Leaders in Banking Excellence
Five new honorees were inducted as Leaders in Banking Excellence, the Association’s highest honor. The Class of 2022 includes one of the first female bank presidents in the state, a fifth-generation banker and multiple Sagamore of the Wabash honorees.
Does Indiana Law recognize cryptocurrency?
Indiana law with respect to cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, is in its infancy. A new law that became effective July 1, however, created a basic framework for establishing a security interest in a controllable electronic record that may be used to establish an interest in cryptocurrencies in the future, but unfortunately not today.
National perspective
Our partners at the ICBA and ABA discuss today’s lending environment and calling for an end to credit union acquisition of community banks.
SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE
2022 IBA Annual Washington Trip
More than 70 members of Indiana’s banking industry flew to Washington this summer for the IBA’s Annual Washington Trip, including meetings with Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg and OCC Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu. | Read more.
Prioritize employee mental health to help attract and retain talent
The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent world events have taken a toll on employees’ mental and emotional well-being. Anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses have been on the rise. With inflation at a 40-year high, those numbers are likely to keep rising.
Digging deeper
Other articles from this issue include:
- asset pricing and ALM strategy;
- diving into digital currency;
- the U.S. farm balance sheet remains strong despite uncertainty; and
- supporting affordable housing in Indiana.
Columns
CLOSING NOTE
Partnership Financing
One of the ways that banks help the communities they serve is by engaging in partnership lending to increase capacity to lend to businesses and nonprofits. Read some examples of partnership loans involving members of the Indiana Bankers Association.
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