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Commitment to Community Awards

The Indiana Bankers Association Commitment to Community Awards, presented annually at the IBA Mega Conference, tell the story of banking by showcasing bank community service provided the prior calendar year.

Uncertainty looms for ag credit markets

The agricultural credit markets have been resilient amid rising interest rates thanks to farm loan repayment rates remaining low and demand for agricultural credit increasing as farms have made investments. However, some of these trends are either already reversing or uncertainty looms over how healthy the agricultural credit markets will remain over the next couple of years.

National perspective

Our partners at the ABA and ICBA say America’s banks are stronger together, and to look for opportunities to tell your small business story.

SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE

Mega Conference: Think Forward

The IBA welcomed 1,270 bankers, vendors, dignitaries and guests to its 2023 Mega Conference in May – a 15% increase over last year, showing a continued renewal in interest for our premier in-person gathering since the end of COVID. | Read more.

The fortress balance sheet and community banking

A strong bank must have a balance of different types of assets, each with its own risks and returns profiles.

Digging deeper

Other articles from this issue include:

Mark E. Bruin

CLOSING NOTE

Board Review: Mark E. Bruin

Mark is a south region director on the IBA’s Board of Directors. He serves as president & CEO of the National Bank of Indianapolis. | Meet Mark.

Read the entire July/August 2023 issue of Hoosier Banker magazine by clicking below!

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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.

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