October 24, 2022

Celebrating our 37th year, over 425 bankers and their guests joined the KBA staff for the 2022 KBA CEO Summit and Annual Meeting held at the beautiful Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, CO.

Ernie Beaudet Ernie began his banking career as a Drive-up Teller in May 1971 at Kansas State Bank (now known as KS State Bank) in Manhattan until May 1975. He went to Manhattan High School and then graduated from Kansas State University in 1975 with a BS in Business Administration and Finance. At Bank of

D. Gene Dikeman II, KBA Vice Chairman Gene Dikeman is the President & CEO of The Plains State Bank in Hutchinson. He was previously the President of Farmers Bank & Trust in Great Bend and the President of First State Bank in Larned. In 2018, he was PAC Chairman and has served on the Central

The 40th United States President Ronald Reagan once said, “We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause.”

As I traveled the country this summer speaking at various state bankers association conventions, I’d always ask this question of my audience: How many of you have clients and customers asking you about cryptocurrencies and digital assets? And nearly everywhere I went, nearly every hand would go up.

The 2022 KBA — Young Bank Officers of Kansas (YBOK) Annual Conference was held in Manhattan on Sept. 14-16. The Wednesday Welcome Reception kicked off the Conference at Johnny Kaw’s, where bankers could catch up, relax, enjoy food and drinks, and network with fellow attendees.

The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) is proud to announce the graduation of 17 Kansas-based banking professionals from its state-of-the-art graduate school of banking program.

When you think about FFA, you may not think about the banking industry. However, as the Kansas FFA Foundation has launched an endowment campaign to support the Kansas FFA, it has become increasingly clear that many within the banking world got their start within this premier youth leadership organization.

Kelly VanZwoll, KBA AVP-Government Relations and Staff Attorney, graduated from the Kansas Emerging Leaders program in August The Kansas Chamber developed Kansas Emerging Leaders to enhance and motivate young leaders from various Kansas communities. Each year, 20 Kansans representing a wide variety of occupations in the private, public, and non-profit sectors are selected to participate

Jack J. Meyers February 8, 1935–July 2, 2022 Jack J. Meyers, 87, died July 2, 2022, at the Hilltop Manor, Cunningham. He was born Feb. 8, 1935, in Cunningham, the son of August E. and Frances Vierthaler Meyers. A resident of the Cunningham community most of his life, he was the Past President and Chairman

Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have had numerous online conversations with customers. Frequently, everyday life intersects with these conversations. Moms and dads are working from home while simultaneously serving as teachers and caregivers in the process. It is not unusual to hear children crying in the background, asking the age-old question, “Do I have to?”

This question is likely to garner different responses, depending on whom you ask, and a plethora of caveats. It is a tough call for the Fed because stifling housing-related inflation without punishing everyday homeowners is a tricky task. For investors, this question matters a lot because the Fed’s cessation from active Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) purchases eliminated demand from the largest buyer in the market and had a punitive impact on MBS valuations. If the Fed starts actively selling into the market, that could exacerbate things even further.