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.
March/April 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet our keynote speakers for the 2026 Mega Conference; delve into the Fed’s balancing act between its dual mandate; the case for community banks to write the rules on innovation instead of following them; bankruptcy trends to watch in 2026; and more.
January/February 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesMeet the IBA’s new chairman, David Findlay, and new FLD President Greg Barnes; data privacy and data security issues; Indiana’s new ‘earned wage access’ law; retirement reflections from Christopher J. Murphy III, and more.
November/December 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet the new class of Leaders in Banking Excellence, dig into ways to provide traditional services with modern solutions, analyze how your Board’s oversight of cybersecurity may be lacking, and celebrate the latest Indiana bank to be in operation for 100 years.
September/October 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesGo inside the financial institution that is expected to become the state’s first de novo in nearly two decades, a new study that shows fraud may be on the decline, a double dose of insight into stablecoin, a record-breaking year for the FLD Leadership Conference and more.
July/August 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesCelebrate the community work done by this year’s C2C nominees, delve into how consumer deposit fee trends are diverging at the nation’s large and small banks, how CRA starts in your board room, meet your 2026 IBA officer candidates, and more.
May/June 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesFind out how Jim Ryan keeps hometown heart at the center of the state’s largest bank, dive into whether margin improvements can continue to improve in 2025, review the IBA’s Member Benefits Report on our 2024 performance, and more.
March/April 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet our keynote speakers for the 2025 Mega Conference; delve into the top challenges and opportunities for community banks in 2025 as identified by community bankers themselves; read the case for personalized digital marketing at community banks; Washington’s new vision for banking; and more.
January/February 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet the IBA’s new chairman, Matt Howrey, and new FLD President Amanda Morris-Feldman; get advice on ensuring your account agreements are in compliance; delve into how AI can become an asset in your cybersecurity strategy; new spring dates for the IBA’s Cyber, Fraud & Physical Security Conference, and more.
November/December 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs state lawmakers get ready for a budget session, meet the representative – and bank board member – who heads the House Ways & Means Committee. Plus, read examples of IBA-member banks leveraging mutual resources to serve their communities in Partnership Financing.