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In This Issue :
- First Bank & Trust has opened our second location in Skokie! Located at the southwest corner of Dempster Street and Crawford Avenue, this new eco-friendly branch....../ more
- You’ve heard us talk about our Green Bank and, by now, you’ve probably seen our sleek new building .../ more
- After a great deal of planning, decision-making and testing, we have finally rolled out SMART BANKING FOR YOUR SMART PHONE.../ more
- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that, as of December 31, 2011, it will no longer offer over-the-counter sale of Savings Bonds.../ more
- There’s been a lot of talk lately about banking at a big bank versus banking at a small bank..../ more
- We’re proud to announce that Managing Director and Chief Lending Officer Owen Beacom recently was elected to become a board member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicag.../ more
- The officers and staff of First Bank & Trust want to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. .../ more
- The Holiday Season, a time of joy in so many ways, is also a time when financial crime may spike, throwing a wrench into that joy..../ more
- For our FirstBank Express clients who have enjoyed internet banking wherever they had a computer and the internet, we’d like to announce that your account information is now available on your Smart Phone..../ more
- These days travel involves a lot of thought..../ more
- ATM machines in the Northwest suburbs that had been modified to illegally capture both the card and the PIN number from ATM cards that were used at those machines..../ more
- You may have noticed articles in our daily papers surmising that Banks will be raising service charges....../ more
- We are now offering HSAs for individuals covered by high deductible health plans (HDHP) and who are not covered by Medicare A or B..../ more
- As you may have figured out by now, your security is extremely important to us..../ more
- It hardly seems possible, but First Bank & Trust opened its doors more than 16 years ago..../ more
- First Bank & Trust is honored to have been named by the Evanston Arts Council’s Arts & Business Committee as the recipient of its 2010 Leadership Award.../ more
- With the public’s increased awareness of safety issues within the financial system and the recent changes in FDIC coverage....../ more
- You may have seen recent news stories about ATM machines in the Northwest suburbs that had been modified to illegally capture both the card and the PIN number from ATM cards that were used at those machines. .../ more
- Over the last couple of years we have been updating the landscaping at our Skokie Branch at 8047 Skokie Boulevard..../ more
- Just because we’re the community bank with a user-friendly staff and great people answering the telephones....../ more
- When we redesigned our website last year, one of our hopes was that the Community Calendar would be embraced....../ more
- We’re multi-lingual!.../ more
- Over the years, we have filled the newsletter with information on fraudulent schemes aimed at consumers....../ more
- Once again, First Bank & Trust has been chosen to exemplify the positive image of what a Community Bank is and should be. .../ more
- Our thanks to the Evanston Roundtable to recognizing our contributions to Community Banking. With their permission, we reprint part of the article below..../ more
- What if you could make deposits from your office and skip the trips to the bank? Particularly on these cold days. (Okay, we know you’d miss us!).../ more
- We are now recycling ALL of our used paper, and because of a serious effort not to print everything or, at least to print on both sides of the paper, we have dramatically reduced the amount of paper we use..../ more
- When the media talks to individuals about nothing but financial insecurity, job insecurity and general economic malaise, it makes us all take a look at our personal budgets in a very different way..../ more
- FirstBank Express offers the capability of viewing balances and account activity, transferring funds between accounts, placing stop payments, and paying bills. All this for absolutely NO CHARGE!.../ more
- Big banks have landed on the front pages of business sections with billion dollar writedowns and losses, while fears at smaller banks like IndyMac have also caused problems. So, given the current banking environment, does size really matter?.../ more
- Are you tired of waiting for your statement to arrive in the mail?.../ more
- First Bank & Trust is pleased to offer a variety of Certificates of Deposit and Savings Accounts for your IRA investments—come see us before April 15th and start saving for your future!.../ more
- We’d like to take this opportunity to thank Scott Melnick, longtime First Bank & Trust customer and editor of Modern Steel Construction magazine for the very nice mention of us in the magazine..../ more
- We no longer charge you for ATM usage regardless of which network you’re using and we refund up to 8 surcharges each monthly statement period!.../ more
- Federal Reserve rate cuts may not directly affect mortgage rates since those cuts really apply to “short-term” credit whereas mortgages are considered “long-term” credit..../ more
- The lovely photographs at our Skokie location (8047 Skokie Boulevard-just north of Oakton) are the works of noted prairiescape photographer, Larry Kanfer..../ more
- What was recently considered cutting edge technology, used only by a few daring souls, has become widely accepted among business customers in our area..../ more