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Staying Safe from Tax Scams
As people seek to file their tax returns this year, cybercriminals will be busy trying to take advantage of this with a variety of scams. Citizens may learn they are victims only after having a legitimate tax return rejected because scammers already fraudulently filed...
First United Supports the New Spire Arts STAGES
Frederick, MD – First United Bank & Trust is pleased to support the 2019 New Spire Arts STAGES Capital Campaign with a donation of $5,000. New Spire Arts is a new performing arts nonprofit located in Downtown Frederick. STAGES, a flexible black box theatre, is now...
Money Mule Awareness Resource for Consumers From the ABA
Last month, the FBI released an informational booklet to raise consumers’ awareness of money mule scams, how they may be recruited to serve as mules, and the possible consequences of being involved in such a scam. The booklet "Money Mule Awareness" identifies...
Bulls & Bears Newsletter – December 2018
Click here to read the latest Bulls & Bears newsletter from December, 2018.
Extortion Scam Alert
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh is warning consumers of an increase in reports of extortion scams, in which thieves are using email to threaten victims into paying a ransom to prevent certain personal information from being circulated online.
Full Service Office Now Open at Emerald Pointe
Hagerstown, MD - First United Bank & Trust has announced the opening of a new, and much anticipated, community office at 19405 Emerald Square, Suite 1000 in Hagerstown, Maryland. First United Bank & Trust has been a member of the Washington County community...
First United Proud Sponsor of the 2018 Christmas Charity Tour of Homes
First United Bank & Trust are proud sponsors of the 2018 Christmas Charity Tour of Homes. The proceeds from this tour will be donated to the local charity – The “I Can Swim!” Program –this organization provides free American Red Cross basic swimming and water...
First United Bank & Trust Renovates Grantsville Community Office
First United Bank & Trust is pleased to announce the renovations to our Grantsville Community Office are now complete. This branch will now provide customers with all the latest technologies and conveniences to create a complete banking experience. In...
First United Promotes David Upole to Senior Wealth Advisor
Keith R. Sanders, Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Officer and Jason A. Sweitzer, Vice President & Senior Wealth Advisor and Team Leader is pleased to announce the promotion of David J. Upole to Senior Wealth Advisor. Mr. Upole has over twenty years of...
Investment Report – September 2018
Bulls & Bears Report – September 2018 written by our very own Scott Rush, CFA
First United Accepting Entries for Video Contest – Winner eligible for a $5,000 grand prize
First United Bank & Trust is now accepting entries as part of the American Bankers Association Foundation’s annual Lights, Camera, Save! video contest. Lights, Camera, Save! is a national contest that encourages teens to use video to communicate the value of...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST PROMOTES SHANE M. SMALL TO SENIOR WEALTH ADVISOR
Keith R. Sanders, Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Officer and Jennifer L. Jones, Vice President & Senior Wealth Advisor and Team Leader announce that Shane M. Small has been promoted to Senior Wealth Advisor serving the Washington County, MD and Franklin...
Forbes Names First United Bank & Trust One of America’s Best In State Banks
Recently, Forbes partnered with the market research firm Statista to produce their first-ever look at the Best-In-State Banks and Credit Unions. More than 25,000 customers in the U.S. were surveyed for their opinions on their current and former banking relationships....
First United Promotes Stephanie C. Sisler to Community Relationship Manager
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Philip L. Rodeheaver, Market President for the Garrett and Allegany County areas, is proud to announce the promotion of Stephanie C. Sisler to Community Relationship Manager at the Oakland...
First United Bank & Trust Promotes Brandi L. Rice to Community Relationship Manager
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Philip L. Rodeheaver, Market President for the Garrett and Allegany County areas, is proud to announce the promotion of Brandi L. Rice to Community Relationship Manager at the Bel Air Community...
Playing Santa!
The Center City Community Office in Cumberland, MD recently donated a coin counting machine to the local Salvation Army. This machine will save valuable time and help the Salvation Army's efforts during the upcoming Holiday bell ringing season. Pictured is Will...
FIRST UNITED CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER DIVIDEND
Oakland, Maryland, June 20, 2018 – First United Corporation (NASDAQ: FUNC) announces that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per share that will be payable on August 1, 2018 to holders of record of the Corporation’s common stock as of July 16, 2018.
Riverside Community Office Grand Re-opening Ribbon-cutting
The Riverside Community Office, as well as the entire First United team, would like to thank the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce staff, board of directors, and members that participated in First United's Grand Re-opening ribbon-cutting at the Riverside Community...
