Pub. 3 2023 Issue 4

Top 100 RESULTS Technology is ranked among the world’s Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs for 2023, according to ChannelE2E, a CyberRisk Alliance resource. As a leader and decision-maker at your bank, you know that technology is a double-edged sword. It helps you work effectively, learn more about your customers, and make better decisions. But the […]

If your responsibilities include your community bank’s bond portfolio, you’ve been confounded by several elements of its performance in the last 18 months. To the extent your portfolio has mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and government agency bonds, and the clear majority of all bonds owned by banks are in these two categories, they’ve certainly lost value

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Above — Grand Giveaway Program: We awarded a $50,000 prize to one of our long term customers. She has been a customer for over 30 years starting as a Junior saver. MIBA recently sat down with John Denkler and got to know more about him, his career and his thoughts on the industry. We would like

While many lenders are familiar with dealing with troubled loans once they are in bankruptcy, there are a variety of non-bankruptcy alternatives that a lender should be aware of as part of its loan enforcement toolbox. Depending upon the circumstances, bankruptcy alternatives can provide a lower-cost alternative to formal bankruptcy proceedings with greater control, flexibility

Jennifer Marantz, SVP, Director of Corporate CommunicationsBank of Springfield (BOS) Where are your main bank and branches located? What is the market like? BOS was founded in Springfield, IL, in 1965 and has 14 branches in Illinois and Missouri. In 2014, we opened our first Missouri office in Brentwood, MO, which moved to Clayton, MO,

With summer in full swing and the 2023 Missouri Legislative Session in the books, we turn our attention to 2024 statewide and legislative races. All of the Missouri House seats are up, and 17 of the 34 Senate seats are up in 2024. In the House, 21 of the 163 seats up in 2023 will

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies remain very present in corporate America, with companies giving in to pressure from progressive investors and policymakers to get on board with things like climate initiatives and other social policies that have nothing to do with the company or its practices. Corporate boardrooms have become political platforms for extreme