Latest Scam Alert: Unemployment Insurance Fraud The Scam The pandemic has caused unemployment claims to sustain record levels, which has also led to an increase in unemployment insurance fraud. Scammers are posing as their victims and using stolen identities to submit fraudulent unemployment insurance claims online. According to the FBI, fraudsters are obtaining personal information from phishing schemes, cold calling victims,… Read More
Alerta de estafa más reciente: Tenga cuidado con las llamadas que parecen provenir de su banco La estafa A lo largo de los años , ha habido un incremento en el número de intentos de suplantación de identidad “spoofing” realizados en la industria financiera, lo cual incluye a los clientes de FirstBank. Los estafadores utilizan números falsificados que aparecen en el identificador de llamadas para engañar a los clientes de FirstBank… Read More
Alerta de estafa más reciente: Fraude con tarjeta y qué hacer si es víctima de este fraude La estafa Una de las estafas más comunes en la actualidad es el fraude con tarjeta, el uso no autorizado de una tarjeta de crédito o débito para obtener dinero o bienes de manera fraudulenta. Los estafadores utilizan múltiples tácticas para recopilar esta información, incluyendo replicar la banda magnética de su tarjeta (táctica conocida como skimming), la… Read More
Giving for Good: Carbondale Businesses Team Up to Support Stepping Stones Giving For Good succeeded in its second year in Carbondale, Colo. During October, FirstBank and two Carbondale eateries, Carbondale Creamery and Café and Dos Gringos Burritos, collaborated to raise funds for local Roaring Fork Valley nonprofit, Stepping Stones. For each croissant/latte purchased from the Creamery and burrito purchased from Dos Gringos, FirstBank donated $5 to Stepping Stones. We are… Read More
Latest Scam Alert: Card Fraud and What to Do If You are a Victim The Scam One of the most common scams today is card fraud, the unauthorized use of a credit or debit card to fraudulently obtain money or property. Fraudsters use multiple tactics to collect this information, including copying your card’s magnetic strip (known as skimming), intercepting your card in the mail, or using a strategy called “formjacking,” where… Read More
Get to Know: Kseniya Mamlin Over half of FirstBank’s Roaring Fork employees identify as a minority group. Kseniya is one of those employees, and in many ways her background reflects FirstBank’s culture of diversity and inclusion. … Read More
Businesses Fighting Back in the Face of the COVID Health Crisis In the spirit of ‘banking for good’, individuals, groups, companies and organizations around the nation have come together to do their part. Whether it’s financial support, donations, or using their resources to help industries in need, these uplifting movements will get us through recent hardships. And ultimately, will make us all stronger in the end.… Read More
Get to Know: Tony Oum FirstBank’s Multicultural Banking Center Senior Vice President Tony Oum knows the value of hard work. After all, he got his first job at the age of nine. When most kids were playing video games Tony was washing dishes, cutting carrots, and deep frying appetizers at his family’s Chinese restaurant. As a new business struggling to… Read More
Finding Your Next Great Hire with the Blind Institute of Technology A company is nothing without the people that comprise it. That is why FirstBank fills its ranks with intelligent individuals with strong moral compasses, and prides itself in hiring and training a diverse employee population. This is at the center of the bank’s “people-first” mentality. Contrary to this philosophy is the inaccurate belief that employing… Read More
FirstBank and Beloved “Ice Creameries” Throw Gingerbread House Party (Dec. 14) ‘Tis the season for FirstBank’s annual Gingerbread House Party! Take part in a tasty tradition that your family will love on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 1 – 3 p.m. at several Little Man Ice Cream locations throughout Colorado. Event-goers will enjoy frozen treats, hot cocoa and listen to festive holiday tunes — all while decorating… Read More