FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
To the Editor:
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First Bank:
A Sense of Security in an Insecure World
October 2008: BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, is pleased to announce that First Bank in Sterling, Lyons, Chase and Hutchinson Kansas has earned its highest 5-Star Superior rating for financial strength and stability. It is heartening to know that there are still well run community banks, like First Bank, that have risen above the calamity that has befallen so many others. The 5-Star Superior rating is based on the overall financial picture of the bank and indicates that First Bank is one of the strongest banks in the nation. In fact, this represents the sixth consecutive quarter that First Bank has earned this highest honor.
"It gives me great pleasure to announce that there are still banks, like First Bank, that continue to build a sense of a security in this insecure world," heralds Karen L. Dorway, president of BAUERFINANCIAL. "Residents in and around Rice County have the privilege of banking with a true community bank that has stuck to true, common-sense, banking values. They can sleep soundly in the knowledge that they are banking with one of the strongest banks in the country."
First Bank was established in 1907 and has been serving the financial needs of its neighbors and friends for over 100 years. It currently operates through three conveniently located offices in Chase, Lyons and Sterling and can be found on the internet at www.first-bank.net.
First Bank: "Your 5-Star Community Bank."
BAUERFINANCIAL, INC., Coral Gables, Florida, the nation's leading independent bank rating and research firm, has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution pays for its rating, nor can they elude it. Consumers may obtain star-ratings by visiting www.bauerfinancial.com.
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For more information on First Bank, or any other U.S. bank or credit union, contact Karen Dorway directly at 800.388.6686 or e-mail her at kdorway@bauerfinancial.com.
BAUERFINANCIAL, INC. 2655 LeJeune Road, Penthouse One, Coral Gables, FL 33134.
