With a $5,000 donation to the Elder Financial Protection Network, Pacific Service Credit Union recently marked its 10th consecutive year of bringing awareness to preventing the financial abuse of elders and dependent adults.

An underreported crime, an estimated 80% of financial abuse cases of elderly citizens goes unprosecuted, said Noelle Fischer-Herbert, vice president of corporate development at Pacific Service CU in Walnut Creek, Calif.

"As a financial institution, we believe it is our responsibility to partner with organizations like EFPN to protect the financial assets of those most vulnerable in our community," Fischer-Herbert said.

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