OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MISSOURI INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Pub. 2 2022 Issue 3

Interest Rate Risk in 2022: Assumption Junction

In March this year, the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates for the first time since 2018. Today, both the bond market and FOMC have set the stage for an aggressive rate path given current inflation challenges. Given this outlook, there will be a renewed focus from regulators relating to interest rate and liquidity risk.

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New Associate Members

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Rate Changes and The Homebuying Journey

Rates are a hot topic in the housing market lately, understandably so. The market is finally starting to slow down, and we have unprecedented conditions with rising rates, as well as home values. This can make for an interesting homebuying experience if you don’t know how to navigate the market. There are a few ways rising interest rates may affect the homebuying journey, as well as a few tips to better navigate it.

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The Great Escape: The Bond Market Braces for the Fed’s Wind-Down of its balance sheet

If bond investors — you — were running low on things to worry about for the rest of the year, I’ve got some terrific news: the $9 trillion portfolio owned by our central bank will begin to shrink. Soon. And at a feverish pace, I might add. We’re into new territory for a number of

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Five Strategies for Strengthening Your Bank’s Cybersecurity Posture

In its seventh annual survey, CSI asked banking executives from across the nation about their top strategies and priorities for 2022. The results were used to inform the 2022 Banking Priorities Executive Report, which details the challenges and opportunities in today’s financial landscape.

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2022 MIBA PAC Honor Roll

Contributors to the MIBA Political Action Committee are recognized for their generosity on the Association’s website and at the MIBA Annual Convention and Exhibition. Different levels of contribution have been set to recognize supporters of our Political Action Committee fund and to make the Association’s membership more aware of this important facet of our work on behalf of the political agenda of community banks across Missouri.

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The Top Five Things In IT That Can Shut Down Your Business

The Top Five Things in IT That Can Shut Down Your Business

For decades, the most significant and most valuable assets of most banks were physical: buildings, currency, and infrastructure. Today, the most valuable assets for the majority of institutions are digital. These include account data, customer information, intellectual property (plans, templates, standard operating procedures, etc.), correspondence, documents, spreadsheets, and certainly the data that lives in your core applications.

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Meet Your Missouri Banker: Jenni Linton

Where are your main bank and branches located? What is the market like?
Our main bank is in Old Monroe. We have branches in Moscow Mills, Troy, O’Fallon and Wentzville. With branches in both St. Charles and Lincoln counties, we are able to serve a vast array of clients ranging from farming and agriculture to residential construction and commercial lending.

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Legal Eagle Spotlight: House Bill Could Change Bankruptcy Code Debt Limits for Subchapter V and Chapter 13 with Sunset Clause

Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is a fast-track small business bankruptcy option provided by the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA).

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