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1st Financial Training Services Wins 36 Awards in 2006 & 2007

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1st Financial Wins 7 2007 Videographer Awards

Telly Awards Honors 1st Financial with 4 Trophys

1st Financial Wins 7 More Awards; Boosts Tally to 25 Awards Won in 2006

1st Financial Takes Home 5 MarCom Creative Awards

1st Financial Earns 3 Awards in Accolade Competition

Aegis Honors 1st Financial With 5 Awards for Training Videos

1st Financial Earns 4 Top Awards in International Competition

1st Financial Resource Guide Wins Award in International Competition

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1st Financial Wins 7 2007 Videographer Awards

After winning 4 awards from the 2006 Videographer Awards Competition, 1st Financial took home another 7 distinctions from the international video competition.

1st Financial Training's Personal Banking Essentials Series was awarded four of the seven honors, taking home an Award of Excellence for Determining Customers Needs and Legal & Compliance Aspects of Deposit Accounts.

"We are happy with the awards," said Bonnie L. Eidson, 1st Financial’s president and CEO. “1st Financial and the many bankers and advisors who helped make the series are honored to be recognized."

2007 Videographer Awards:

• CRA: Making a Difference in the Community
• Determining Customers' Needs
• Fair Lending: For All Employees
• Legal & Compliance Aspects of Deposit Accounts
• Preventing New Account Fraud: Customer ID
• Security: Protection & Prevention
• Understanding Personal & Business Banking

The Videographer Awards honor talented individuals and companies in the field of video production worldwide. Films entered in the competition come from advertising and public relations firms, corporate communications departments, cable and broadcast television operations, independent producers and others.

An industry leader since 1986, 1st Financial Training Services provides training products and services to more than 10,000 banks and financial institutions each year. In addition to producing training videos and DVDs, 1st Financial offers training library memberships, online learning subscriptions and training customization.

For more information about 1st Financial Training Services, call (800) 442-8662 or email.

1st Financial Wins 4 Telly Awards

The Telly Awards receive more than 12,000 entries into their annual film and video awards competition. Standing out from the crowd was 1st Financial, who took home 4 Bronze Telly Awards for two of its videos:

• Dress for Success: Your Personal Business Style (3) in the
  Training, Animation and Copywriting Categories
• Rip-Offs: Preventing Cash-Based Scams (1) in the Training Category
  
"It is an honor to win 36 awards in 2006-07," said Bonnie L. Eidson, 1st Financial’s President and CEO. "We're committed to high-quality, informative and stimulating education and these awards recognize this work."

Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. The last competition received more than 12,000 entries.

For more information about 1st Financial Training Services, call (800) 442-8662 or email.

1st Financial Wins 7 more Awards; Boosts Tally to 25 Awards Won in 2006

1st Financial recently received 7 awards honors from The Communicator Awards, an international competition for excellence in video media, boosting the total number of awards the training company has won in 2006 to 25.

“We are pleased to have won so many awards,” said Bonnie L. Eidson, 1st Financial’s President and CEO. “Overall, it's a testament to the hard work we put into producing high-quality, broadcast-level training programs.”

1st Financial was honored for:

Award of Excellence - Legal & Compliance Aspects of Deposit Accounts
Award of Distinction - Preventing New Account Fraud
Award of Distinction - Understanding Personal & Business Banking Products
Award of Distinction - Successful Customer Service & Sales
Award of Distinction - Robbery: Are You Ready?
Award of Distinction - Fraud: All the Basics
Award of Distinction - Dress for Success: Personal Business Style

For more information about 1st Financial Training Services, call (800) 442-8662 or email.

1st Financial Takes Home 5 MarCom Creative Awards

1st Financial Training Services won four MarCom Awards for its film and print productions—bringing the company’s latest 2006 tally to 18 awards. 1st Financial Training took home one Platinum award for its film Robbery: Are You Ready? It also took home two gold awards for its films Dress for Success and Confidentiality: Information Protection, as well as a gold award for its 2005 Resource Guide. Preventing New Account Fraud also won an honorable mention award.

“We are pleased to be recognized by so many organizations for our training films and resource guide,” said Bonnie L. Eidson, 1st Financial Training Services President and CEO. “We’re committed to bringing our customers high-quality, engaging and memorable training as we move on into 2007 and beyond.”

The MarCom Creative Awards is an international competition that honors excellence and creativity in a variety of marketing and communications efforts, including film, direct marketing, publications and promotional campaigns. This year's event brought in more than 5,000 entries from the United States and several foreign countries and was administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals.

An industry leader since 1986, 1st Financial Training Services provides training products and services to more than 10,000 banks and financial institutions each year. In addition to producing training videos and DVDs, 1st Financial offers training library memberships, online learning subscriptions and training customization.

For more information about 1st Financial Training Services, call (800) 442-8662 or email.

1st Financial Earns 3 Awards in Accolade Competition

1st Financial Training Services won awards for three of its training films in the national Accolade Competition.

The Accolade Competition recognizes professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement, skill and artistry in film and video for directors, producers, writers and others. 1st Financial Training’s winning entries included:

• Award of Excellence: Rip-Offs: Preventing Cash-Based Scams
• Honorable Mention for Creative Concept: Dress for Success
• Honorable Mention for Scriptwriting: Fraud: All the Basics

“While our goal is to provide accurate and engaging training for our bankers, we're pleased to be recognized by professionals in the field,” said Bonnie L. Eidson, 1st Financial’s president and CEO.