First United Bank & Trust Announces New Innovative Checking Account Solution
First United Bank & Trust announces the launch of an entirely new checking account lineup. These unique accounts are aimed at simplifying customers’ financial lives while also providing additional benefits, savings and protections. Beginning June 4th, two new...
First United Promotes Jaime L. Shelton to Community Relationship Manager
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Gordon M. Cooley, Market President for the Frederick area, are proud to announce the promotion of Jaime L. Shelton to Community Relationship Manager at the Myersville Community Office in...
FBI Warns of NEW Malware Threat
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that a new malware threat has rapidly infected more than half-a-million consumer devices. The FBI and security firms are urging home Internet users to reboot routers and network-attached storage devices made by a...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST WELCOMES JONATHAN AGEE AS COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
R.L. Fisher, Senior Vice President and Director of Lending and Mike Majeed, Vice President and Commercial Banking Team Leader, welcome Jonathan Agee as Commercial Relationship Manager for the Martinsburg, WV market area. Jonathan began his financial services career in...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST WELCOMES FRANKIE MCINTYRE AS COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Denise D. Phelps, Market President for the Berkeley County area, welcome Frankie McIntyre as Community Relationship Manager of the Falling Waters Community Office in Falling Waters, WV. Frankie...
First United Bank & Trust Announces the Winner of the Simplify Your Life Contest
Oakland, MD – First United Bank & Trust is pleased to announce Sam Lewis as the winner of its “Simplify Your Life” contest. Over 1 million entries were submitted during the six-week contest which invited customers to use some of the bank’s more popular digital...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST DONATES ANNUAL PLEDGE TO FRIENDS AWARE
First United Bank & Trust presents Friends Aware with their annual donation to the Capital Campaign – “Building Independence” Capital Expansion Project. This campaign is the next phase in providing exceptional services for individuals with developmental...
FIRST UNITED DONATES $12,000 TO COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE
First United Bank & Trust has made an annual contribution of $12,000 to the Financial Literacy programs of Garrett County Community Action Committee. The mission of the Garrett County Community Action Committee is to improve the quality of life for people in need...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST WELCOMES JASON S. SCHNOPP AS COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Kimberly R. Moyers, Market President for the North Central West Virginia area, welcome Jason S. Schnopp as Community Relationship Manager of the Star City Community Office in Morgantown, WV....
First United Welcomes Donna Spralls as Community Relationship Manager
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Gordon M. Cooley, Market President for the Frederick area, welcome Donna Spralls as Community Relationship Manager at the Riverside Community Office in Frederick, MD. Donna has eighteen years of...
Mobile Deposit Scams
Scammers are using a multi-pronged approach involving social engineering and legitimate mobile banking apps to leave victims holding the bag when it comes to pilfering funds. It works like this: someone approaches the victim-to-be via social media or other contact...
Shopping Safely Online — #CyberSecure
From the desk of Joyce Flinn, Information Security Officer - First United Bank & Trust As the holiday season for online shopping is well under way, it’s worth taking a few moments to ensure you’re not giving the gift of your personal or financial information to...
First United Welcomes Katherine W. Getty, Director of Business Relationships
Carissa L. Rodeheaver, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at First United, is pleased to announce the addition of Katherine W. Getty, as Director of Business Relationships. Ms. Getty will be working closely with business clients to provide financial services and expertise within Allegany County and Garrett County, Maryland and surrounding markets.
2017 Christmas Tour of Homes
First United Bank & Trust are proud sponsors of the 2017 Christmas Charity Tour of Homes. The proceeds from this tour will be donated to the local charity – Samantha’s Funding the Arts – a non-profit organization that helps keep the ARTS alive in our schools and...
First United Bank & Trust Proud Sponsors of the 2017 Christmas Charity Tour of Homes
First United Bank & Trust are proud sponsors of the 2017 Christmas Charity Tour of Homes. The proceeds from this tour will be donated to the local charity – Samantha’s Funding the Arts – a non-profit organization that helps keep the ARTS alive in our schools and...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST WELCOMES SARAH M. WARCHOLA AS COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Kimberly R. Moyers, Market President for the North Central West Virginia area, welcome Sarah M. Warchola as Community Relationship Manager at the Sabraton Community Office in Morgantown, WV....
