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...
First United Bank & Trust Hosts 19th Annual Hot Dogs for Hospice
First United Bank & Trust will host its 19th Annual Hot Dogs for Hospice on Thursday, August 10 and Friday, August 11 in the parking lots of the Oakland Community Office at 19 S. Second Street and the Express & Operations Center at 12894 Garrett Highway,...
First United Corporation Recognized at 18th Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards
On May 11, 2017, Women in Technology (WIT) held their 18th Annual Leadership Awards in Reston, Virginia. These awards showcase the talent among women in entrepreneurial, government and corporate roles across the Washington, D.C. region and celebrate the...
FIRST UNITED BANK & TRUST RECEIVES HEALTHIEST MARYLAND BUSINESSES WELLNESS AT WORK AWARD
First United Bank & Trust is pleased to receive the Gold Level Wellness Award for the second year in a row. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) presented the Healthiest Maryland Businesses Wellness at Work Awards at the 8th Annual Worksite...
First United Welcomes Gordon M. Cooley, Market President for Frederick County
Carissa L. Rodeheaver, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at First United, along with Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking announce the addition of Gordon M. Cooley, former Commissioner of Financial Regulation...
First United Bank & Trust Joins ‘Teach Children to Save’ Campaign
First United Bank & Trust is partnering with Brookhaven Elementary, Mason-Dixon Elementary, Cheat Lake Elementary and Morgantown Learning Academy to celebrate Teach Children to Save Day with savings education on April 28. More than 175 local students in Grades 3 –...
First United Bank & Trust Announces Shane M. Small 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 Shane M. Small has joined the First United team as Wealth Advisor serving the Washington County, MD &...
Security Tips to Remember
Security Tips to Remember It is a best practice to never give out personal information in response to an unsolicited call or email. There are fraudsters who will use our public information to try to attain personal information from you. Unless you initiate the contact...
Inspiring Office: First United Bank & Trust Finds New Office Space in a Former Cannery
In The City of Frederick, business spaces go beyond basics. Here, unique offices allow businesses to cultivate creativity, express their company's culture, and create a work environment that inspires. From industrial to classic, artsy to funky, historic to high tech,...
Tips to Avoid Number Spoofing
Each year, consumers and businesses fall victim to all kinds of cybercrimes ranging from ID theft to skimming to computer hacking. The latest scam used by criminals is referred to as “number spoofing”. This is illegal. The criminal clones a phone number and makes...
Safe Online Banking is Easy To Achieve
Online banking has become more or less ubiquitous among consumers nationwide in recent years, despite some trepidation early on that security would be an ongoing concern.
Small businesses face cybersecurity risks from hackers
Many small business owners across the country may have seen the hacking attacks in the last few years that exposed payment data and other sensitive information that was supposed to be protected by major organizations.
How can small businesses prevent data breaches?
Many small business owners across the country may think that a data breach can be safely filed under “Things that will never happen to my company.”
Government trying to increase small business online security awareness
Nationwide, millions of small business owners might know full well that their companies face cyber security threats on a regular basis, but often take the attitude of, “This can’t happen to my company.”
Small businesses should invest in new credit card technology
Over the past several years, a lot more emphasis has been placed on figuring out the best ways to stamp out instances of credit card fraud, and what both card issuers and individual businesses can potentially do about it.
How can you protect yourself from theft?
Without proper loss prevention policies in place, your business could be one of theft’s casualties.
Why cybersecurity is important for small businesses
While technology makes our lives easier, it also puts us further at risk.
Should you switch to the cloud?
The cloud provides a place for users to store their files, from Word documents to graphics, online. However, it’s not ideal for everyone, so it’s important to consider your choices.
Protect your company from hackers
With an ever-growing technological world, protecting both your company’s and your clients’ information is of the utmost importance. While not every method is foolproof, there are ways that will help you keep your data safe.
Protecting yourself from fraud
In today’s technological world, all of our information is stored online or on a card. By taking proper precautions, you can protect yourself from fraud.
5 tips for ensuring data security
Often times it can be difficult for small business owners to think about data security in the midst of everything else going on, but forgetting about it can be a big mistake.
Many Employees Cavalier About Password Security
The Internet has opened up many opportunities for consumers and businesses large and small. At one time, the only way workers could “check in” at their workplace was by actually being on site. Thanks to the web, however, millions of employees are able to work from the comfort of home, freeing up their schedules and reducing overhead costs for employers.
Making better money choices for security’s sake
The modern information landscape invites people to go online, share their most intimate thoughts, put up pictures of the places they go and what they do there, but this environment may not be a good one for a financial plan.
Avoid Holiday Hangover
With consumer sentiment the highest it’s been since the recession, shoppers are expected to open their wallets a bit wider this year. Will holiday spending leave shoppers in the red? Not if they plan wisely and use some common sense tips from First United Bank &...
Financial plans and security protocols
A lot of companies today feel like they have the next big thing, and some of them do.