal Account Information: Scammers may mimic an account alert via email or text or call and pose as a First Entertainment employee so they can gain information like passwords or one-time passcodes and access your account.
  4. Offering an Item for Sale Online. Cyber criminals may offer something for sale and then ask for money to be sent as a deposit or for shipping and processing fees.
  5. Online Job Postings. Fraudsters may advertise false opportunities on job boards or social media. They will then send applicants a bad check to be deposited into their account. The fraudsters then request that a portion of the funds be immediately returned due to overpayment or for supplies, etc. The check is usually returned as fraudulent.
  6. Lottery Schemes. Fraudsters claim that they have won the lottery and offer to share a portion of the winnings if you to pay a processing fee or send a portion of funds back after using the same check deposit scheme above.

Zelle Emotional Scare Tactics
In these scenarios, scammers create fake stories to drive an emotional reaction, such as:

  • Excitement: People often enter and win sweepstakes. Scammers will say you need to pay a fee before they can send your prize.
  • Fear: Taxpayers sometimes owe money to the IRS, but the IRS doesn’t accept payments via Zelle®.
  • Compassion: Friends and relatives sometimes ask for money. It’s a major red flag when someone pressures you to keep the transaction a secret.