First Community Bank and Trust Responds to COVID-19

Posted On: March 13, 2020 by First Community Bank and Trust in: Community Banking Community Banking Advocacy Community Events Community News

Beecher, IL, March 13^th, 2020 – The health and safety of our customers and employees is very important to us. In response to the COVID-19 virus, we are taking additional steps to keep our financial centers clean and sanitized. As advised by the World Health Organization and the Illinois Center for Disease Control, we have increased the frequency of the disinfecting of workspaces and are closely monitoring developments related to the spread of the virus. We would like to make our customers aware of the following:

All bank events have been canceled until further notice. This includes the following Gold Club Events: March 29^th Purdue Glee Club theater trip, April 2^nd Casino trip and the April 22^nd Spring Gold Club Dinner.

We are operating with normal business hours. We will continue to monitor the situation.

Bank Safely and Remotely

As Americans look to avoid public places, we want to strongly encourage our customers to use our online and mobile banking tools.

It is important to remember that most personal banking can be done using First eBanc and First eBanc Mobile. To download First eBanc Mobile, simply visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search “First eBanc Mobile”.

If you need to deposit a check, we encourage you to use Mobile Deposit. To sign up for Mobile Deposit, log in to First eBanc on your computer and then select the "Mobile Deposit" link at the top of the page to submit the request form. You can also give us a call at (708) 946-2246 or (708) 258-0530 to request Mobile Deposit.¹Please consider banking electronically, whenever possible, during this time.

Businesses can also do most banking online using First eBiz and First eBiz Mobile. To download First eBiz Mobile, simply visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search for “First eBiz Mobile”.

Call Us If You Have Questions

If you have any questions or need assistance with our online banking tools, please give us a call at (708) 946-2246 or (708) 258-0530. At this time, we are maintaining our normal business hours. We will do our best to let you know if there are changes to our hours of operation, so please give us a call to update your contact information if need be.

1. Use of Mobile Deposit is based upon approval of qualification review and verification of contact information.

About First Community Bank and Trust

First Community Bank and Trust is a privately-owned bank. Established in 1916 First Community Bank and Trust has been serving Beecher, IL, Peotone, IL and the surrounding communities for over 100 years. Our commitment to providing the best banking products and services is matched only by our outstanding customer service. We offer traditional community banking services, including mortgage, consumer, and commercial lending, as well as state of the art electronic banking services.