First United Bank & Trust Renovates Community Office in Inwood, WV
First United Bank & Trust is pleased to announce the ground-breaking for the new Inwood, WV Community Office located at 7736 Winchester Avenue. The current branch will be razed and replaced with a beautiful, bright and customer-centric, full-service banking...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST WELCOMES MARIA F. JIMENEZ AS COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Gordon M. Cooley, Market President for the Frederick area, welcome Maria F. Jimenez as Community Relationship Manager at the Baughmans Lane Community Office in Frederick, MD. Maria has over 7...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST PROMOTES DENISE D. PHELPS TO MARKET PRESIDENT FOR BERKELEY COUNTY
Carissa L. Rodeheaver, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of First United Bank & Trust and Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking announce the promotion of Denise D. Phelps as Berkeley County Market...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST ANNOUNCES JASON D. WALLS AS NEW SENIOR WEALTH ADVISOR & TEAM LEADER
Carissa L. Rodeheaver, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of First United Bank & Trust and Keith R. Sanders, Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Officer, announce that Jason D. Walls has joined the First United team as Senior Wealth...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST PROMOTES SARENA L. RODEHEAVER TO VICE PRESIDENT
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Philip L. Rodeheaver, Market President for Garrett/Allegany/Mineral Counties announce the promotion of Sarena L. Rodeheaver to Vice President and Community Relationship Manager for the Deep...
The Equifax Data Breach: What We Know
Who is Equifax? Equifax is a credit bureau, not a bank. - Equifax is one of three major credit reporting agencies and handles the data of 820 million consumers and more than 91 million businesses worldwide. On Sept. 7, Equifax announced that the records...
The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do
September 8, 2017 by Seena Gressin, Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC If you have a credit report, there’s a good chance that you’re one of the 143 million American consumers whose sensitive personal information was exposed in a...
First United Bank and Trust’s Blake S. Walker – Maryland Banking School Award Winner
The Maryland Banking School recently announced that Blake S. Walker, Commercial Relationship Manager for First United Bank & Trust, was awarded the Lilian T. Moffat Award for the 2017 session. The Moffat award was created in honor of Lilian Moffat, a longtime MBA...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST PROMOTES SHELLEY D. FRIEND TO VICE PRESIDENT
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Philip L. Rodeheaver, Market President for Garrett/Allegany/Mineral Counties announce the promotion of Shelley D. Friend to Vice President and Community Relationship Manager. Shelley has 26...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST PROMOTES LAURA C. LOWRY TO VICE PRESIDENT
Carissa L. Rodeheaver, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at First United and Patricia E. Young, Market President for Washington County, announce the promotion of Laura C. Lowry to Vice President and Community Relationship Manager. Lowry has...
First United Bank and Trust’s Diane M. Emory Promoted to Vice President
Carissa L. Rodeheaver, CEO, Chairman of the Board and President of First United Bank & Trust, and Tonya K. Sturm, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer announce the promotion of Diane M. Emory to Vice President and Controller. Diane has over 20 years...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST PROMOTES MARY M. BOND TO VICE PRESIDENT
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Philip L. Rodeheaver, Market President for Garrett & Allegany Counties, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia announce the promotion of Mary M. Bond to Vice President and Community...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST PROMOTES ALLEN SHAPIRO TO VICE PRESIDENT
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Philip L. Rodeheaver, Market President for Allegany, Garrett and Mineral counties announce the promotion of Allen Shapiro to Vice President and Community Relationship Manager. Allen joined First...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST PROMOTES DONNA J. CREEGAN TO VICE PRESIDENT
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Philip L. Rodeheaver, Market President for Garrett/Allegany/Mineral Counties announce the promotion of Donna J. Creegan to Vice President and Community Relationship Manager. Donna has almost 31...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST ANNOUNCES R. TROY LINTON AS NEW WEALTH ADVISOR
Keith R. Sanders, Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Officer and Jennifer L. Jones, Vice President & Senior Wealth Advisor and Team Leader announce that R. Troy Linton has joined the First United team as Wealth Advisor serving the Frederick County area. ...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST ANNOUNCES AMBER M. SHOR AS NEW WEALTH ADVISOR
Keith R. Sanders, Senior Vice President and Senior Trust Officer announces that Amber M. Shor has joined the First United team as Wealth Advisor serving the Bridgeport, WV area. Shor will counsel her clients through investment management, long-term care concerns, and...