Meeting Coverage

AI a major topic at M&A conference

AOBA Day 2 coverage

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is one of the buzzwords on the lips of many of the presenters at the 2025 Acquire or Be Acquired conference this week in Phoenix. [Continue]

Bank size key factor in assessing right M&A strategy

The metrics around family-owned or privately-held community bank deals often differ from those of the regional and super-regional publicly-held banks that are frequently the subject of media stories, commented a pair of accountants hosting a session at the 31st annual Acquire of Be Acquired conference in Phoenix, Ariz. [Continue]

Economist: Recession possible amid mixed economic signals

There are troubling signs of a looming recession even as economic numbers remain strong, economist Elliot Eisenberg said Oct. 8 during the Bank Holding Company Association fall seminar in Edina, Minn. Eisenberg was apprehensive over the recent rise in unemployment to more than 4 percent without an increase in firings along with a jump in credit card delinquencies — especially for 20-to-40-year-old customers. [Continue]

New MBA chair cites need to share industry stories

Andy Schornack started a one-year term as Chair of the Minnesota Bankers Association on Tuesday, June 11, when he accepted the gavel from Doug Tate of Worthington Federal Savings Bank, who concluded his term as 2023-24 chair. [Continue]