Five Things Bankers Wish You Knew Banking is an interesting industry these days. Some institutions seem to make headlines daily for good or bad reasons. You hear about them in commercials, online, on billboards. They sponsor events and put their names on stadiums. And despite how “in your face” many banks can be, there are still a lot of misconceptions about… Read More
FirstBank Introduces Good Week At Select Locations: Enjoy Free Treats All Week Long FirstBank is launching “Good Week” where the following branch locations, across Colorado, will be providing “acts of goodness” (free food, drinks, services and a chance to donate to various charitable causes), starting Monday, July 24th through Friday, July 28th. The ultimate goal of Good Week is to make kindness contagious and encourage folks to give… Read More
FirstBank & Little Man Team Up to Support LGBT Community With Sweet Surprise FirstBank and Denver’s iconic ice creamery, Little Man Ice Cream, are teaming up again. But this time, it’s to support our LGBT community during Pride Month. Here’s the “inside scoop:” Starting Monday, June 19 through Sunday, June 25, FirstBank will donate five dollars to Rainbow Alley — a nonprofit and safe space for LGBT youth —… Read More
Serendipity Knocks: How FirstBank Got Involved in An Unforgettable Proposal A chance encounter: It all started with an online dating profile titled “Must Love Phish,” a label inspired by Kara DiStefano’s favorite band and a clever variation of the 2005 American ‘rom-com.’ But after one particularly toxic relationship, the longtime FirstBank customer and award-winning nanny was slowly starting to give up on romance. She was… Read More
Pay It Forward for Arizona Gives Day Yesterday, two of our Arizona market presidents went undercover at a Fry’s Food Store, located at 4724 N 20th Street in Phoenix, and picked up the tab on roughly $5,000 worth of groceries. The undercover operation was an effort to help promote Arizona Gives Day and encourage the lucky recipients to “pay it forward” by donating as little… Read More
Food Truck Friday Comes to Arizona 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
Why FirstBank Paid For Over 100 People’s Groceries A few weeks ago, our management team (VP of Marketing Joe Amato-Baril, Banking Officer Cassie Sosa and Regional President Emily Robinson) went undercover as King Soopers employees and surprised more than 100 unsuspecting shoppers by paying for their groceries. In return, we asked them to consider paying it forward to their favorite charity on Colorado… Read More