How to Host Thanksgiving on a Budget While many of us are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends, this year’s holiday feast could be more expensive than ever. Experts predict that your Thanksgiving meal will cost 13.5% more than last year, with a staggering 73% increase in the price per pound of turkey. The price of butter is also up 32% compared to 2021. Despite… Read More
FirstBank Celebrates 10 Years in the Roaring Fork Valley with 10 Acts of Goodness FirstBank is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in the Roaring Fork Valley. We opened our first location in the valley in 2012 and have since grown to four branches, including locations in Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, and, most recently, Basalt. In honor of this milestone, our Roaring Fork Valley branches will host a series of feel-good activities… Read More
FirstBank Gives Greeley Customer a Special Surprise Sometimes we come across some truly amazing customers, who despite hard times or personal tragedies, try to positively impact those around them. We call these our “Good Customers,” and we’re setting out to make their day. Meet Delores: Delores, a 75-year-old widow and FirstBank customer, who manages to be a ray of sunshine even on… Read More
Meet the FirstBank Customer Helping Ukrainian Refugees and Their Pets When Jon Geller saw footage of refugees fleeing Ukraine, he knew he had to help. Without hesitation, the longtime veterinarian boarded a plane for the Ukraine-Romania border. Working with local volunteers, Geller and his nonprofit, Street Dog Coalition, set up a tent clinic to provide free veterinary care for the pets of Ukrainian refugees. “Pets,… Read More
FirstBank Surprises Fire Survivor with $1,000 Employees at the FirstBank branch in Frisco recently surprised one longtime customer with $1,000 worth of gift cards and a FirstBank gift bag. The customer, Josh Hooper, was recently involved in a fire that ripped through his home and resulted in multiple injuries. Fortunately, he was able to save himself and his beloved dog, Batman,… Read More
Colorado Gives Day 2021 Colorado Gives Day 2021 was Tuesday, Dec. 7, and we’re happy to report it was another record-breaker. 215,864 donations totaling $54.4 million benefited over 3,000 nonprofit organizations. What is Colorado Gives Day? Colorado Gives Day (CGD) is a one-day online giving event that benefits over 3,000 nonprofits, and as a result, all Coloradoans. FirstBank partnered… Read More
FirstBankers Help Customers with Holiday Expenses to Promote Colorado Gives Day In early November, FirstBank executives held customer appreciation events at five branch locations across the state – including Thornton, Lakewood, Silverthorne, Colorado Springs and Denver – to surprise unsuspecting bank customers with gift cards ahead of the holiday season. Customers were encouraged to stop by and spin a FirstBank prize wheel to win FirstBank branded… Read More
Commemorating Juneteenth In honor of Juneteenth – a commemoration honoring the end of slavery – FirstBank branch locations will be closed Saturday, June 19, 2021. This is a time to celebrate Black and African American culture and history with friends, family, and our community. Please watch the short video below to learn more about the Juneteenth holiday.… Read More
Highlighting National Black Business Month In honor of Black Business Month, we’re looking at a multitude of options for support Black-owned businesses this month and beyond. … 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