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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:

Jackie Ruge-Perkins

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.

Read the entire March/April 2022 issue of Hoosier Banker magazine by clicking below!

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Magazine Issues

September/October 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesFive Indiana bankers serving in the Federal Reserve System talk about what it means to bring true community voices to the national level; go inside the IBA’s newest grassroots initiative, Take Your Lawmaker to Work Day; the first in a two-part series on artificial intelligence in community banking, focused on building a practical governance foundation, and more.

July/August 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesCelebrate the work Indiana banks do in their communities with the 2025 C2C award nominees; a double dose of coverage on interchange fees; meet your 2027 IBA officer candidates; the quiet shift in the balance sheet, and more.

May/June 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesLearn more about U.S. Sen. Jim Banks, who serves on the Senate Banking Committee; go inside the grand opening of the state’s first de novo in nearly 20 years; meet a half-dozen new IBA employees, and more.

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Five Indiana bankers share their experiences holding leadership positions within the Federal Reserve system.