Financial Wellness & Education

MIDDLE GEORGIA (December 2021) - Planters First Bank Announces the Retirement of their Director of Human Resources, Susan Wilson, and their Crisp/Dooly County Regional President, Carol Arflin. Susan Wilson, Director of Human Resources After 15 years of service, Susan Wilson, Director of HR of Planters First Bank has announced her retirement. Susan will retire on December 31, 2021. Susan is the wife of Brad Wilson and mother of two children. David Adams and Kendall Wilson....

Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts, and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank. Add to that this time of expanded use of online banking and the busy holiday shopping season, and the problem is only growing worse. It’s time to put scammers in their place! Online scams aren’t so scary when you know what to look for. And at Planters First Bank, we’re committed to helping you spot them as an extra layer of protection for your account....

Planters First Bank is proud to announce the 2021-2022 November Teacher Spotlight for Pulaski County Schools. This spotlight program is held in conjunction with the Pulaski County School System through their nomination and directional process on choosing the educator for the monthly spotlight that will run from September through April of each school year. Congratulations, Carrie Burnham, for being selected as this month’s Teacher Spotlight! Carrie Burnham is a Reading Intervention...

Dear Planters First Bank Family, During the holiday season, we wanted to take the time to thank you for your relationship with Planters First Bank. We celebrated 125 years in business this year. We would not have reached this significant milestone without our loyal customers. Planters First Bank strives to provide you with the most innovative and customer-friendly products and services. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Management, we wish you and your families a happy holiday...

What's happening? Effective October 1, 2021, the United States Postal Service (USPS) revised its service for certain First-Class Mail items, resulting in a delivery window of up to five days. What that means for you: These changes may affect documents we send you, or you send to us, via mail—including monthly statements and payments, and other communications. For more information about the new USPS standards, view the USPS Fact Sheet. Here are some things you can do through...

Wishing you all a spooky, fun weekend! Halloween is always fun at Planters First Bank! Click here to see our team in their costumes.

Please note that outbound calls are currently being made to several of our customers due to routine maintenance. Please feel free to call our Solution Center at 833.PFB.TEL1 if you have any questions or concerns. To connect with our Solution Center please use the following: Call Toll-Free at (833) 732-8351 (833.PFB.TEL1), or complete the online form. Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:30 am until 5:00 pm Please Note: You can now submit documents...

We are excited to announce that we will be offering a 0% Introductory APR on all new credit card accounts opened through the end of 2021! PERSONAL CREDIT CARD: GET 0% APR FOR 12 MONTHS ON PURCHASES, BALANCE TRANSFERS AND CASH ADVANCES WITH NEW CONSUMER CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS. Beginning October 15, 2021 and will expire on December 31, 2021 0% introductory APR for the first 12 months on purchases and balance transfers from the date of account opening. After that the variable rate APR...

Planters First Bank is proud to announce the 2021-2022 October Teacher Spotlight for Pulaski County Schools. This spotlight program is held in conjunction with the Pulaski County School System through their nomination and directional process on choosing the educator for the monthly spotlight that will run from September through April of each school year. Congratulations, Jaclyn King, for being selected as this month’s Teacher Spotlight! Jaclyn King is a first-grade teacher at Pulaski...

Planters First Bank is proud to announce that it has secured a 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial, the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm. A five-star rating indicates the bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. “As the president of BauerFinancial, I am often asked what it takes to be a 5-Star bank,” reflects Karen Dorway, president of the research firm. “Like so many other things in life, success in banking boils down to knowledge....

Can You Spot a Phishing Scam? Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank. And in this time of expanded use of online banking, the problem is only growing worse. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission’s report on fraud estimates that American consumers lost a staggering $3.3 billion to these phishing schemes and other fraud in 2020—that’s nearly double what was lost in 2019. It’s time to put scammers...

September may be back to school for many families, but did you know it’s also College Savings Month? If you haven’t started saving for college yet, this is a great time to start and make a game plan. Why Save for College? Saving for college reduces student loan debt. Every dollar you save is about a dollar less your child will have to borrow. Every dollar you borrow will cost about two dollars by the time you repay the debt. College savings increases flexibility in...