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Creating an alert

When you create an alert, it takes effect immediately and stays in effect until you disable or delete it.

To create an alert

In the Menu, click or tap Settings > Alerts. The Alerts page appears.
In the Create New Alert drop-down list, click or tap the alert type that you want to create. The New Alert page appears.
Select the conditions that trigger the alert.
Select one of the following from the Select a delivery method drop-down list:
- Select Secure Message Only to send the alert as a Secure Message. The alert is sent immediately when it is generated. You must be logged in to read the alert.
- Select Email to send the alert as an email. Enter the email address where you want to send the alert. The alert is sent immediately when it is generated.
- Select Voice to send the alert as a telephone call. Select the country from the Select Phone Country drop-down list, enter the phone number to call, and specify the time to call.
- Select SMS to send the alert as a text (SMS) message. Select the SMS country, and enter the number and the time to send the message, and select the Agree to Terms check box.
Select the Every Occurrence check box to repeat the alert every time that the trigger occurs.
Note: When you select Every Occurrence, a Transaction alert is sent every time the conditions match. Account, History, and Insufficient funds alerts are sent once per day.
Click or tap Save.
In the success message, click or tap Close. The new alert appears on the Alerts page.