Pub. 2 2022 Issue 5

This question is likely to garner different responses, depending on whom you ask, and a plethora of caveats. It is a tough call for the Fed because stifling housing-related inflation without punishing everyday homeowners is a tricky task. For investors, this question matters a lot because the Fed’s cessation from active Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) purchases […]

Over the years, I’ve learned a few things about human nature as it relates to bond portfolio management. Some of these notions or biases in the minds of investors are more logical than others.

OCTOBER   Tues., Oct. 4 10:00-11:30 AMChapter 7 & 13 Consumer Bankruptcies: Special Rules, Cramdowns & Risks Wed., Oct. 5 2:00-3:30 PMReg E & the Electronic Fund Transfer Act Oct. 5-713th Annual Security Conference Thurs., Oct. 06 2:00-3:30 PMAre Safe Deposit Boxes on the Way Out? Tues., Oct. 11 2:00-3:30 PMCall Report Loan Classifications Wed.,

Recently, a milestone was reached for the largest community bank network in the country: BHG Financial bank partners officially reached a combined $1 billion in interest income earned since the firm’s inception in 2001.

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.

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. We here at Peoples Bank & Trust would like to congratulate FHLB Des Moines as they enter their next decade of reliable partnerships with community banks. In honor of this milestone, I’d like to offer nine benefits we value in FHLB Des Moines, one for each decade of their anniversary.

Matthew S. Ruge, Executive Director of the Missouri Independent Bankers Association, the state’s premier banking association, exclusively representing over 150 independently-owned community banks statewide, announced the election of the group’s new officers for the 2022-2023 term of office:

For over 40 years, Jerry battled to keep community banks open for business, and the responsibility could not have fallen on more prepared shoulders. But before he became the defender of independent banking in Missouri, Jerry gained a tenacity for a different kind of adventure: hunting for the lost treasure of Valverde in the Amazon jungle and on the slopes of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador.

This year’s conference was held at Top Golf — St. Louis August 4, 2022.

Joe Stewart is the President and CEO of Bank Star. He has worked in every capacity in a community bank over the years — from a teller to the CEO. The positions and responsibilities he enjoys the most are the ones with the most direct contact with customers and the community.