The holidays are a time of good will and gift giving, but they are also an active season for fraud and identity theft.  One of the most common forms of identity theft is fraudsters stealing debit and credit card information. Unfortunately, many people do not even know they have been defrauded until they are called by their financial institutions, thus these scammers have a lot of time to get away with the act.

The Huron Valley Promise paid out thirty (30) $200 grants to local Huron Valley families with kindergarten aged children this past month. The grants are used to help parents pay for college or vocational training. The Huron Valley Promise was created in 2009 by a group of area business, education, government and civic leaders dedicated to improving the future of all Huron Valley students and the Huron Valley community. It is a financial support system designed to initiate savings accounts to be used for post secondary education.

Huron Valley State Bank announces new capabilities to its mobile banking application available for Smartphone and tablet users.  The Bank’s new Mobile Deposit feature allows customers to upload and deposit checks into their bank account.

Huron Valley State Bank hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Grand Re-Opening Celebration on Tuesday, September 19 for the newest Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) located across the parking lot directly in front of Holden’s Party Store. The original ATM was attached to the storefront which was destroyed by the fire that took place on September 2, 2015. The new and improved ATM was designed to provide easy access to commuters on Milford Road and provide consumers visiting Holden’s with a convenient way to access money.

Huron Valley State Bank will host a community document shredding event that will take place on Tuesday, August 15, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am at the Milford and Highland Branches. The community is welcomed to shred confidential documents safely and securely free of charge (up to four banker boxes per person or business, and up to shredding truck capacity). The shredding event is taking place on the same day as the bank’s 12 year anniversary.