The Family First phone numbers – 585.586.8225 and 1.800.356.1101 – have recently been spoofed by those attempting to steal personal and financial information from our members.
Remember: If an employee from the Family First Fraud Department calls or texts you, we will never ask for your personal information, online banking login credentials, or PIN numbers.
We are excited to welcome the members of Focus First Credit Union to the Family First community! For merger information, updates, and frequently asked questions, click here to learn more.
You may have received a text message from Family First stating that your phone number has been updated for your Family First Debit or Credit card. This was part of a routine file maintenance update on our card management system.
If you received the text and did not reply, please give us a call at 585.586.8225 to verify that we have the correct phone number on file for you.
If you replied “NO” to the text message your card has been blocked as a security precaution. Please call us at 585.586.8225 to order a replacement card.
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