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
8 More Ways To Save Money on Groceries During Rising Inflation According to the most recent Consumer Price Index report, food prices have risen 11.4 percent from August 2021 to August 2022. In the same year, common food items have drastically increased including eggs, which went up by 39.8 percent, and butter, which rose by 24.6 percent. As the cost of groceries continues to rise, we’ve… 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
10 Estafas Comunes Que Debe Conocer en el Mes de la Ciberseguridad Al comenzar el Mes de la Concientización sobre la Ciberseguridad, es importante que conozca las estafas más comunes que se aprovechan de los consumidores inocentes a diario. De hecho, la Comisión Federal de Comercio registró alrededor de 2,8 millones de informes de fraude al consumidor sólo el año pasado. A continuación, le presentamos 10 fraudes… Read More
Capture the Cube Comes To Basalt Capture the Cube: Basalt Recap Over the summer, Capture the Cube took over the Basalt community. Each week, one FirstBank cube (4”x4”) was dropped around some of Basalt’s favorite locations. For every cube found, winners were able to redeem the cube at the new FirstBank Basalt branch (498 Market St.) for a unique prize valued… Read More
FirstBank: Donde la cultura es prioridad FirstBank es más que un lugar de trabajo; es donde usted puede empoderarse para mejorar el mundo y tener un impacto positivo; es donde puede colaborar, innovar y aprender nuevas habilidades. Y es donde puede hacer amistades para toda la vida y desarrollar una carrera profesional satisfactoria. FirstBank no es solo una empresa o una… Read More
Lunch and Learn: College Savings Account (CSA) or 529 Account Saving for college is an important financial goal, and FirstBank is here to help. We are hosting Lunch and Learns at three Arizona branch locations during the month of October. Representatives from our College Savings Account (CSA) Department will be there to answer questions and provide key information. When and Where: REGISTER HERE for one… Read More
Alerta de Estafa más Reciente: Fraude de Seguro por Desempleo La estafa La pandemia ha hecho que las solicitudes de beneficios por desempleo alcancen niveles récord, lo que también ha generado un aumento del fraude de seguro por desempleo. Los estafadores se hacen pasar por sus víctimas y utilizan identidades robadas para presentar reclamos fraudulentos de seguro por desempleo en línea. Según el FBI (página… Read More
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