December 27, 2022

The 2022 Women In Banking Conference was held on November 16-17 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Chesterfield. Attendees had a chance to network with fellow bankers and learn from a panel of amazing speakers A big thanks to our sponsors. We hope to see you at our next event. For more information, please visit www.miba.net.

The FDIC Directors College was held on Oct. 18, 2022 at The Courtyard by Marriott in Columbia, MO. Attendees had the opportunity to network with their fellow bankers and learn from an outstanding line of speakers. We hope to see you at our next event. For more information, please visit www.miba.net.

MIBA sat down recently with Tammy Kilgore to discuss banking, our association, and life in general. She is presently Senior Vice President of farmbank and is a licensed CPA in Missouri and Nebraska. For 30 years, she has been married to her husband, Steve (who, for 45 years, has owned and operated a Black Angus

“Learn your core banking system better than others and become the leader in your area. Even if you aren’t the supervisor or manager, be a leader.” What is your background in the financial industry? I have been in the financial industry for 14 years. Before that, I worked in the retail business as a regional

I have said many times in this magazine and other publications that when the world shut down in 2020, governments, businesses, and everyday people turned to the banks for stability. The government asked you to facilitate the PPP program, and businesses asked for flexibility as they navigated the unknown. Well-run and well-capitalized banks were able

Around the country, banks and other financial institutions are doubling down on cybersecurity efforts in order to protect against a recent spike in destructive attacks, ransomware, and “island hopping” – a type of hack that involves attackers exploiting the weaknesses of small businesses to move laterally to target larger organizations. Financial institutions cannot ignore this

As this was written, the November 2022 mid-term election was underway. With a U.S. Senate seat, State Auditor, all Congressional seats, 17 of the State Senate’s 34 seats and all 163 State House of Representatives seats up, there were many moving parts this election. Further complicating this election cycle, 2022 was a re-apportionment year, meaning

Digital transformation. Those words have been bandied about with increasing fervor, fueled by a heightened sense of urgency. Yet, while the digital movement has increased pace, it’s more of an evolution than a revolution. When I think about this concept of “going digital” in our industry, I’m struck by the fact that it’s a continual

We’ve been working toward a faster payments future for a decade now, and we’re finally seeing the fruits of our labor: the launch of FedNow. Our efforts to encourage the Fed to offer an instant payments solution have led to this result; it was our voices that expedited FedNow’s time to market, with the Fed updating the original timeline
due to our focused advocacy efforts. By
mid-2023, we will be able to begin offering this solution to our customers.