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 BankPacific, 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 as that you provide evidence of your legal capacity to do so.

Please see one of our Operations specialists if you would like additional information on UIGEA or Regulation GG.

Bauer Financial RATES BankPacific EXCELLENT. Calls BankPacific "One of the Best Banks In the Country"

BankPacific has earned an "Excellent" rating according to Bauer Financial Inc., the nation's leading independent bank rating system firm.

"All of us at BankPacific are honored to be recognized by Bauer Financial and to be named by them to be 'one of the best banks in the country.' This recognition reflects the commitment of the bank's directors, officers and staff in our contiuning efforts to build a social financial foundation for BankPacific and our customers," said Flores.

BankPacific has been serving the financial needs of our Pacific region since 1954.

Phising Attmpts Detected on Equifax ePORT Customers.

Equifax has verified that phising attempts have been made on some customers using the online deliever portal Equifax ePORT.

In this instance, Equifax ePORT customers have reported receiving e-mail appearing to be from Eqifax requesting that they provide Company ID, User ID and Password. Equifax would never ask for these information.

These e-mails have not been sent from Equifax and are not legitimate. DO NOT RESPOND TO THEM

If you believe you have responded to a phising attempt concerning your Equifax ePORT account, please call Equifax at 1-888-592-0088 immediately or fax at 770-752-1275.