Astra Insurance Services is excited to announce a long-time Chapman staple, Chip Edwards Insurance Store, is now operating within Astra’s Chapman location at 1130 N. Marshall.  Edwards Insurance was opened in 1947 by Chip’s father, Vic Edwards.  Chip took over the business in 1973 and merged with Astra Insurance services in January 2019.  We are proud to continue the legacy of this business with such deep roots.

A stolen identity harms your finances and credit, sometimes temporarily and sometimes permanently. The same technology that makes your life easier and more convenient can be used against you by nefarious individuals.

It’s extremely important to keep up to date on the ways wrongdoers attempt to steal your information and the ways to combat it.

As a business owner, you know this all-too-familiar scenario… bills are due and you have a payroll coming up in a few days. You look at your bank account and realize that you don’t have enough cash to pay all of your bills. “Not again!” you say. There has to be a better way to manage your cashflow.

Halloween is full of ghosts, goblins, and scares throughout the whole day, but there is one thing that is even scarier, and that is paying too much for a checking account. Sure, it seems that just about everything in today’s world costs money.  The good news is your checking account doesn’t have to.  According to the website WalletHub.com, “your checking account could be costing you as much as $750 per year if you choose the wrong account and don’t adjust your banking habits based on the account’s price structure.”

Recognition of an employee who has significantly contributed to the overall success of Astra Bank - that is the mission of the Shining Star program. This award is given out on a quarterly basis to an employee who has gone above and beyond the call of duty in their day-to-day work. They are also nominated by their fellow peers.  Astra Bank is pleased to announce the three recipients of the “Shining Star” award for the 3^rd quarter of 2018 are Andrea Gentry, Brittany Bennett, and Doug Wiltfong.