Text Banking
Your Account Information, Right at Your Fingertips
Want a quick way to check your accounts without logging in? With First Bank Text Banking, you can receive balances, transaction history, account updates, and alerts with a simple text message.
It's an easy way to stay connected to your finances and keep an eye on your account activity every day. You can even get set-up to automatically receive daily account updates or receive account alerts.
Regular account monitoring can help you spot unusual transactions sooner and take action quickly if something doesn't look right. Talk to your Personal Banker for more information!
Digital Banking is not required to enroll in Text Banking.
Enroll Today!
- Text “ENROLL FIRSTBK” to 1-833-666-8066
OR - Call us at (319) 352-1340
Text Banking Commands
Short texting commands:
Enroll (To enroll for text banking) - ENROLL FIRSTBK
Balance (All Enrolled Accounts) - BAL
Balance (specific account) - BAL + Name of account BAL CHKG
History (Last 5 Transactions, All Enrolled Accounts) - HIST
History (specific account) - HIST + Name of Account HIST CHKG
Transfer (Transfer between Active SMS Accounts) - XFER + From Acct + To Acct + Amount XFER SVGS CHKG 10.00
Balance (All Enrolled Accounts) - BAL
Balance (specific account) - BAL + Name of account BAL CHKG
History (Last 5 Transactions, All Enrolled Accounts) - HIST
History (specific account) - HIST + Name of Account HIST CHKG
Transfer (Transfer between Active SMS Accounts) - XFER + From Acct + To Acct + Amount XFER SVGS CHKG 10.00
Stay informed. Stay secure. Stay connected with First Bank Text Banking.
Mobile Wallets
Discover the easy way to pay when you add your First Bank Debit Card to your Mobile Wallet! It’s a fast, easy, and more secure wallet for mobile devices & smartwatches.
Check out the benefits of using a Mobile Wallet:
- Eliminates the need for cards to physically leave a cardholder’s hand
- Improves transaction security
- Reduces the risk of fraud in digital channels


