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BrightBridge's Shred Days are a great way to protect myself against identity theft!

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BrightBridge's Shred Days are a great way to protect myself against identity theft!

 

 

Community Shred Days return this September!

BrightBridge is excited to announce the return of its popular community Shred Day events, offering members and prospective members a safe and secure way to dispose of sensitive documents. Proper disposal of personal information is an important step in helping protect against identity theft and fraud. We're expanding access this year by hosting Shred Days at four branch locations throughout Massachusetts, making participation easy. Here’s the event schedule:

Saturday, September 12
Hanover branch: 1095 Washington Street Hanover, MA 02339
Lawrence branch: 500A Merrimack Street Lawrence, MA 01843

Saturday, September 26
Waltham branch: 600 Main Street Waltham, MA 02452
Springfield branch: 145 Industry Avenue Springfield, MA 01104

All events will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., are free and open to the public. BrightBridge team members will be on hand throughout each morning to assist and answer any questions. See you soon!


Prepare your files for Shred Day!

There are many documents you need to keep and many you will want to shred. By shredding them, you're protecting your private personal information from identity thieves.  So, what documents should you consider shredding?  Anything that has a signature, account number, social security number, or medical or legal information that you no longer need to retain.  You DO NOT need to remove staples or paperclips!

Here are some documents you might consider shredding for FREE: 

  • Address labels from junk mail and magazines
  • ATM receipts
  • Bank statements (keep for a year)
  • Canceled and voided checks
  • Credit and charge card bills and receipts
  • Credit reports and histories
  • Documents containing maiden name
  • Documents containing passwords or PIN numbers
  • Expired identification cards
  • Home purchase, sale, or improvement documents (keep for at least six years after you sell)
  • Items with a signature
  • Luggage tags
  • Medical records and bills (keep at least one year after payment)
  • Papers with a Social Security number
  • Pay stubs (keep for a year)
  • Pre-approved credit card applications
  • Receipts with checking account numbers
  • Report cards
  • Resumés
  • Tax records and receipts (keep for seven years)
  • Travel itineraries
  • Used airline tickets
  • Utility bills

If you're not sure if you should keep or shred a document, keep it somewhere safe.  Below is a list of items that MUST be kept!

  • Annual insurance policy statements
  • Birth and death certificates
  • Business license
  • Current ID cards and passports
  • House deeds and mortgage documents
  • Marriage license
  • Pension plan documents
  • Retirement plan statements (401(k), 529, IRA, etc.)
  • Social security cards
  • Social security statements
  • Vehicle titles and loan documents
  • Wills, living wills, and powers of attorney

Please note that only paper items will be accepted.