A new chapter – Independent Banker

As we enter a brand new chapter and begin a brand new monetary assertion cycle, know that ICBA can be there to assist you with instruments, sources and advocacy efforts.

The start of a brand new 12 months seems like a contemporary begin, a brand new chapter in our tales. Now we have a clean web page on which we will write our narrative over the course of the 12 months, with new milestones filling the pages forward. And with 2023, now we have no scarcity of adventures awaiting us.

Contemplate business evolution. I’m amazed on the tempo of change occurring in all areas of monetary providers, from on the spot funds to extra digital options and past. This can be a pivotal 12 months for embracing new alternatives and exploring how we will set ourselves as much as succeed, even with looming challenges.

The place I’ll be this month

I’ll be holding down the fort at ICBA headquarters, serving to our authorities relations group as we welcome new members of Congress and gearing up for ICBA LIVE (March 12–16). Register immediately.

And take into consideration the uncertainty of the financial setting. It’s a problem to make certain, but it surely’s one which neighborhood banks have beforehand confronted with power. Time and time once more, you have got demonstrated resiliency within the face of inauspicious monetary circumstances. Actually, that is when neighborhood banks shine, bringing stability to prospects just by being relationship bankers who see them and know them. Taking a look at it by a unique lens, there’s alternative on this financial local weather: It’s a strategy to double down in your strengths and distinctive people-first method to banking.

But, amid these exterior influences, you might be asking, “What actions can we take to make sure we’re figuring out the suitable subsequent step for our financial institution?” That’s the place ICBA can present assist. Whether or not it’s the knowledge that is available in NewsWatch Immediately or Unbiased Banker, convening with different neighborhood bankers to debate methods at ICBA LIVE or proactive engagement with lawmakers on the Capital Summit, we provide alternatives to not simply react however reply to this dynamic setting together with your mission and imaginative and prescient on the heart.

Now we have elevated our choices to assist you and to additional differentiate our business. For instance, now we have moved the ThinkTECH Accelerator in-house to make sure year-round innovation programming and discover new fintech companions who’re bringing to market options that reply on to neighborhood financial institution wants. We’re increasing courses and applications offered by Group Banker College, and because the authorities relations group prepares to welcome new members of Congress to D.C., they’re prepared and excited to inform your story and guarantee your voices are heard.

So, as we enter a brand new chapter and begin a brand new monetary assertion cycle, know that ICBA can be there to assist you with instruments, sources and advocacy efforts. Collectively, we are going to write our 2023 story, one that may set neighborhood banks up for achievement.

Rebeca Romero Rainey
President and CEO, ICBA
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