February 13, 2024

Jennifer Lawton, CRCM, is the vice president of compliance and loan administration at Peoples Savings Bank, located in the small idyllic town of Hermann, Missouri. Her career path has not been traditional, but Jennifer feels like her choices have led her to the place she wants and needs to be. She was born in Linn, […]

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As we have navigated the holiday season and hopefully had some time to wrap up some gifts as well as a successful 2023, let’s now spend a few minutes looking into pockets of relative value in the bond market. To get there, we should remind ourselves of the vagaries and ironies of fixed-income investing. In

Maintaining the spread between interest income and interest expense, deposit growth, liquidity and cybersecurity leads a list of community bankers’ top concerns, according to an annual survey. Several of these concerns spiked from their rankings in the 2022 survey, an indicator of how much the banking environment has changed over the last year. The findings

The Missouri General Assembly gaveled in for the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 3. House and Senate leaders made the usual first-day speeches outlining their vision for the 2024 session. With nine open Senate seats, over 30 open House seats and, at present, 10 House and Senate members running for statewide office, this year will

In December, both Fitch and S&P Global projected default rates for leveraged and high-yield loans will continue to rise in 2024.1 Against that backdrop, lenders would be wise to check in on the status of their collateral and loan documents and, if necessary, shore up any discovered issues. More specifically, lenders with multiple loans to

Bank collapses last year spurred panic over potential failures and bank runs that could topple our already fragile economy. With record-high inflation and a president unwilling to curtail his spending, it’s reasonable to look for a safety net to protect Americans. However, the proposal from the Federal Reserve, FDIC and Office of the Comptroller of

As we kick off the new year, our budgets have been set and our plans developed. But you know what they say about the best-laid plans: They change. Fortunately, community banks thrive on their ability to respond to market drivers, and in 2024, those demands point to instant payments. We’ve been monitoring developments with FedNow

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