MEDIA AND PRESS RELEASES

FCB Hosts Breakfast Seminar for Loyalty Club Businesses

On August 12th, First Community Bank hosted it's first Business Breakfast Seminar for it's Loyalty Club Member Businesses.

The topic focused on 5 ways to help improve business in a tough economy. Turnout was good, and members had the opportunity to engage with marketing professionals and share ideas about good advertising and marketing tactics, and ways to utilize internet marketing.

First Community Bank of Joliet promotes experienced bankers

Joliet, Illinois—First Community Bank of Joliet announces the promotions of several veteran bankers —Jacque Fairbairn, Joanne Papesh, Sam Gersman and Margaret Claussen.

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First Community Bank promotes Terry Hackett to president
Area banker Steven Randich joins FCB senior management team

Joliet, Illinois—The Board of Directors of First Community Bank of Joliet is pleased to announce the promotion of veteran banker Terry Hackett to President of the Bank. Hackett has been a mainstay in the Joliet area banking community for 37 years, and is one of the founding officers of FCB Joliet.

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Why doesn’t my bank love me anymore?
By Roy C. Thygesen

Chances are if you have a successful business, commercial bankers have been beating a path to your door trying to win your business for years. Yet, the current upheaval in the financial system has dramatically changed the way banks look at even their best customers.

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Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
At the Independent Community Bankers of America 's National Convention and Techworld, Phoenix , Arizona
March 20, 2009

The Financial Crisis and Community Banking
When I addressed this convention three years ago, with all of five weeks under my belt as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, I opened my remarks with three observations: that community banks played a critical role in the U.S. economy, that community banks were generally doing well, and that community banks faced a changing business environment that posed important challenges.

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Banks That Don't Need a Bailout
Smaller, community-based banks are thriving and still making loans
03/05/2009

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More bank customers think smaller institutions these days
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
By Pallavi Gogol
USA Today
A tiny bank in Happy, Texas, is a century old but hasn't before seen the kind of deposit growth that it's seen in the last three months.
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Locally owned banks are booming
Joliet holding company quickly expands in area
By Cindy Wojdyla Cain
STAFF WRITER Joliet Herald News
JOLIET — First Community Bank of Joliet stayed out of the subprime home loan business when it was all the rage a few years ago. “They didn’t make sense to us,” said George Barr, who is chairman of the bank's holding company, First Community Partners. “We couldn’t understand how it would be good to make a 100 percent or 105 percent loan.”
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The End of America’s Capitalist Fantasy and the Shape of Banks to
Come Buzz up!
Esquire Magazine
November 3, 2008
By Richard Medley
In the end, it was taking no risk that created the greatest risk of all -- giving stupid people free money.
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Community banks secure despite national turmoil
Business Ledger
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
By Sherri Dauskurdas, Associate Editor
Amidst panic and speculation about the nation’s financial markets, local bank leaders say the message is only a half-truth, and that community banks throughout the suburbs are holding strong and steady.
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Wall Street Worries: Is Your Money Safe in a Local Bank?
NBC13.com
September, 24, 2008
As Wall Street struggles, should you be worried about your money in a local bank?
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A Good Time to Be a Start-Up
American Banker
Friday, August 22, 2008
By Steve Johnson and Joe Depa
The last time there was a major banking crisis in the United States was in the late 1980s. As a result of that crisis, the government formed the Resolution Trust Corp. in 1989 to buy assets from insolvent savings and loans at discounted prices. During the first three and a half years of its existence it took control of 737 failed thrifts and acquired assets with a book value of $434 billion.
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Little Lenders
BusinessWeek
Small banks may be your best bet
By Amy Barret
February 20, 2008
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PRESS RELEASES

Joliet surges to be state's 4th largest - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Joliet has become the fourth largest city in Illinois, passing Naperville, according to the latest population estimates from U.S. Census Bureau.

Joliet Herald News - Friday, May. 19, 2006
Joliet bank eyes two new sites

Joliet Herald News - Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006
PROGRESS 2006: up and coming Commerce & Industry

Business to Business - January 2006
State of the Art Management and Old Fashioned Service

Joliet Herald News - Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006
Area financial institutions: Banks created by and for Will County residents

FCB named 2005 Business of the Year' - Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006
Joliet Chamber honors First Community Bank at annual awards banquet

Crains Chicago Business - October, 31, 2005
Harris acquisitions, aimed at buying growth, instead spawn competing banks

Joliet Herald News - Sunday, May 15, 2005
Joliet program injects ownership, optimism into neighborhoods

Joliet Herald News - Sunday, May 15, 2005
A Hammer on Blight

Joliet Herald News - February 13, 2005
Banking industry undergoing boom in Will County

Joliet Herald News - February 13, 2005
First Community Bank starts strong

Joliet Herald News - October 8, 2004
New Community Bank Finishes 1st Quarter

Joliet Herald News - July, 19, 2004
Photo Focus

Joliet Herald News - July 10, 2004
Joliet gets new bank

Division of Banks and Real Estate - July 09, 2004
Director Padron signs First Community Bank of Joliet's Charter

Press Release - July 09, 2004
New Bank Opens for Business

Joliet Herald News - May, 22, 2004
New Joliet Bank completes IPO

Joliet Herald News - March 27, 2004
First Bank of Joliet to Offer Stock

Joliet Herald News - March 18, 2004
New Community Bank Announces Executives

Joliet Herald News - January 30, 2004
Designing for the future

Joliet Herald News - Making News
Jan 10, 2004 - Jan 28, 2004
New Bank on Horizon and New Community Bank Hits Milestone

Crain's Chicago Business - Sep 6, 2003
Joliet Heavyweights Form Bank

Joliet Herald News - Aug 24, 2003
A People's Bank - Filling a Void

Joliet Herald News - Aug 22, 2003
Local Business Leaders Plan New Community Bank

MEDIA
BUSINESS - FCB News
Herald News - Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006

BANKING NEWS - First Community Bank
Herald News - Friday, Dec. 22, 2006