Pub. 13 2024 Issue 1

Now in its 18th year, the Bank Leaders of Kansas (BLOK) Program is a leadership development program coordinated by the Kansas Bankers Association. The BLOK program is designed to improve the leadership skills of Kansas bankers and accomplishes that goal through four primary objectives: To increase the individual banker’s understanding and knowledge of the structure

Above: Tracy Dockter of United Bank & Trust, Marysville, captured this beautiful sunset along Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake near Westmoreland. How do you Picture Kansas? We want your snapshots of Kansas events, landscapes, weather, wildlife and more. Pictures to be submitted for the 2025 calendar need to be taken from June 1, 2023-May 24, 2024.

It’s likely you or a person you know is living with a chronic health condition, like heart disease or diabetes. In fact, 6 in 10 Americans live with at least one chronic condition, like certain cancers, stroke, hypertension or high cholesterol. Chronic diseases are among the leading causes of death and disability in the United

Congratulations to Galen “Digger” Liggett on his 50 years in banking! Digger started his banking career on Dec. 17, 1973. From 1973 to 2003, he served in numerous positions, such as bookkeeper, teller, loan officer and vice president at Farmers National Bank in Lincoln. From 2003 to 2010, he was a loan officer, senior vice

Kicking off the end of the year, NXTUS and Premier Sponsors — Emprise Bank, INTRUST Bank and Kansas Bankers Association — announced seven winners of the 2023 NXTSTAGE Financial Technology Pilot Competition. Leading fintech startups from five states and Canada pitched at the showcase event, offering their next-generation solutions to help regional banks, credit unions

Whenever a new election cycle comes along, it’s not uncommon to hear pundits make mention of “red waves” or “blue waves,” denoting potential power swings in Congress. But as bankers contemplate the future of our country and the policy environment that will shape the future of our industry, there’s another wave that we need to

Pushing back on BIG GOVERNMENT policymakers intent on placing new burdens and/or restrictions on the banking industry continues to consume more and more time for KBA’s Leadership and Government Relations staff team. The list of harmful proposals coming out of Washington, D.C., since 2020 is daunting, ranging from the CFPB’s 1071 small business reporting rule