Gretchen Carlson addressed ICBA bankers on March 16, where she shared her story of growing up in Anoka, Minn., learning to play the violin, watching her father lose the family car dealership and her mother win it back. The 1989 Miss America pageant winner became a television news reporter for CBS, a news anchor in Cincinnati, and eventually a Fox News contributor. [Continue]
After serving nearly 15 years as the president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America, Camden Fine delivered his last address at an ICBA convention March 14 in Las Vegas. Fine will retire from the association in May, and Rebeca Romero Rainey will take over. [Continue]
Urging bankers to find their space somewhere “between The Jetsons and The Flintstones,” digital media expert Erik Qualman gave bankers a road map for becoming digital leaders. Qualman, the author of several books, was the keynote speaker March 15 at the annual convention of the Independent Community Bankers of America. Using the acronym STAMP, he encouraged bankers to keep in mind five words: Simple, True, Act, Map and People. [Continue]
The future is an invitation to think in an entirely new way, commented Mike Walsh, a futurist who made a dramatic presentation Feb 27 at the National Conference for Community Bankers hosted by the American Bankers Association in Honolulu. Walsh encouraged bankers to “Think big, think new, think quick,” as he declared, “The future is now.” [Continue]
Rob Nichols, president and CEO of the American Bankers Association, issued a call to action Monday, urging an audience of more than 1,000 people to contact their U.S. Senators and urge them to support regulatory relief legislation. [Continue]
Dewitt Jones, a former National Geographic photographer and film-maker, closed the ABA’s National Conference for Community Banking on Feb. 28 with an inspirational presentation that urged bankers to pursue their personal and professional visions. He outlined a four-step process: [Continue]
Technology is disrupting the banking industry, but that does not have to be a bad thing, according to experts who gathered for a panel presentation Jan. 30 at the Acquire or Be Acquired conference in Phoenix. “Where there is anarchy, there is opportunity,” observed Vincent Hui of Cornerstone Advisors, who led the discussion. [Continue]
Richard Hunt, president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association, told bankers their industry stands to benefit from the current political environment, but warned favorable conditions may not last through this fall’s elections. The Consumer Bankers Association represents the retail banking industry, including large community banks, regionals and the nation’s largest banks. Hunt spoke Jan. 28 at the Acquire or Be Acquired conference in Phoenix. [Continue]
A “regulatory thaw” has taken place in the M&A arena, said Mark Kanaly, a partner with the Alston & Bird law firm. He participated in a panel presented at the Acquire or Be Acquired conference in Phoenix on Jan 29. “Banking is doing better,” Kanaly said. “It is easier to go to the regulatory agencies … Read more
Consolidation among community banks is so robust that a keynote speaker at a major industry conference declared, “We have truly entered the endgame of community banking.” Curtis Carpenter, principal at Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking, cited industry M&A trends as he described a vanishing community banking sector. He was speaking Sunday in Phoenix at the … Read more