The newest challenge to present itself, and the hot topic for discussion at the moment, are trade tariffs enacted by the current administration. As tariffs pertain to CRE, the most immediate impact is escalating construction costs and the potential for new supply chain disruptions contributing to overall uncertainty in the near-term.
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.
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.
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.
Having an emergency savings can help ease a negative financial impact from unexpected, urgent life events that occur like a layoff or car accident.
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.
First Bank offers some helpful resources, as well as funding options for female entrepreneurs in Missouri to help them finance their companies.