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How to Identify Phishing Scams and Imposter Scams
Have you ever gotten a phone call, email, or text message with an urgent notice about your bank account or credit card? Are they trying to get immediate information from you, including your address, card number, online banking password, or Social Security number? This...
What’s the Difference Between a HELOC and Home Equity Loan?
Which is better for your situation: a Home Equity Lines of Credit and Home Equity Loans? Here’s what you need to know about each.
What to Keep and What to Shred: Your Guide to Document Destruction
When it comes to your personal documents, which should you keep and which should you send to the shredder? Before you mark anything for destruction, be sure to follow this list.
MEMBER ADVISORY: Phone Spoofing Scam Requests Confidential Information from SESLOC Members
SESLOC members have reported receiving fraudulent phone calls from scammers claiming to be from the credit union and using our phone number in the caller ID. These calls are fake – please do not give a caller any information, hang up immediately.
Make Banking Easier with SESLOC’s NEW Direct Deposit Switch Tool
Direct Deposit is now easier than ever, thanks to our new Direct Deposit Switch Tool in Online Banking. Get started managing deposits today!
Amber Nieslanik Named SESLOC Young Changemaker for Service Animal Training for Veterans and First Responders
SESLOC Credit Union is proud to honor Amber Nieslanik as the SESLOC Young Change Maker of June 2025 for her work with New Life K9s.
SESLOC Wealth Management Transitions to LPL Financial
As of May 17, 2025, SESLOC’s brokerage arm offering non-deposit investment services transitioned from CUSO Financial Services, LP to LPL Financial.
Sixth Annual Food Bank Fundraiser Collects Nearly $10,000
Thanks to the generosity of donating member-owners and employees, we raised a combined total of $9,757.90 for the food banks.
Don’t Fall for Financial Scams
One of the best things you can do to ensure financial security is to dodge the many scams out there. Here are some ways to avoid scams.
Recent News
Shred Days Promote Sustainability, Safeguard Against Identity Theft
Did you know that recycling one ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, and 4,000 kilowatts of electricity? Thanks to members at this year’s SESLOC’s Shred Days at our SLO, Atascadero and Santa Maria branches, we recycled 113 total bins with 17.79 tons of shredded paper— saving 302 trees, 124,530 gallons of water, 53.37 cubic yards of landfill space, and 71,160 kilowatts of electricity!
New Instant Funds Loan Empowers Individuals Facing Financial Emergencies
SESLOC Credit Union is thrilled to introduce the Instant Funds loans, a new short-term, small-dollar loans program designed to support individuals in need of emergency financial assistance. Keeping the credit union philosophy of “people helping people” in mind, we are introducing this product to ensure there is financial support for the underserved and underbanked in the Central Coast community.
SESLOC’s Financial Wellness Workshop Empowers Cal Poly Students
On Friday, May 24, over 120 student leaders participating in the Week of Welcome (WOW) program were enriched by a financial wellness workshop hosted by SESLOC at the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) campus in San Luis Obispo. The purpose of SESLOC and Cal Poly providing this workshop was to educate WOW leaders in practical and relevant financial education
The Future is Financial: SESLOC Educates High School Students About the Importance of Budgeting
On Monday, May 20, SESLOC Credit Union hosted a hands-on, real-world living and budgeting simulation event for 70 students at Central Coast New Tech High School in Nipomo. For this event, SESLOC partnered with Bite of Reality, an app that presents real-life scenarios of maintaining a budget, to improve the financial health and wellness of the Central Coast.
Contactless Cards FAQs
Everything you need to know about using contactless cards.