Financial Education Center

Cybersecurity Threats

First Bank's Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Marc Ashworth, discusses the growing number of cyber security threats facing financial institutions. He provides insight as to what you should be aware of and how to help further protect your financial information.

Challenges to Growth

Ken Ziebart, Senior Vice President, Commercial Relationship and Group Manager at First Bank, discusses the challenges that business owners often face with new found growth.

Tribute to the Greatest Generation at the St. Louis Blues Game

Kelly Wiese discusses First Bank's partnership with the Greater St. Louis Honor Flight and the Tribute to the Greatest Generation at the St. Louis Blues game.

Growing Your Small Business

As a leading small business lender in California, Illinois, and Missouri, First Bank can offer helpful advice on creating a business case and ironing out the details of the growth strategy for your business.

Starting Your Emergency Savings Fund

Having an emergency savings can help ease a negative financial impact from unexpected, urgent life events that occur like a layoff or car accident.

Understanding Your Net Worth and How to Increase It

The idea of personal net worth may seem like something reserved for the wealthy, but no matter your financial circumstances, it’s important to understand what net worth is about, and why it’s important to increase yours.