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How to know if a financial institution is reliable?

Want to know how to assess whether a financial institution is really reliable? So, check out the tips we separate in this post.

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Avoid scams: understand if the financial institution is reliable

Afinal, como saber se uma instituição financeira é confiável? Fonte: Adobe Stock.
After all, how do you know if a financial institution is reliable? Source: Adobe Stock.

Have you ever needed credit and wondered how to know if a financial institution is really reliable before deciding on it? Many people ask this type of question. Therefore, today Mr. Panda will bring content that will solve your doubts.

First, know that there are ways to sknow if a financial institution is reliable. What's more, they can be used in a simple way. In addition, they avoid blows and unimaginable financial losses.

Therefore, with the increase in supply, fake companies and scammers take advantage of people who do not seek information. Therefore, we will teach here some ways to assess the credibility of these institutions and find out which offers are true or not. 

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How to assess the credibility of a financial institution?

It is very common to find several people who ended up falling into internet scams and suffering financial losses for trusting fake companies.

Eventually people end up falling for these scams due to lack of knowledge. It is necessary to be aware, as there are several ways to prove the reliability of an institution and guarantee its security.

Anyway, they are not complex methods, they are just some precautions that can be taken and quick procedures that we must adopt to avoid scams and mistakes.

So let's get to know the ways on how to know if a financial institution is reliable!

Institution is regulated by the Central Bank

First, check if the institution is regulated by the Central Bank. 

When researching credit services in general, it is common to receive offers from different institutions that offer incredible benefits and conditions. However, before accepting any offer, we must access the Central Bank. So, check that the institution is fully regularized and is able to offer services to customers.

In this sense, any financial institution offering services without Central Bank regulation is not safe. In other words, it's probably a scam.

Finally, to check the institution's reliability, just access the Central Bank's website. Please provide some information about the institution. Then, in seconds, you will know about your regularization.

If the institution is regularized, we can move on to the next step.

CNPJ of the institution is active

In addition to the situation regarding the Central Bank, another very important aspect that you should analyze is whether the institution's CNPJ is active and regularized on the Federal Revenue website.

In other words, if the institution does not have an active CNPJ, it does not comply with the laws and cannot offer any safe and regularized service. Therefore, we must analyze this factor.

In most cases, the CNPJ is present on the institution's websites or social networks. In this way, it is possible to query it easily. Thus, being active, another step has already been taken to guarantee the reliability of the financial institution. 

Now let's talk about customer data security and privacy.

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Institution invests in data security and privacy

Entenda porque é importante verificar se a empresa investe em segurança dos dados. Fonte: Adobe Stock.
Understand why it is important to verify that the company invests in data security. Source: Adobe Stock.

As technology has grown impressively over the years, it is critical that the company invest heavily in data protection. That is, it is necessary to protect all of its customers in all the processes carried out.

Therefore, we must pay attention to the terms and details that the institution will show us. That is, it is important to read all the details and see with your own eyes the security methods that the company uses.

In this sense, even if the bank or financial institution in general provides a good service, we cannot run the risk of having personal data compromised in any movement whatsoever.

Therefore, it is worth contacting the institution, asking for guidance on the security and privacy of data that it provides to its customers.

Reclame Aqui website and social networks

One of the ways to know if a financial institution is reliable or not is through the social networks of that institution or through the Reclame Aqui website.

That is, a serious financial institution certainly invests in social networks, websites and the like, with the aim of spreading the brand and gaining even more credibility. So it's worth researching.

Therefore, if when searching we do not find any social network or website, it is worth suspecting. But even if we find the networks, we can do another action, which is to check the Reclame Aqui.

Reclame Aqui is a widely used evaluation platform. So, go to the website and see all the reviews about the institution. Within the site we can find out the main problems and whether the financial institution solves the customers' problems or not.

Fake Loan Scam: Don't Be A Victim!

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Don't fall for the fake loan scam. Source: Adobe Stock.

Who has never heard of the fake loan scam? Therefore, there are constant reports of people who are still victims of this situation.

Daily, we receive offers by SMS, emails, whatsApp for credit or for a supposed approval of a credit that we did not request. These people often clone our data when we access or interact with these messages. At other times, they request advance deposits to release credit.

In the case of this advance deposit request, be suspicious! A serious company will hardly ask you to deposit money to release your credit. Don't fall victim to this type of scam.

So there are some top tips, in addition to what we've already seen, that can help your financial security even further. Look:

  • Consult all the information of the company that offered. That is, the offer of credit, loan or whatever before accepting;
  • Have preference for better known and renowned companies. See if they have authorization from the Central Bank to offer financial services;
  • Do not anticipate any payment to release values. These are the most common scams used today and that many people end up falling for;
  • Avoid providing data informally. That is, social networks in general or messages. Use the means protected and proven by the companies;
  • Do not pay installments and fees on accounts of individuals;
  • Try to obtain the company's address and verify that the physical space really exists;
  • Use sites such as Reclame Aqui to learn about the reputation and customer reviews of the financial institution.

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About the author  /  Marina Poncio

Graduated in Financial Management from UNOPAR. Acted as manager of large multinational companies. He is currently dedicated to editing, planning and producing content for the web specializing in economics and finance.

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