ABC Bank News
May 25th is National Missing Children’s Day. In collaboration with the American Bank of Commerce, the Texas Regional Office of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children encourages parents and guardians to Take 25 minutes to teach their children about safety and prevention. Go to www.take25.org to view 25 safety tips that can help save a child’s life.
Every year in America, an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing, more than 2,000 children each day. Of that number, 200,000 are abducted by family members and 58,000 are abducted by non-family members, for which the primary motive is sexual. Each year, 115 children are the victims of the most serious abductions; they are taken by non-family members and either murdered, ransomed or taken with the intent to keep.
Teaching children about safety works. In 83 percent of cases, children have escaped would-be abductors through their own actions. Thirty-two percent actively resisted (yelling, kicking, pulling away, running away or attracting attention) while 51 percent recognized something was not right and responded by walking or running away.*
For more information about the Texas Regional Office of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, please visit http://tx.missingkids.org.
* National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
2009 Holiday Season Season's Greetings from ABC Bank. Please click here to read a special message from the President and information about our contribution to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
November 2009 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006
The UIGEA, signed into law in 2006, prohibits any person engaged in the business of betting or wagering (as defined in the Act) from knowingly accepting payments in connection with the participation of another person in unlawful internet gambling. The Dept of Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board have issued a joint final rule, Regulation GG, to implement this Act.
As defined in Regulation GG, unlawful Internet gambling means to “place, receive or otherwise knowingly transmit a bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in part, of the internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or State law in the State or Tribal lands in which the bet or wager is initiated, received or otherwise made”.
As a customer of American Bank of Commerce, these restricted transactions are prohibited from being processed through your account or banking relationship with us. If you do engage in an Internet gambling business and open a new account with us, we will ask that you provide evidence of your legal capacity to do so. This information is also in our Customer Notification section.
October 2009 Check your October bank statement for an informative flier "What you should know about Novel Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu)" and what you can do to protect yourself.
May 1, 2009 Non Sufficient Funds (NSF) Fee (paid or returned) increased from $28 per item to $30 per item.
January 26, 2009 Great News... Teller transaction posting time has been extended until 6:00 pm central and mountain time. When you make a transaction at our teller windows Monday through Friday, the transaction will be processed that day. Saturday transactions will still be processed the next banking business day.
January 1, 2009 Click here for 2009 Bank Holidays
November 3, 2008 Lubbock's newest American Bank of Commerce Banking Center located at 4656 North Loop 289 (North Loop 289 at Utica Avenue) is open for business. This unique and eye-catching location is situated in northwest Lubbock near a growing medical center complex, a new residential area and brand new elementary school. Stop by and see us at our new location.
September 2008 ABC Bank is pleased to announce our new and improved website. Click here for more information.
July 2, 2008 Here We GROW Again…ABC Bank’s Newest Banking Centers!
Announcing ABC’s new banking center at 1748 East Broad Street in Mansfield, Texas, south of Arlington. Located in a growing neighborhood on the southwest side of Mansfield near the new hospital, ABC’s second branch in the Metroplex area opened for business on July 2, 2008. The Plano Banking Center located at 4901 West Park Blvd. (Preston and Park) opened in November 2003.
Construction is in the final stages for the newest American Bank of Commerce Banking Center located at 4656 North Loop 289 (North Loop 289 at Utica Avenue) in Lubbock, Texas. Anticipating a mid-October 2008 opening, Lubbock’s unique and eye-catching North Loop Branch is situated in northwest Lubbock near a growing medical center complex, a new residential area and brand new elementary school.
American Bank of Commerce has 15 full service banking centers, located conveniently throughout West, North and Central Texas as well as along Colorado's front range in Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
July 1, 2008 ABC Bank implemeted an International Transaction Block on all debit cards (consumer & business) for added protection for our customers. When you are traveling outside the United States and need access to use your debit card, please contact a New Account Representative to request international card authority be enabled. We are taking this action due to increasing fraud on debit card transactions from international origins.
