Four Easy Ways to Help Manage Overdrafts February 9, 2017 No one likes insufficient funds notices and the hefty overdrafts that come with them. Overdrafts can create setbacks and unnecessary financial strain that cause us to channel our inner groundhog – hiding at their very sight. Luckily, you can rest easy with these four simple tips to help prevent them. 1. Sign up for Online… Read More
Capture the Cube: City Edition February 1, 2017 Winter is here, and you know what that means? It’s cube hunting season! Those of you familiar with our Capture the Cube contest know that last year, for the first time in the contest’s 3-year history, we brought the game off the mountain and into the city. The game took place at select bus shelters… Read More
The Pros (and Potential Cons) of Five Common Business Loans January 19, 2017 Which One is Best for You? Businesses are very similar to a living, breathing entity. And much like living beings, your business needs nourishment to grow. Instead of vegetables and vitamins though, your business’ nourishment is cash. Cash helps transform your vision to reality, increases your buying power, expands your physical footprint and hires more… Read More
Food Truck Friday Comes to Arizona January 18, 2017 Three locations. Three food trucks. FREE food. Several months ago, FirstBank launched a Food Truck Friday customer appreciation program in Denver. The response we received was AMAZING. Thanks to several of you, who asked us to do something similar in the Phoenix-metro area, we’re expanding the program to show our AZ customers some love. Every… Read More
How to Master Your Finances in 2017 January 11, 2017 A new year brings a chance to start fresh with just about anything. If your midnight toast included a resolution to improve your financial health, here’s how to make it happen. Get on a budget To get ahead, it’s important to know where you stand and to create a plan with realistic goals such… Read More
Pixels and Pints: How Old School Games Helped an Avondale Brewery Thrive November 10, 2016 An Emmy award-winning visual effect artist, two fans of Nintendo and a passion for brewing – these are the ingredients behind one of Phoenix’s favorite craft breweries, 8-Bit Aleworks. Started by Ryan and Krystina Whitten in 2015, 8-Bit’s name and retro-gaming theme was inspired from the Nintendo game console the husband-wife duo played as kids. The… Read More
Building a Credit Score From Scratch August 16, 2016 Young adults often bump into a cold fact of financial life: Having no credit history can limit your options just as much as having bad credit does. Lenders, rental offices and insurance companies use your financial track record to judge how likely you are to pay debts and bills — and if you’re a blank… Read More
A Food Truck that Can Dish Out Legal Advice and Healthy, Delicious Food? August 2, 2016 Sometimes the best things in life come from unlikely sources. This is at least what longtime Colorado resident and practicing lawyer, Elizabeth “Biz” McDermott, has taught us about her Denver-based food truck, Keenwah, Co. The University of Denver law graduate and self-proclaimed health and fitness enthusiast realized she wasn’t in love with her career path and… Read More
FirstBank Partnered with Extreme Community Makeover July 29, 2016 Millennials are awesome! While this is not something exclaimed across society often, it is something FirstBank believes and something our own millennials demonstrate in their actions. FirstBank’s 33 interns from across Colorado joined forces in Denver to help clean alleys in the Globeville neighborhood. These “Off-Duty Bankers” experienced more than a day of painting, weeding,… Read More
How Denver’s Best Food Truck Started With a Friend Request July 21, 2016 Mandy and Steven Smith, owners of the award-winning food truck Crock Spot, don’t have a typical story of falling into the food business. They never owned a restaurant. They didn’t go to culinary school. They didn’t work in the industry. In fact, Mandy was a life coach in San Francisco, and Steven was an actor… Read More