Protect your heart and your money this Valentine’s Day Alex Riess-Futrell for Forbright Bank Feb 3, 2026 Feb 3, 2026 Updated Feb 3, 2026 0 Older woman wearing a peach sweater texting on her phone PeopleImages // Shutterstock Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Alex Riess-Futrell for Forbright Bank k9bmkDEC@?8m!C@E64E J@FC 962CE 2?5 J@FC >@?6J E9:D '2=6?E:?6’D s2Jk^DEC@?8mk^9bmkAm{@@<:?8 7@C =@G6 E9:D '2=6?E:?6’D s2Jn (9:=6 J@F >2J H2?E E@ @A6? J@FC 962CE[ J@F ?665 E@ 36 42C67F= H96? :E 4@>6D E@ J@FC 7:?2?46D]k^AmkAm&?DFDA64E:?8 4@?DF>6CD 92G6 =@DE >:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD E9C@F89 C@>2?46 D42>D[ :? H9:49 4C:>:?2=D FD6 72<6 @?=:?6 A6CD@?2D E@ 82:? 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