The Texas Bankers Association provides Texas banks with valuable tools to combat fraud, including:

• The Thumbprint Signature Program -
  A simple, effective and inexpensive method for preventing and deterring check fraud.
• Fraud-Net - A Web community that allows bankers to alert each other to fraud schemes and robberies minutes after discovery.
• Stop Identity Theft - A program developed for banks to assist their customers in protecting their good names and recover their identities.

When used in conjunction, these programs help both banks and their customers avoid the significant financial losses associated with identity theft, check fraud and other criminal fraud.