by Kathleen Jarski | Apr 17, 2025 | Our Bank
April is Community Banking Month when we celebrate the relationship-building and dedication-to-community components that are integral to the community bank structure. What is a community bank? Community banks are generally defined as banking organizations with less...
by The FKCB Fraud Department | Apr 2, 2025 | Cybersecurity
The Pennsylvania Bankers Association recently announced that banks across the commonwealth are seeing an uptick in phishing scams, mainly perpetrated via call, text, and emails. These communications are designed to trick consumers into providing confidential...
by Kim R. Murren | Mar 25, 2025 | Products & Services
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced that it is pursuing rulemaking to allow it to regulate private lenders, or nonbanks, that provide personal loans. Currently, the CFPB has supervisory authority over large banks but not nonbanks for personal...
by Rosemarie Stump | Mar 3, 2025 | Our Bank
Community is very important to Brenda. That’s why she was excited for the opportunity to work for First Keystone Community Bank (FKCB) because it’s been a well-established business in her community since she was a young girl. “First Keystone was the perfect place for...
by Tina Roth | Feb 28, 2025 | Financial Tips
An Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is a type of savings product designed to supplement a secure retirement while lessening tax burdens. IRA contributions can be made at most financial institutions such as a bank. Annual contribution limits are designated by...
by Brent Eckart | Feb 4, 2025 | Products & Services
Online banking and digital account opening platforms have become staples to modern, competitive banking. Allowing customers to quickly open and fund accounts are services that most of today’s customers demand. Financial institutions soon discovered that offering...
by Rosemarie Stump | Jan 31, 2025 | Our Bank
As the employees prepare to send our fondest wishes to Elaine, our current president and CEO, as she begins her next chapter, we’d like to share some special thoughts for a healthy and happy retirement. Amanda Jarski “You were our fearless CEO who led with empathy,...
by Rosemarie Stump | Dec 31, 2024 | Our Bank
Community banks have been around for decades and First Keystone Community Bank (FKCB) is no exception. Opening in 1864, FKCB became the first financial institution in Berwick, PA, and 160 years later has grown to 19 branches in five counties. While its products and...
by Frances Seward | Dec 16, 2024 | Financial Tips
What life do you want to live in 2025 and how do you back that financially? An end-of-year financial check-up could be on your 2024-2025 To Do list. What is an end-of-year financial check-up? A financial check-up looks at the current state of your finances to...
by Ismael Berroa | Dec 16, 2024 | Cybersecurity
Quick Response (QR) Codes are those black-and-white geometric squares that make it easy for us to connect to a website, buy a new sweater, or even reserve a table for dinner. But what are they really and is our personal information secure when we use them? Are QR...
