Veridian Credit Union announced October 29 that members using its Credit Central tool now have access to Allstate Identity Protection at no additional cost.
The credit union said members enrolled in Credit Central who believe they are experiencing identity theft can use identity-fraud detection tools and work with a professional restoration specialist.
The service includes support involving high-risk transactions and exposure of personal information on the dark web. According to Veridian, monitoring for further fraud continues for at least three months after a restoration case is resolved.
Credit Central sits within the cooperative's online-banking service. Its existing features include access to credit scores, credit reports and monitoring alerts. The new benefit adds restoration assistance to those monitoring functions.
Veridian, founded in Waterloo, Iowa, operates 32 branches across Iowa, eastern Nebraska and the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, according to its announcement.
The announcement describes a member-service expansion; it does not report a breach at Veridian or promise that the service prevents every instance of identity theft.
Sources: Veridian October 29 service announcement: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/veridian-credit-union-adds-allstate-identity-protection-to-free-credit-monitoring-tool-302924334.html