FirstBank Gives Back to a Valley Suns Fan We love spreading goodness at FirstBank. That’s why we’ve set out to surprise customers and community members with our “Acts of Goodness” initiative. This time, we’re giving back to a local Suns fan who’s spent the last several years caring for his ailing mother. Meet Josh Hinds Josh is a FirstBank customer and lifelong Phoenix… Read More
Phoenix House Fire Victims Get a Special Surprise From FirstBank Sometimes life catches you off guard, but what you do when faced with tragedy matters. We’ve set out to surprise our “Good Customers” who have fallen on hard times and need an “Act of Goodness.” When a tragic house fire disrupted the Smith family’s life, we immediately stepped in to help. Meet the Smith Family:… Read More
Zelle® Safety: How FirstBank is Helping Safeguard its Customers from Mobile Payment Scams As mobile payment apps/services like Venmo or Zelle® become more popular due to its quick and convenient way to send money, it’s also become another target for scammers. Whether it’s repaying a friend for concert tickets or sending money to a handyman or babysitter, electronic payments like these have reduced the reliance on cash and… Read More
Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit: Lunar New Year 2023 The Lunar New Year is on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023, marking the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar (a calendar that combines both the cycles of the sun and moon) to many East-Asian countries. It’s celebrated by over 1.5 billion people. Every year the Lunar New Year is marked by one of twelve Zodiac… Read More
10 Acts of Goodness: FREE Coffee and Donuts for Commuters FirstBank is partnering with Aspen Mini Donuts to provide FREE coffee, hot chocolate, hot apple cider and specialized mini donuts to commuters as part of its “10 Acts of Goodness” series in celebration of 10 years in the Roaring Fork Valley. We hope to spread our “banking for good” philosophy through the community, one… Read More
What the $600 Tax Law Delay Means for Your 2022 Taxes In December, the Internal Revenue Service announced a delay of one year in reporting the new $600 IRS tax law. This tax law requires online sellers and gig workers who have received over $600 annually on payment platforms like Cash App, Venmo, or PayPal to report the income using a 1099-K tax form. Previously, these… Read More
FirstBank Está Celebrando 10 Años en el Valle de Roaring Fork con 10 Actos de Bondad FirstBank celebra su décimo aniversario en el Valle de Roaring Fork. Abrimos nuestra primera sucursal en el valle en 2012 y desde entonces hemos crecido a cuatro sucursales, incluyendo sucursales en Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Aspen y, más recientemente, Basalt. En honor a este logro, nuestras sucursales del Valle de Roaring Fork organizarán una serie de actividades y eventos para… Read More
Colorado Gives Day 2022 ¿Qué es Colorado Gives Day? Colorado Gives Day (CGD) es un evento anual de donaciones en línea de un día que beneficia a más de 3,000 organizaciones sin fines de lucro y, como resultado, a todos los habitantes de Colorado. Está programado para el martes 6 de diciembre. FirstBank se asoció con Community First Foundation… Read More
Colorado Gives Day 2022 Colorado Gives Day 2022 was Tuesday, Dec. 6, and we’re happy to report another successful day of giving! 100,909 donations totaling more than $53.2 million benefitted over 3,000 nonprofit organizations. What is Colorado Gives Day? Colorado Gives Day (CGD) is an annual one-day online giving event benefitting over 3,000 nonprofits and, as a result, all… Read More
After Planting 50,000 Trees, FirstBank Introduces Recovered Ocean Bound Plastic Cards After planting 50,000 trees and supporting one of the largest post-fire reforestation efforts in Colorado, FirstBank has introduced a new initiative to underscore its “banking for good” philosophy: Recovered Ocean Bound Plastic (ROBP) Visa® Debit Cards. In an effort to reduce ocean waste, the bank partnered with Second Wave®, which uses recycled plastic sourced from… Read More