How to download statements from First PREMIER Bank

The PDF is the document everything else is built from. This page walks through finding First PREMIER Bank statements, downloading complete periods, and turning them into data that has been checked against the bank's own balances.

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Downloading a First PREMIER Bank statement PDF, step by step

Sign in to the First PREMIER Bank website and mobile app. Statements are a signed-in service only. If the account belongs to a client or a relative, have them sign in and download — never share credentials for this.
Go straight to the account's documents. Skip the activity view; it is not the statement. The documents area — Statements and Documents — holds the issued PDFs, one per period.
Download complete periods only. A statement is complete when it has every page, including the summary and balance pages. A partial download converts into a flagged result and a second trip.
Check the file size as a sanity signal. A real statement PDF is a document, not a thumbnail. A suspiciously tiny file usually means the download was interrupted or captured a print preview instead.
Convert, read the verdict, then export. The order matters: the reconciliation result tells you whether the file is trustworthy before it becomes a spreadsheet anyone relies on.

These are the general steps most banks follow for statement downloads; exact menu labels vary by bank and change over time.

How the archive is organized

Statement archives are organized by closing date, newest first, and usually searchable or filterable by year. For a full-year catch-up, work the list methodically from the oldest month forward and save each PDF as you go — partial downloads are how gap months happen. If the archive offers a combined or annual document, prefer the individual monthly statements: each one carries its own opening and closing balances, which is what the reconciliation check needs.

What statements this bank issues

Expect the standard regional-bank set: monthly statements for checking and savings with opening and closing balances and a running balance on most layouts, card statements on the Previous / New Balance pattern where the bank issues its own cards, and periodic statements for CDs and money market accounts. Each type converts separately, against its own balances. First PREMIER Bank typically prints the period's opening balance first, works through the activity in date order, and closes with the ending balance the transactions must reproduce. First PREMIER Bank (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) files its statements in the documents area of online banking, organized by account and closing date.

Before you download: a two-minute checklist

Check whether any account is on a combined statement, so no account gets downloaded twice or missed.
If two accounts share a nickname in online banking, rename the files by account number tail as you save them.
Grab statements for any account closed during the period before online access disappears.
Note any account that changed product or name mid-period; its statements may sit under two headings in the archive.

What a transaction list is not

Online banking offers two different things that are easy to confuse: a transaction list (the running activity view, exportable as a spreadsheet) and the statement, a fixed document the bank issues for a closed period. Only the statement carries the printed opening and closing balances that reconciliation is checked against, and only the statement is the document lenders, landlords and underwriters ask for. Download the statement PDFs from Statements and Documents for anything that has to be proven; keep transaction exports for quick lookups.

Questions and answers

Where are statements in First PREMIER Bank online banking?

After signing in to the First PREMIER Bank website and mobile app, open the account and look for Statements and Documents (or Documents / eStatements). The step-by-step section above walks the pattern; exact menu labels change over time.

Can I download First PREMIER Bank statements for my bookkeeper?

Yes — that is the normal flow. Download the PDFs and send them as issued; your bookkeeper converts and verifies them. Never send online banking passwords; statements are all a bookkeeper needs from the bank.

What file should I send my accountant — PDF or converted?

Both. The PDF is the record; the converted Excel or CSV is the working file. Sending the pair means any figure can be traced back to the bank's own document in one step.

I have several First PREMIER Bank accounts. Is there one combined download?

Some relationships offer combined statements covering several accounts in one PDF. Download it once, then convert each account's section separately so every account keeps its own balance check.

How many statements should I send for a full-year cleanup?

Thirteen per account: the twelve months of the year plus the December statement before it, whose closing balance proves the year's opening figure. Add any account that was open for part of the year, including ones closed mid-year.