How To Use Services at First Command Bank

For our men and women in the military, the risks involved in their careers are high. After all, when will they be deployed? Will they return? For professional military families, this is the perennial fear when their loved ones in uniform are out protecting the nation, especially in these times when we don’t know when or where terror or war will strike. To these noble people, protecting their nation and their families is what they were trained for. But when they are on leave, they are like normal citizens to you and me, and like other normal citizens, they need services that we’ve come to depend on. Food, clothing, and shelter—these things are brought with money, and soldiers too get paid. However, where do they put their money for safekeeping? In a bank, of course! And First Command Bank, an arm of First Command Financial Planning Incorporated is one of those banks.

Here are the services they offer.

Online Banking. Like most banks today, First Command Bank offers online banking for our men and women in uniform and federal employees. This is especially useful for sailors and pilots who are oftentimes assigned out of the country to military bases around the globe. First Command Bank offers Online Banking on their website at Firstcommandbank.com. Just click on the Air Force Command center button, enter your account infromation, and you’re in. A good feature of First Command Bank is their OnCommand Banking and Bill payment scheme where you can tell your bank to deduct money from your account to pay bills for specific companies. This is especially useful if you’re hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away. Another feature of their Online Banking system is the Deposit OnCommand system where you can simply scan your checks and they’ll cash it for you.

Loans. First Command Bank offers loans to Federal and Military clients including a First Automotive Loan, a First Funds loan for debt consolidation, a Mortgage and Home Equity loan and an unsecured personal loan that ranges from $2,000 to $25,000. Their First Automotive Loan features up to 100% financial support for new and used cars, refinancing of loans, and a limitless loan for new vehicles, whatever the price. For their personal loan programs, they have a secure personal loan, which can be paid for in 60 months, is more flexible, and comes in higher amounts, while for their unsecured personal loan, there is a 10% loan rate, payable for at most 60 months.

Credit Cards. First Command also offers three different types of credit cards to suit your needs, be it for commercial or personal use. Their commercial credit card opens at $100 for a Debit MasterCard, and you can access up to $2,500 a day in point-of-sale purchases, $500 in cash withdrawals per day, and a zero-fraud liability for signature-based transactions. For their personal use, you can choose between a Visa and a MasterCard Debit Card. For their credit cards, there’s a classic Visa, which is good for students, and a Premium Visa with a $5000 minimum balance.

First Command Bank takes care of your money while you’re out on leave, or on a tour of duty. It offers loans, credit cards, and even banking on the go because even soldiers have to rest too.