BayVanguard Bank

Do you practice safe checks? Thousands of people fall victim to check fraud daily, losing their hard-earned money.?Check fraud has doubled in recent years, and criminals are using more advanced tactics to exploit paper checks.?As this risk grows, it’s important to be vigilant in your efforts to protect yourself from check fraud.?BayVanguard is committed to helping you learn to use checks safely. Here are some tips to protect yourself, just like you do when you’re on a plane: 1.???????Use Permanent Gel Pens Just like wearing a seatbelt when you fly, use permanent ink when you write a check to protect yourself. 2.?????Avoid Blank Spaces Fill those overhead bins before takeoff, and make sure you fill out every blank space on a check so criminals can’t fill them in instead. 3.?????Withhold Personal Information The person in the middle seat doesn’t need to know your whole life story, just like you don’t need to add personal info to your checks. 4.????Review Accounts Monitor your account activity online or in our mobile app as attentively as you await a safe arrival message from a loved one. Regular reviews ensure you quickly notice anything out of the ordinary. 5.?????Check Your Checks Using a digital boarding pass is easy, and so is reviewing your paid checks online and in our app, regularly. Ensure the endorsement, intended payee and amount listed are correct. 6.?????Use Digital Payment Options Consider switching to BayVanguard’s online Bill Pay for fast and secure payments. 7.?????Follow Up Just as you confirm your flight details, make sure to follow up with payees to confirm they’ve received and deposited your check. #practicesafechecks https://lnkd.in/ejG2swjK

Mike Schutt, VP Commercial Lending, celebrated the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the new Long Creek Construction business office and showroom in Bowie, MD with owner Wyron Morales. The grand opening continues Saturday, March 1st from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We will never ask you to help with an “investigation” or ask you to move money to other accounts. It sounds obvious, but criminals can be convincing. See what else your bank will never do: https://aba.social/3lwvdMD #BanksNeverAskThat

There is a winter weather advisory in effect for Maryland, so this is the perfect time for us to remind you that we will never ask about your snow day activity preferences, nor will we ask for your PIN or password. Ice out scammers this winter season with our #BanksNeverAskThat tips from the American Bankers Association. https://aba.social/3lpYQz4

It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week! Watch this short video to learn some tips on protecting yourself from Identity Theft. #IDTheftWeek #IDTheft #bayvanguard https://lnkd.in/exNjAmec

Identity theft affects millions of people each year. There is a new victim every 22 seconds. Identity Theft Awareness Week begins Monday, January 27, 2025. Visit?ftc.gov/IDTheftWeek?for details on free events and resources. #IDTheftWeek #IDTheft #Bayvanguard

BayVanguard Bank proudly sponsored the Cambridge Ice and Oyster Festival. David Flair attended the festival and is shown posing next to the BayVanguard Bank ice sculpture.

Rose Searcy, Michael Schutt, Felipe Rojas, and Samantha Perouty along with family and friends volunteered at Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Processing Center in Elkridge.?Thousands of shoebox gifts were processed and are headed to children in South Africa. A special "thank you" to David Flair, Pat Ogle, Shelly Marzocchi, and Valerie Downes for shopping and filling shoeboxes with personal hygiene products, school supplies, and toys.

Bill Stengel, Rose Searcy, David Flair, and Samantha Perouty volunteered at Bello Machre helping to stuff and seal 2024 annual appeal letters. We wish Bello Machre a successful fundraising campaign.

We proudly sponsored the 3rd Annual Evolve KidsCare Golf Tournament at Compass Pointe Golf Course in Pasadena, MD. Evolve KidsCare provides care for the children of those receiving recovery counseling. Sara Burden, Founder, and Michael Schutt, Commercial Lender, posed for a picture after the tournament.