SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. — Talk about seeing the silver lining.

Charles R. Wiggington Sr., the CEO/president of Priority One Credit Union, says he's seen some good coming out of the inadvertent mass mailing to members that included Social Security and account numbers printed on the envelopes.

"This is embarrassing, of course, but it's also had one good result," Wiggington says of the April 23 mailing. "It's heightened our awareness in general, for everyone. Now our employees are asking for IDs, mothers' maiden names, you name it. They've really gotten into thinking about members' security."

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