Account Alerts

Know what's happening with your account all the time

Sign up for alerts to stay on top of what’s happening with your accounts. Get notified immediately of any changes to account balances, loan payment reminders, and more.

Protect your Monterra Credit Union accounts

Receive alerts through email, text or push notification

Quickly monitor activity to spot fraud 

Choose from a variety of alerts to increase your security

Two-factor authentication secures your account and allows you to receive Account Alerts through text in a few easy steps:

To set up two-factor authentication:

  1. Log in to Online Banking
  2. Click on your profile icon in the upper right-hand corner, and from the drop-down menu click on "Settings"
  3. From the Settings menu, select the "Security" tab
  4. Under the two-factor authentication heading, click on the pencil icon on the right to select your preferred authentication method: email code, code via SMS, or code via voice call
  5. Email and phone numbers can be edited by selecting "Edit in contact settings"

To set up Account Alerts via text:

  1. From the same Settings menu, select the “Contact” tab
  2. Under the Phone Numbers heading, edit your mobile phone number by clicking on the pencil icon to the right of the phone number
  3. If your mobile phone has not yet been confirmed, you will see an option: “I would like to receive SMS Text Messages to this number” – select this option by checking the box to the left of this statement
  4. You will see the status: “Not Confirmed” follow the onscreen prompts and get sent a code via text to begin the confirmation process
  5. Once you receive the code, select “Verify”
  6. You’ll receive a second code – enter the code in the input box.
  7. Select “Confirm Code”
  8. Select “Save Changes”


Once your mobile number is confirmed, you can opt in to text message alerts. In Online Banking, under the "Resources & Tools" tab, select “Alerts” to get started.

ALERT TYPE HOW IT WORKS
AuthenticationGet alerted each time your online banking Monterra mobile app are accessed with your User ID.
General AlertsGeneral Alerts are security and other notifications triggered by important events, such a personal information. These types of alerts can't be turned off, but you can select how they are delivered (text, email, push).
Mobile DepositFind out when a deposit was made using your Monterra mobile app.
Account AlertsSet up a variety of alert for various Monterra accounts. These alerts include automatic deposit, automatic withdrawal, balance, balance summary, cleared check, debit card purchase, insufficient funds, loan payment due, transaction, and transaction description alert.
Transfer AlertsGet alerted for several money movement activities: external transfer account blocked, external transfer canceled, external transfer submitted, transfer fails, and transfer succeeds.
Budget Alertf you have previously created a budget within the Budgets widget get alerted for: budget category exceeded, budget exceeded, and budget summary.
Savings Goals AlertIf you have previously created a savings goal within the Savings Goal widget get alerted for: goal completed, and goal endangered.

Our Card Manager app is available through Mobile Banking, allowing you to set alerts for your Monterra Credit Union debit and credit cards based on type, spending and balance thresholds and more: 

  • Transaction amount
  • Low balance alert
  • Card not present
  • International use
  • Declined transaction
  • Gas station purchase
  • Account credit
* Monterra Credit Union does not charge for Account Alerts. However, your carrier's message/data rates may apply. Please check with your carrier for specific SMS/Text charges.

Want the higher rates of a money market account with the flexibility of a checking account?
Start with this value-loaded account.

Digital Savings Account

Introducing an account that can be managed from your phone, tablet or laptop, wherever you go. Go digital for maximum savings.