Understanding your First Chatham Bank data breach notification letter
If a First Chatham Bank letter arrived in your mailbox, here is what it means, why you received it, and the free steps you can take right now.
Why you received this letter
First Chatham Bank is a financial institution that provides banking and financial services to its customers. As part of its standard operations, the bank collects and maintains sensitive personal and financial information, including account details, government identification numbers, and transaction history. In 2025, the company officially reported a data security incident to the Indiana Attorney General. If you have received a formal data breach notification letter from First Chatham Bank, it indicates that your personal information may have been involved in this incident. This notice is intended to inform you of the event and provide guidance on the steps you can take to protect your identity and financial assets from potential unauthorized use.
What to do after the letter
Confirm the notice is genuine
A legitimate First Chatham Bank notice references the specific incident reported to the Indiana Attorney General and describes which categories of your information were involved. Compare the letter against the public filing before acting on any links or phone numbers it contains.
Keep the letter — it is your proof of connection
The notification letter is the document that ties your personal information to this incident. Keep the original and photograph it. If you later request a case review, this letter is the strongest evidence that you were among the affected individuals.
Protect your accounts and credit
Depending on what was exposed, consider a free credit freeze with all three bureaus, new passwords for reused credentials, and monitoring of financial statements. These steps are free and do not require you to wait for anyone's permission.
Check the record against the public filing
You can verify the First Chatham Bank incident against the filing reported to the Indiana Attorney General. This registry summarizes what was filed; it does not provide legal advice.
This page summarizes a data breach reported to the Indiana Attorney General for informational purposes. DataBreachInformation.com is a neutral reference registry and does not provide legal advice.