January 9, 2024
To make it even easier for our customers to monitor their credit, our Premier Checking account offers ID Protect®1, an identity theft and fraud assistance program that provides credit monitoring and free credit reports. Our complete IDProtect® service includes:
3-in-1 Credit File MonitoringIDProtect® will monitor your Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion credit files ...read more
January 8, 2024
While the mortgage rate you’ll get is determined by specific factors like your credit score, historical mortgage rate trends can give you a sense of how economic conditions influence the rates available on the market today. From the 1970s to present, mortgage rates have risen and fallen, with the current ...read more
January 8, 2024
Data Privacy Week occurs each year from January 21 – January 27. It is an international effort to create awareness about digital data privacy while educating citizens on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure.
Here are some helpful tips to increase your digital safety and protect ...read more
January 2, 2024
Creating a budget is one of the best financial decisions you can make for yourself and your loved ones. Not only does a budget help you determine and reach your long-term goals, it will also help you manage your day-to-day spending and gain control over your finances.
Even so, starting the ...read more
December 27, 2023
In August or September, when you ask certain people if they are excited about the fall season, some of them will say “No, because of what comes next — winter.” There are parts of winter that are exciting, such as the holidays, but there can also be gloomy elements to ...read more
December 12, 2023
Farmland often represents a family legacy. For Sandy Chalmers, her two sisters, and her brother, the land included in their mother’s trust was exactly that. Their family’s farming roots go back to the 1840s east of Marshall, Illinois, near the Indiana state line. However, the land had been rented since ...read more
November 21, 2023
First Mid is excited to welcome Blackhawk Bank customers and employees to the First Mid family. As of December 1, 2023, the completion of the Blackhawk Bank conversion will expand our footprint with an additional 10 banking centers in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. We will have a total of ...read more
November 14, 2023
First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (First Mid) is proud to announce it has earned two 2023 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards, just a few months after receiving the prestigious 2023 Top Workplaces Industry award. The awards are determined by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that builds and brands employers of choice. The Top ...read more
November 14, 2023
The holiday season brings joy and merriment along with the hustle and bustle of gift shopping. Restaurants are packed with friends and family get-togethers and stores are filled with busy shoppers. Unfortunately, scammers get busy during the holidays, too. In recent years, online shopping has represented a significant percentage of ...read more
November 9, 2023
At First Mid, we support and encourage all our employees to pursue the dreams they have for their careers. As part of a blog article series for Veterans’ Day focusing on our employees who are Veterans, we recently asked Matthew Barnes, Long-Term Care Professional and Senior Account Executive with our ...read more