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
Phishing for Your Money Keeping your money safe and secure is partly about vigilance and knowing how to spot a scammer. Today, we will outline one of the ways fraudsters attempt to take your money, phishing. How Phishing Works Scammers contact victims by email, telephone or text message posing as a legitimate entity to trick the unsuspecting individual into… 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
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
Make A Big Impact by Shopping Small on Small Business Saturday Since 2010, the Saturday after Thanksgiving has been known as Small Business Saturday — the day when consumers are encouraged to shop locally and make purchases from the stores in their neighborhoods. Now, Small Business Saturday has catapulted into a mega-moneymaker for local business owners with consumers spending $23.3 billion in 2021. Here’s how shopping… Read More
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
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