Customer Information

The notice below can be used in a statement stuffer or a customer handout.

Advice for consumers from the American Bankers Association for dealing with a potential Year 2000 computer problem:
Stay informed. Read the Year 2000 information your bank sends you. If you have any questions, ask your banker.

If you don't already do so, keep your monthly bank statements and paper records of your transactions, especially for the months preceding January 2000.

If you bank on-line, make sure your computer is Year 2000 compliant. Most computer and software makers have Web sites detailing their products' readiness for the date change. Make records of your bank accounts on a back-up disk.

Avoid scam artists who offer to "hold" your money for you through Jan. 1, 2000. The safest place for it is in the bank.

For New Year's weekend of 1999-2000, take out only as much cash as you would for any holiday weekend. If you should feel you need more, your bank will be ready.

Copyright © 1999 Bankers' Hotline. Originally appeared in Bankers' Hotline, Vol. 9, No. 5, 6/99