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Dallas-Fort Worth Leadership Area Meeting

LAMIf you missed the first Annual Dallas-Fort Worth Leadership Division Area Meeting and Golf Tournament on October 25, you’re going to want to be sure you sign up for next year’s meeting.  Some 80-90 bankers and associate members gathered at the Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving for a day of education, networking and golf.

Our luncheon speaker, Mike Keeley from the law firm of Hunton and Williams, provided attendees with a presentation on raising capital for community banks in today’s challenging market.  Mr. Keeley also offered some excellent suggestions on ways to navigate your regulatory exams with less stress.

Following an afternoon of golf,LAM attendees gathered for a reception hosted by TIB-The Independent BankersBank.

We’d like to thank our sponsors without whose help these types of events would not be possible.

IBAT Leadership Division Board members hosting the event include:
Charles Phelan, TIB-The Independent BankersBank, Irving
Justin Steinbach, Frost Bank, Dallas
Marty Rivers, First State Bank, Denton
Charles Comer, First State Bank of Mineral Wells
Rick Jamieson, TIB-The Independent BankersBank, Irving
Tim Teske, Green Bank, N.A., Dallas
Anita Collins, American National Bank of Texas, Sachse
Chad Golden, TIB-The Independent BankersBank, Irving
Doyle Cooper, Texas Leadership Bank, Royse City
Gina Carter, Deluxe Financial Services, Fort Worth

LAMSpecial thanks to our Leadership Division President Angie Brown of the First National Bank in Giddings for attending the event.  We look forward to another great crowd next year.

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Mount Pleasant Leadership Area Meeting

LAMSeventy-six bankers from Northeast Texas gathered October 26 at the Mount Pleasant Country Club for a luncheon, lively panel discussion and an afternoon of casual golf and banker networking.

Chet Fenimore, Managing Partner at Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford LLP in Austin facilitated a banker panel that included Tom Sellers of Alliance Bank in Sulphur Springs, Troy Robinson of Bank Texas, N.A. in Quitman, Ty Abston of Guaranty Bond Bank in Mount Pleasant, and Cliff McCauley of Frost Bank in San Antonio.  Some of the topics discussed included:
  • Operating in the current regulatory and political environment;
  • Regulatory burden and overkill;
  • Advice for next generation of community bankers;
  • Regulatory compliance costs; and
  • How best to use technology to the advantage of community banks.
Following lunch, several of the bankers LAMadjourned to the golf course with an afternoon of networking with their colleagues and IBAT’s Associate Members.

We’d like to thank our sponsors without whose help these types of events would not be possible.

IBAT Leadership Division Board members hosting the event include:
Kevin Monk, Alliance Bank, Sulphur Springs
Craig Roberts, Guaranty Bond Bank, Sulphur Springs
Charlie Rand, Bank Texas, N.A., Lindale
Justin Steinbach, Frost Bank, Dallas

We also appreciate our Leadership Division President Angie Brown of the First National Bank in Giddings attending the event.  We look forward to another great crowd next year.

You can view more photos on the Leadership Division Facebook fan page. While you're there, become a fan!