Pub. 3 2023 Issue 2

In February, the FPC, in partnership with Glenbrook Partners and Volante Technologies, officially launched the 2023 Faster Payments Barometer Survey. It’s always such an exciting time for the FPC as we like to look at the Barometer as a measurement of what we, as an organization and as an industry, have been able to accomplish

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

This article is part of a series titled “Supervising Our Nation’s Financial Institutions” by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Rising interest rates have prompted both challenges and opportunities for banks over the past year. Bank supervisors are, understandably, urging bankers to pay close attention to a myriad of ways changing interest rates can

The MIBA 2023 Winter Summit was held January 25–29 at the Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center in Breckenridge, Colorado. Attendees learned from amazing presenters at the seminars and were able to network, relax and have fun. Thank you to all those that attended, and a big thanks to our sponsors.

Community Banks carry an ongoing burden of compliance for information technology (IT). Examiners expect the bank to undergo annual IT audits, penetration tests, policy reviews, and complete comprehensive technology plans, risk assessments and cybersecurity self-assessments all while trying to do the real work of banking in the community. Why do regulators expect this level of

Risk Management Firm Ranks MRV Banks No. 1 in Nation Among Community Banks On Feb. 27, 2023, CB Resource, Inc., a risk management firm, ranked MRV Banks first on its CB Top Ten™ list of community banks with assets between $500 million and $1 billion. The firm identifies the top 10% of community banks throughout

I will be candid with you. Your correspondent is most assuredly not a professional journalist. And, being an accountant by trade, creativity isn’t something that comes naturally. Therefore, when composing these investment columns I often rely on some techniques I’ve learned from listening to the professionals. Among these are joke writers, specifically those for nighttime