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4 l e a d i n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y i n k a n s a s 8 YBOK Conference Fall 2012 10 BLOK Session IV Focuses On Leadership and Teamwork 12 Security Officer’s By-Word: When Is A Check “Good?” What Every Bank Customer Should Know Charles M. Towle, Senior Vice President, Kansas Bankers Surety Company 13 2012 KBA Trust Conference Held In Manhattan 16 Deploying Mobile Devices Across the Bank: Risks and Rewards By Jack Vonder-Heide 18 Washington Update October 2012: Connecting the Dots By Frank Keating, President and CEO American Bankers Association 8 13 10 16 22 18 19 2012/2013 Tax Year-End Planning By Brian Mall, CPA with BKD, LLP 20 Milestones 22 2012 Maag Scramble at Colbert Hills 25 Bert Ely’s FARM CREDIT WATCH ® : Shedding Light on the Farm Credit System, America’s Least Known GSE For Sale by Owner: Black Hills “Cabin” By Bert Ely 28 KBA Announces 2012 Graduate School of Banking Graduates © 2012 Kansas Bankers Association | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. The Kansas Banker is published eight times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the Kansas Bankers Association and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review and consideration. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your specific circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Kansas Bankers Association, its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or serviced advertised. The Kansas Bankers Association is a collective work and as such some articles are submitted by authors that are independent of the Kansas Bankers Association. While The Kansas Banker encourages a first print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at: 855-747-4003. die76