Advice & More from Blackhawk Bank | June, 2017

Boost your home’s curb appeal on a tiny budget!

You get one chance to make a GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION!   

The local housing market has a low amount of inventory, so simple, inexpensive ways to increase your home’s appeal can place you among the top contenders for a quick sale. Here are a few ways to enhance the curb appeal of your home using some old-fashioned elbow-grease, while not spending a lot of money... 

Keeping You Safe 

Your safety is Priority #1 here at Blackhawk Bank.  Together we can combat the devious ways that fraudsters and cyber crooks attempt to wreak financial havoc in our lives. 

Read on to see many ways we work to keep your safe.  We thank you for taking on the critical role you also must play to stay safe!  

6 Financial Traps New College Grads Should Avoid

The financial lifestyle and habits you establish now will go a long way toward deciding your financial future.

Six traps that could hinder new grads from securing a solid financial future have been identified here...

 

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The S
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Lessons From WannaCry

Recently, you most likely watched widespread coverage of a new cyber attack called WannaCry. It infected over 200,000 computers worldwide and locked numerous organizations out of their data, including hospitals. There are several reasons this attack gained so much attention: First, it spread rapidly from computer to computer. Second, the attack was a type of malware called Ransomware, which meant that once it infected your computer it encrypted all your files, locking you out of your data. The third and most important reason this attack gained so much attention was because it never should have happened.  Click the link below for the full article, and heed this advice:  
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