p Happy Thanksgiving! Doesn't Everyone Celebrate Thanksgiving in January? No, we are not confused. Doesn't everyone celebrate Thanksgiving with Christmas trees and the Easter Bunny in January? Alright, maybe we are a little confused. But look at it this way, if we didn't have a contusing headline, you might not be reading this ad right now. Monster CD Rates So why are we celebrating Thanksgiving in January? It's because we are thankful for the sucess of the First Secure Community Bank of Joliet. How do we know that we are more successful than most other banks in the area? Because every bank is required to report the dollar amount of deposits, that they have by branch as of June 30th, to the FDIC every year. And that is public information on the FDIC web site. This way, we know how much in deposits every other bank along Essington Road has. And every other bank knows the amount of deposits that we have. And the other banks ain't happy with us. 55% .40 APY Here's the reason. We have been open for about 2.5 years. All of the rest of the banks on Essington have been open much longer. Usually decades. And, in our 2 and a % years, we have far more in deposits than any of the other banks have (except for one). In fact, we are twice or more as large as most of the other banks along or within a block of Essington Road. Here's the 6/30/20 info for that area right off of the FDIC web site. 25 Month CD Deposits in S millions % APY Bank A $214.757 in deposits (Big bank on the corner - been there forever.) FIRST SECURE - JOLIET $119.302 in deposits $ 45.945 in deposits $ 60.085 in deposits $ 60.762 in deposits $ 37.591 in deposits $ 77.246 in deposits $ 27.449 in deposits Bank C Bank D Bank E Bank F Bank G 13 Month CD $1000 minimum to open Bank H So why have we blown the competition away in such a short time? Because we are a locally owned, locally managed community bank. We take care of our oustomers. To us, you are a name, not a number. People like the way that we do business, the way banking used to be. Oh, and our lobby is open the usual hours. You don't need to make an appointment. You can just walk in (as long as you have a mask on). We're your neighbors. We want to be your bank. We're waiting for you. FREE Personal Checking Joliet's Locally-Owned and Locally-Managed Community Bank Lobby Open! During normal business hours. No minimum balance required No monthly service fee $100 minimum opening deposit Unlimited transactions Monthly statements (Choose paper or electronic) st 2398 Essington Rd (Corner of Essington and Caton Farm Rd) FIRST SECURE (815) 230-8000 FREE: Debit Card Online and Mobile Banking Bi Pay Visit 1stsecurebank.com COMMUNITY BANK OF JOLIET We're not just your bank, we're your neighbor! MEMBER FDIC EQUAL HOUSING TUNDER "Annual Percentage Yield (APY) effective as of 12/12/2020 and terms are subject to change at anytime and without notice. Minimum balance to open and eam stated APY is $1,000. Substantial penalty for early withdrawal. An early withdrawal penalty may reduce earnings. p Happy Thanksgiving! Doesn't Everyone Celebrate Thanksgiving in January? No, we are not confused. Doesn't everyone celebrate Thanksgiving with Christmas trees and the Easter Bunny in January? Alright, maybe we are a little confused. But look at it this way, if we didn't have a contusing headline, you might not be reading this ad right now. Monster CD Rates So why are we celebrating Thanksgiving in January? It's because we are thankful for the sucess of the First Secure Community Bank of Joliet. How do we know that we are more successful than most other banks in the area? Because every bank is required to report the dollar amount of deposits, that they have by branch as of June 30th, to the FDIC every year. And that is public information on the FDIC web site. This way, we know how much in deposits every other bank along Essington Road has. And every other bank knows the amount of deposits that we have. And the other banks ain't happy with us. 55% .40 APY Here's the reason. We have been open for about 2.5 years. All of the rest of the banks on Essington have been open much longer. Usually decades. And, in our 2 and a % years, we have far more in deposits than any of the other banks have (except for one). In fact, we are twice or more as large as most of the other banks along or within a block of Essington Road. Here's the 6/30/20 info for that area right off of the FDIC web site. 25 Month CD Deposits in S millions % APY Bank A $214.757 in deposits (Big bank on the corner - been there forever.) FIRST SECURE - JOLIET $119.302 in deposits $ 45.945 in deposits $ 60.085 in deposits $ 60.762 in deposits $ 37.591 in deposits $ 77.246 in deposits $ 27.449 in deposits Bank C Bank D Bank E Bank F Bank G 13 Month CD $1000 minimum to open Bank H So why have we blown the competition away in such a short time? Because we are a locally owned, locally managed community bank. We take care of our oustomers. To us, you are a name, not a number. People like the way that we do business, the way banking used to be. Oh, and our lobby is open the usual hours. You don't need to make an appointment. You can just walk in (as long as you have a mask on). We're your neighbors. We want to be your bank. We're waiting for you. FREE Personal Checking Joliet's Locally-Owned and Locally-Managed Community Bank Lobby Open! During normal business hours. No minimum balance required No monthly service fee $100 minimum opening deposit Unlimited transactions Monthly statements (Choose paper or electronic) st 2398 Essington Rd (Corner of Essington and Caton Farm Rd) FIRST SECURE (815) 230-8000 FREE: Debit Card Online and Mobile Banking Bi Pay Visit 1stsecurebank.com COMMUNITY BANK OF JOLIET We're not just your bank, we're your neighbor! MEMBER FDIC EQUAL HOUSING TUNDER "Annual Percentage Yield (APY) effective as of 12/12/2020 and terms are subject to change at anytime and without notice. Minimum balance to open and eam stated APY is $1,000. Substantial penalty for early withdrawal. An early withdrawal penalty may reduce earnings.