Pub. 8 2019 Issue 5

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 10 THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP WORKING TOGETHER FOR YOUR HOMEBUYING CUSTOMERS For nearly 19 years, Mortgage Investment Services Corporation (MISC) has been a strong partner with Kansas community banks. MISC’s only purpose is to assist community banks to make home loans for their customers. We combine our high-tech features with your face-to-face customer service. Your bank and your customers benefit from this working partnership. • No cost to sign up. No risk to give us a try. • No software or hardware investment by your bank • Free training and ongoing support for your loan officers • Wide range of fixed rate loan products • Free marketing support to attract new families to become bank customers • MISC serves 240 Community Banks in OK, KS, MO & CO • Fannie Mae Approved Seller/Servicer. Call Andrew Holtgraves today to unlock the Power of Partnership! Andrew: (913) 390-1010 ext. 1019 Andrew@MISCHomeLoans.com Earl McVicker (Chairman, President and CEO, Central Financial Corporation, Hutchinson), Michelle Hanes and Shan Hanes (President and CEO, Heartland Tri-State Bank, Elkhart) catch up during the conference. Herb and Becky Iams say goodbye to the KBA and Kansas bankers as they prepare to retire at the end of the year. Cindy Wright joins The Dueling Guitars on stage as they entertain at the evening banquet. breakouts, Jeffrey Gerrish from Gerrish Smith Tuck, PC shared his topic of “What I Wish I Knew Then: Lessons Learned.” Friday evening closed with the KBA Leadership Reception and a dinner buffet. Immediately following dinner, Doug Wareham honored Herb Iams, President of KBA Insurance, and his wife, Becky Iams, EVP of KBA Insurance as they prepare to retire this December. The evening’s entertainment was “The Two of Us” dueling guitars, which featured much audience participation, laughter, singing, and dancing. Saturday morning it was back to the business at hand as the golf awards were given out during breakfast. Following this, the annual business meeting was held, which included election of officers. Your 2019-2020 KBA elected officers are: Chairman Kurt Knutson, Freedom Bank, Overland Park; Chairman-Elect Jonathon Johnson, Home Savings Bank, Chanute; Vice Chairman Mike Ewy, Community State Bank, Coffeyville; and Past Chairman Chris Donnelly, Bank of the Prairie, Olathe. Senator Jerry Moran addressed the group and gave a Washington Update, and the conference concluded with Dan Shaffer speaking on the topic of, “Connecting the Dots in a World of Uncertainty”. Thank you to all our bankers, endorsed vendors and associate members who attended this year and made this conference such a success! We’d like to remind you to mark your calendars for August 6, 7 & 8, 2020 for next year’s CEO Forum, and be sure to make your Broadmoor reservations now, as our room block will sell out early! Continued from page 9