Press Room First Community Trust, N.A. First Community Trust CEO, Francis A. “Chip” Murray, Announces Retirement Murray to transition January 1; John Gonner named as successor Read More Interest Rates are Signaling Trouble for the Economy In normal times the interest rate on a bond with a long time to maturity would be higher than the rate on a bond with a short time to maturity. The additional yield on the longer maturity bond is compensation for tying your money up longer. Read More