Archive - November 2018

Canstruction is in full swing at the Mason City West location of First Citizens Bank. This year we are creating a gingerbread house along with some gingerbread people. This is the seventh year that First Citizens has created a canstruction display. Help us with our creation by stopping in and dropping off non-perishable food items. Here is a list of the most needed items: Instant oatmeal - 10 packets to a box Cereal Peanut Butter Diced Tomatoes Mixed Vegetables Instant Potatoes Pork

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This year the Thanksgiving holiday lands on Thursday, November 22. It is a day to be thankful for family, caring friends, and all the things in life that we are blessed to have. At First Citizens, we are thankful for all the wonderful friends, coworkers, customers, community members, and readers of this blog. Giving thanks is good because reflecting on and expressing thanks for the good things in your life can give you a happiness boost. But how do you get into the swing of gratitude? Is it only

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First Citizens Wealth Management is pleased to announce that Terry Bleile and Bryan Lathrop, have joined the team at First Citizens.    Terry Bleile will be working as a Wealth Advisor. Terry has over 20 years of CPA experience at McCoy & Co. and Hogan-Hansen CPAs & Consultants.  For the past two years Terry has worked as a Financial Consultant with Thrivent Financial Services. Terry is originally from Dubuque and is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with degrees in

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Dalton Hamm, Sara Kriener, and Tiffany Nonnweiler of First Citizens Bank successfully completed the 2018 Iowa Bankers Association’s Commercial Lending School held in October in Ankeny. The school is an intense one-week program sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association. The purpose of IBA Commercial Lending School is to prepare commercial lenders who have not been exposed to formal commercial lending education or lenders who want to broaden their commercial lending knowledge to serve effectively

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