Mega Conference
The IBA is proud to announce the focus of this year’s Mega Conference is “Keeping our Network Mega Strong,” because a strong start is essential to building a successful future.
The Fed’s balancing act
It seems the market is entering the new year with the same concerns and uncertainty that plagued it for most of 2021, but with greater urgency. We’ve seen this movie before, though, and it’s clear that policymakers and investors alike need to carefully assess the strength and staying power of an inflation environment that’s unusual, but not-so-transitory.

SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE
Legislative Briefing & Reception returns
After last year’s event had to be canceled due to COVID-19, approximately 100 IBA-member bankers and associate members joined with some 40 elected officials for a successful return of the traditional start to IBA’s annual advocacy calendar. | Read more.
Secrets of high-performing banks
High-performing institutions don’t attempt to save their way to prosperity. They underperform in noninterest-expense-to-assets by 24% to overperform in noninterest-income-to-assets by 325%. How does your bank stack the deck in its favor?
Digging deeper
Other articles from this issue include:
- Consumers’ top cybersecurity concerns.
- Inside threats to company information.
- What constitutes discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions?
- Semi-annual report of state deposits in Indiana Financial Institutions.
Columns
Features

CLOSING NOTE
Board Review: Jacqueline M. Ruge-Perkins
Jackie is a north region director on the IBA’s Board of Directors. She serves as president & CEO of First State Bank of Porter. | Meet Jackie.
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