60 Things You May Not Know About FirstBank To celebrate over 60 years of ‘banking for good,’ we put together a list of 60 facts you don’t know about one of the nation’s largest privately held banks: History 1. First customers. We opened 270 customer accounts on our first day of business in 1963. 2. First Westland National Bank. FirstBank was actually First Westland National Bank… Read More
The Sights and Sounds of Lunar New Year Here’s what you can expect to see during one of the world’s largest celebrations. Lunar New Year is celebrated in nearly a dozen countries by over 1.5 billion people. Lunar New Year marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar traditional to many east Asian countries, and it can occur any time between mid-January… Read More
The Evolution of Checking Accounts: Fun and Weird Facts About How Checking Came to Be You probably don’t think much about your checking account. Money comes in, money goes out, and it came with a nifty debit card. Like anything else, checking accounts have a rich history with plenty of fun anecdotes. This may just be what you need to win that trivia night. So in honor of those who… Read More