WASHINGTON -- Credit unions and their members looking for information on how to avoid having one's identity stolen can download a copy of the brochure You Have the Power to Stop Identity Theft from NCUA's Web site.
The brochure contains an explanation of phishing, contacts for the three major credit-reporting bureaus and information on where to report suspicious emails.
The brochure is being issued by NCUA, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
To download the brochure go to: http://www.ncua.gov/Publications/brochures/IdentityTheft/index.htm.
