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First Bank of Illinois

Bank · Palatine, United States · overall 5.6 / 10

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How this 5.6 is built

Average of 6 scored needs: 5.6. Regulation in United States: 87/100 (World Bank governance indicators). Licence confirmed by a regulator's own list. 1 score backed by filings or its own pages.

First Bank and Trust Company of Illinois is recorded in the global register as a bank in Palatine, United States. The register shows its licence as licensed. Total assets 0.23 bn USD at 2026-06-30. It reports 1 offices. Established 1962. Collected from open registers.

On its own website: “Checking, Savings, CDs, IRAs, Digital Banking, Business, Commercial Lending, Mobile Banking, Zelle. The Step Ahead Bank.”

Legal name
First Bank and Trust Company of Illinois
Licence confirmed
yes, on a regulator's own list
Established
1962
Website
www.firstbankillinois.com/

Scores, 0 to 10

8.5Financial strength & stability
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6.0United States
Licensed and operating in its home country per the register entry; the depth of its offer here has not been checked yet. · source
5.5Cross-border payments, FX and multi-currency accounts
Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source
5.0Lowest fees
Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source
5.0Best interest on business balances
Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source
5.0Trade, manufacturing & import-export
Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source
4.5Fast digital onboarding
Holds a banking licence, so it can hold deposits and run payments; the actual terms have not been checked yet. · source

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