Congratulations FASB Customer Steve Bograkos
Join all of us at First American State Bank in congratulating our friend and long-time customer Steve Bograkos. He was recently inducted into his alma mater’s athletics hall of fame. Steve, aka “Bo”, was a standout on the 1972-1974 Central Michigan football team. He,...

Grand opening of McNeil Hall
GRAND OPENING OF MCNEIL HALL, WHERE ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING HAPPENS AT MINES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Rachelle Trujillo, Senior Director of Marketing Communications, Colorado School of Mines Foundation, 720-412-9869, rtrujillo@mines.edu GOLDEN, Colorado...

WHAT IS A 1031 EXCHANGE?
7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A 1031 EXCHANGE THE 1031 EXCHANGE If you are a real estate investor thinking about selling one property to buy another (or several), you probably know about the 1031 tax-deferred exchange. There are many positives to the transaction as...

Avoid The Most Common Email Mistakes
AVOID THE MOST COMMON EMAIL MISTAKES From: SANS Security Awareness Email is still one of the primary ways we communicate, both in our personal and professional lives. However, quite often we can be our own worst enemy when using email. Here are the most common...

What is a Personal Line of Credit?
WHAT IS A PERSONAL LINE OF CREDIT? A line of credit is an arrangement between a bank and borrower that establishes a predetermined borrowing limit that may be drawn, repaid, and drawn again within the limits set by the loan agreement. The borrower has flexibility to...

A Simple Step To Securing Your Accounts
ONE SIMPLE STEP TO SECURING YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS From: SANS Security Awareness bank Account Cyber Security: Does it seem like cyber criminals have a magic wand for getting into your email or bank accounts and there’s nothing you can do to stop them? Wouldn’t it be great...

Securely Using
The Cloud
SECURELY USING THE CLOUD From: SANS Security Awareness You may have heard of a concept called “the cloud.” This means using a service provider on the internet to store and manage your data. Examples include creating documents on Google Docs, accessing email in...

Securing Your Mobile Device
SECURING YOUR MOBILE DEVICE From: SANS Security Awareness Mobile devices are an amazing and easy way to communicate with friends, shop or bank online, watch movies, play games, and perform a myriad of other activities. Since these devices are such an important part of...

Securely Using Mobile Apps
SECURING YOUR MOBILE DEVICE From: SANS Security Awareness Mobile devices are an amazing and easy way to communicate with friends, shop or bank online, watch movies, play games, and perform a myriad of other activities. Since these devices are such an important part of...

Vishing Phone Call Attacks and Scams
VISHING PHONE CALL ATTACKS AND SCAMS From: SANS Security Awareness When you think of a cyber criminal you probably think of an evil mastermind sitting behind a computer, launching sophisticated attacks over the internet. While some of today’s cyber criminals do use...