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Stay updated on the latest news from First Women's Bank as we look to close the gender gap in lending and advance the role of women in the economy.

First Women's Bank in the News

FWB Announced as Chicago Innovation Awards Winner and featured in Crain's cover story

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Judy Shaw of NYSE Floor Talk Interviews Marianne Markowitz

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FWB Celebrates Chicagoland nonprofit mission partners, featured in Crain's Giving Guide

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FWB featured in Crain's regarding our work to raise profiles for women-owned businesses

Sophia Bush & Nia Batts MSNBC Interview

FWB Strategic Advisors, Sophia Bush & Nia Batts, discuss the gender lending gap with MSNBC

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FWB proudly nominated client, Kate Vrijmoet of necessary & sufficient coffee, for BCG Equity Empowers series

FWB was nominated, and then awarded, Fast Company's 2023 On the Rise - Brands that Matter

Olympic champion and entrepreneur Allyson Felix joins First Women's Bank to support the inclusive economy

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Lending a Hand: First Women's Bank aims to close "gender lending gap"

Marianne Markowitz on Squawk Box

First Women's Bank CEO on launch, getting capital to entrepreneurs

How One Chicago Bank is Advancing Women in Business

First Women's Bank receives first new Illinois banking charter in over a decade

Details on a new bank in Chicago focused on women-led small businesses

A Conversation with Marianne Markowitz, CEO of First Women's Bank

Press Releases

First Women's Bank is Honored as a Winner of 23rd Annual Chicago Innovation Awards

November 15, 2024

First Women's Bank Announces 2024 CGI Commitment to Action

September 23, 2024

First Women's Bank Announces New Mission Partners

March 6, 2024

First Women's Bank Announces Allyson Felix as a Strategic Advisor

December 1, 2022

First Women's Bank Announces Corporate Partners: Airbnb, BCG, Principal, Salesforce and Envestnet

December 1, 2022

First Women's Bank Celebrates Grand Opening, Announces Sophia Bush and Nia Batts as Strategic ADVISORS

September 22, 2021

First Women's Bank Announces Corporate Mission Partners: Aon, Wendy's, Comcast Corporation, William Blair and the Western Golf Association

September 22, 2021

First Women's Bank Receives First Illinois Banking Charter in More Than a Decade, With Support From Investors Including Billie Jean King, Bank of America and Fidelity Investments

July 7, 2021

Billie Jean King Committed to Invest in First Women's Bank and Serve as Bank's Strategic Advisor on Gender Equality

March 24, 2021

First Women's Bank Receives Conditional Approval from FDIC; Names New Board Members

July 16, 2020

First Women's Bank Appoints Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer; Prepares to Launch $46.5 Million Capital Raise

January 15, 2020

First Women's Bank Submits FDIC Application; Names Board of Directors

September 23, 2019

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