News

April 28, 2022

FirstSun Capital Bancorp reported net income of $7.7 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to net income of $8.8 million in the prior quarter and $14.3 million in the first quarter of 2021. Earnings per diluted share was $0.41 for the first quarter 2022, compared to $0.47 in the prior quarter and $0.76 in the first quarter of 2021.

April 01, 2022

Colorado-based FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun,” or the “Company”), the holding company of Sunflower Bank, N.A. (“Sunflower Bank”), announced today that it has completed its previously announced merger with Texas-based Pioneer Bancshares, Inc. (“Pioneer”) effective April 1, 2022. Also effective April 1, 2022, Pioneer’s subsidiary bank, Pioneer Bank, SSB, merged into Sunflower Bank.

March 08, 2022

Colorado-based FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun,” or the “Company”), the holding company of Sunflower Bank, N.A. (“Sunflower Bank”) and Texas-based Pioneer Bancshares, Inc. (“Pioneer”), the holding company of Pioneer Bank, SSB (“Pioneer Bank”) jointly announced today the receipt of all required regulatory approvals to merge Pioneer and Pioneer Bank with and into FirstSun and Sunflower Bank, respectively, in an all-stock transaction.

January 28, 2022

FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun”) reported net income of $8.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to net income of $8.7 million in the prior quarter and $11.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

January 05, 2022

First National 1870 is proud to announce that it provided the fourth highest total amount of SBA 7(a) loans by a bank lender in the New Mexico District in FY2021.

January 04, 2022

Sunflower Bank is proud to announce that for the second year in a row it provided a record-setting total of SBA 7(a) loans to customers, an increase of 20% from FY2020. With total SBA 7(a) loans of $125,639,300 in FY2021, Sunflower Bank is now one of the 100 Most Active SBA Lenders in the nation and is a Top 10 Bank Lender in five key markets. This growth comes as Sunflower Bank continues to invest in its SBA platform by hiring additional SBA bankers, including Danny Lobina, as the new Director of SBA Lending.

November 19, 2021

Sunflower Bank and First National 1870 recently gave $118,919 to schools and students who participated in the twentieth anniversary year of the ABC Program for Education. Sunflower Bank originated the program in 2001, and since then has contributed over $1.5 million to support kindergarten through 12th grade education in the communities it serves. The twentieth anniversary ABC Program total was generated from September 2020 through August 2021 and donations were distributed by local branch teams throughout October 2021.

October 28, 2021

FirstSun Capital Bancorp reported net income of $8.7 million for the third quarter of 2021, compared to net income of $11.3 million in the prior quarter and $14.8 million in the third quarter of 2020. Earnings per diluted share was $0.46 for the third quarter 2021, compared to $0.60 in the prior quarter and $0.81 in the third quarter of 2020.

May 11, 2021

Colorado-based FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun,” or the “Company”), the holding company of Sunflower Bank, N.A. (“Sunflower Bank”) and Texas-based Pioneer Bancshares, Inc. (“Pioneer”), the holding company of Pioneer Bank, SSB (“Pioneer Bank”) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Pioneer and Pioneer Bank will merge with and into FirstSun and Sunflower Bank, respectively, in an all-stock transaction.

April 22, 2021

We’re pleased to announce that 183 students earned a total of $12,130 for their good grades through the ABC Program’s “Pay for ‘A’s” drawing that ended on March 31, 2021.