An industry leader since 1986, 1st Financial Training provides training products and services to more than 10,000 banks and credit unions each year. It produces training films in both DVD and VHS formats as well as customized and ‘private label’ training programs. In addition to its 140 training films, 1st Financial offers online training through its partner, Digital University.

The Accolade Competition draws entries from a cross-section of Hollywood studios, independent film and television producers, and corporate, educational, government and public relations professionals. Entries are screened by award-winning, senior-level judges against a high standard of excellence.

For more information about 1st Financial Training Services, call (800) 442-8662 or email.

Aegis Honors 1st Financial With 5 Awards for Training Videos

1st Financial Training recently earned five awards from the 17th Annual Aegis Video & Film Production Awards. Dress for Success: Your Personal Business Style and Robbery: Are You Ready were each selected as Winner entries in the training/education category of the competition.

Confidentiality: Information Protection, Rip-Offs: Preventing Cash-Based Scams and Fraud: All the Basics also took home Finalist honors in the training/education category.

"When we produce our films, our first goal is to create a high-quality training program that will please our trainers and their frontline employees," said Bonnie L. Eidson, 1st Financial’s president and CEO. "To receive recognition from our peers shows us that we're making the sort of films that people in the industry strive to make and that we are achieving our goal of producing engaging, memorable training."

The Aegis Awards is one of the oldest video/film production contests. Receiving on average 2,500 entries a year, The Aegis Awards are judged by fellow producers, directors, cameramen, editors, and other professionals who work in the video/film industry. Categories include Documentary, Drama, Training/Educational, Sports and more.

An industry leader since 1986, 1st Financial Training provides training products and services to more than 10,000 banks and credit unions each year. It produces training films in both DVD and VHS formats as well as customized and ‘private label’ training programs. In addition to its 140 training films, 1st Financial offers online training through its partner, Digital University.

For more information about 1st Financial Training Services, call (800) 442-8662 or email.

1st Financial Earns 4 Top Awards in International Competition

1st Financial Training earned top honors for four of its training films, it was announced recently. Three programs earned the Award of Excellence for outstanding video production and creativity. An Award of Distinction for creativity in special effects and animation was conferred on a fourth training film.

Winners in the 2006 international competition were announced by The Videographer Awards. Each year the organization honors talented individuals and companies in the field of video production worldwide. Films entered in the competition come from advertising and public relations firms, corporate communications departments, cable and broadcast television operations, independent producers and others.

“We’re honored to be recognized by the professionals in the field who judged our programs,” said Bonnie L. Eidson, 1st Financial’s president and CEO. “Extensive work goes into both the technical and creative elements of our training films. We’re proud to be acknowledged in this way.”

Awards of Excellence:

• Confidentiality: Information Protection. Basic, need-to-know information about ID theft and more
• Fraud: All the Basics. Explains check kiting, check fraud, detecting bogus checks and more
• Robbery: Are You Ready? Learn what to do before, during and after a robbery

Award of Distinction:

• Dress For Success: Your Personal Business Style

An industry leader since 1986, 1st Financial Training Services provides training products and services to more than 10,000 banks and financial institutions each year. In addition to producing training videos and DVDs, 1st Financial offers training library memberships, online learning subscriptions and training customization.

For more information about 1st Financial Training Services, call (800) 442-8662 or email.

1st Financial Resource Guide Wins Award in International Competition

1st Financial Training recently earned an Award of Distinction from The Communicator Awards, an international competition for excellence in print media. The 140-page Resource Guide was recognized for exceeding industry standards for quality and excellence.

1st Financial Training’s Resource Guide provides free training tips, games, motivational quotations, session starters, thought-provoking facts and statistics and more. It also includes a complete listing of more than 150 training videos in 12 categories, including teller training, compliance and customer service. Tailored specifically for trainers at financial institutions, the Resource Guide is a unique asset for customers.

“Our Resource Guide has broken new ground in the banking industry,” said Bonnie L. Eidson, 1st Financial’s President and CEO. “We’re the first and only company to offer a free resource for trainers at financial institutions, and we’re pleased to be recognized for our efforts.”

To request a copy of the free Resource Guide, call (800) 442-8662 or email sales@1stfinancialtraining.com. The current Resource Guide was updated in the middle of 2005, and a new edition is planned for early 2007.

About The Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards is an international awards competition founded by communication professionals to recognize excellence in the communication field.

About 1st Financial Training Services. An industry leader since 1986, 1st Financial Training Services provides training products and services to more than 10,000 banks and financial institutions each year. In addition to producing training videos and DVDs, 1st Financial offers training library memberships, online learning subscriptions and custom training solutions.

For more information about 1st Financial Training Services, call (800) 442-8662 or email.

What We Do

Since 1986, 1st Financial has partnered with the nation's financial institutions to provide industry-specific training programs designed to improve employee performance. We offer you 150 video/DVD programs to help your employees excel in these areas:

• compliance
• teller training
• personal banking
• customer service
• sales training
• lending & credit
• security
• motivation
• orientation & professionalism
• management issues
• professional development for trainers