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What is a Credit Score & Why Does it Matter?

Posted On: October 23, 2023 by Prevail Bank in: Banking, Business, Digital Banking, Home Loans

 

Are you in the market for a car, apartment, or your very first home? If you answered yes to any of these, then you should focus on understanding credit scores and why they are essential.

What is a Credit Score?

A credit score is a 3-digit number (between 300 to 850) that your lender will use to determine your creditworthiness. Think of your credit score like a report card – it shows whether you've been meeting your debt payments on time. The lender uses...

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Tags: Credit Report, credit score, credit score tips, Credit Sense, financial education

Cybersecurity Tips: How to Protect Your Data

Cybersecurity Tips: How to Protect Your Data

Posted On: October 17, 2023 by Prevail Bank in: Banking, Business, Digital Banking

 

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Are you taking steps to stay protected from fraudsters? It's crucial to take proactive measures to safeguard your information. Although there's no perfect method to prevent an attack, there are numerous steps you can take to mitigate the risk. Our Prevail Bank Information Security Officer, Michael Hostak, recommends the following tips to ensure your safety.

Beware of Scammers Posing as Your Bank

It's important...

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Tags: Business Tips, Cyber Security, cybersecurity month, Free Shred Day, scammers, Security Tips

Mitigating Farming Risk in 2023

Mitigating Farming Risk in 2023

Posted On: February 21, 2023 by Prevail Bank in: Business

How Farmers Can Mitigate Risk

There are several risk factors to consider outside of production alone to produce a flourishing farming business. These areas include but are not limited to production risk, price or market risk, financial risk, institutional risk, and human risk. Preparing for the unknown through proper risk management of these areas mentioned is something every farmer should consider. The farming landscape is ever-changing, and limiting uncertainties through risk management planning...

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Tags: Business Banking, Business Tips, Commercial Lending Tips, Mitigating Farming Risk

Business Tips

5 Tips for Business Success

Posted On: December 28, 2022 by Prevail Bank in: Business

5 Tips for Business Success

Owning a successful business is one of the American dreams many wish to obtain. Some only dream of making a business a reality, while others make it a reality. Before you can breathe, a lot of work goes into growing and stabilizing a business and establishing it for the long run. The reward is worth it for those who put in the time.

With being raised in a family of small business owners, a multi-business owner myself, and meeting with many hopeful business...

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Tags: Business Banking, Business Tips, Commercial Lending

What is Positive Pay?

What is Positive Pay?

Posted On: November 1, 2022 by Prevail Bank in: Business, Digital Banking

What is Positive Pay?

Positive Pay is one of the most powerful tools you can use to protect your company against check fraud, specifically protecting against altered, forged, and counterfeit checks, along with ACH filtering & blocks, and account reconciliation.

Did you know, the 2022 AFP® Payments Fraud and Control Survey reports 71 percent of organizations were victims of payments fraud attacks/attempts in 2021? More than 550 treasury and finance professionals participated in...

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Tags: Business Banking, Online Banking, Positive Pay

Business Banking Testimonial

Business Banking, Here for the Long Haul

Posted On: September 1, 2021 by Prevail Bank in: Banking, Business

 

Wiskerchen Truck & Equipment chose Prevail Bank for their business banking needs because of the knowledgeable staff and ease of doing business. “Working with Prevail Bank, we know it’s going to happen on time and our truck can be out on the road and making us money,” stated Rob.

Business goes on with Prevail Bank

“When we have a need for a truck to go into our rental fleet, which can happen at a moment’s notice, Brian’s always been...

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Tags: Business Banking, Business Resource Manager, Business Testimonial, Commercial Financing, Commercial Lending, Community

Business Banking: Tips for a Proactive Business Strategy

Business Banking: Tips for a Proactive Business Strategy

Posted On: September 1, 2021 by Prevail Bank in: Business

Tips for a Proactive Business Strategy

As a business owner, it’s beneficial to be proactive in your business strategies vs. reactive.

Being proactive with your business strategy means anticipating industry trends, whether it’s a challenge, new threat, or an opportunity. Where a reactive business strategy is in which a plan becomes created to manage an unforeseen situation. With the fast pace of change in today’s society, it’s beneficial that business owners...

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Tags: Business Banking, Business Tips, Commercial Lending

Doing What's Right for Local Businesses

Doing What's Right for Local Businesses

Posted On: September 14, 2020 by Prevail Bank in: Business

(Russ and Reed; Culver’s Franchise Owners)

Doing what's right for local businesses. "We bank with Prevail Bank..."

Russ and Reed have trusted Prevail Bank with their business banking needs for their Culver’s restaurants in the Stevens Point area for over 20 years. Russ believes “in doing what’s right, all the time,” and so does Prevail Bank.

Business is hard work, but that hard work...

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Tags: Business Banking, Business Testimonial, Commercial Lending, Community Bank

Tips to Mitigate Security Risks for your Business

Tips to Mitigate Security Risks for your Business

Posted On: January 27, 2020 by Prevail Bank in: Business

 

What is a Corporate Account Takeover?
A Corporate Account Takeover (CATO) occurs when a criminal obtains electronic access to your bank account and conducts unauthorized transactions. The criminal obtains electronic access by stealing the confidential security credentials of employees who are authorized to conduct electronic transactions on your corporate bank account.

We encourage businesses using our...

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Tags: Business Security, Security risks

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