Ten Kansas bankers joined KBA staff in early April for the annual ABA Washington Summit, attended by more than 1,300 banking industry advocates from across America. Team KBA was able to meet with members and/or staff from all six Kansas Congressional Delegation offices and delivered information on issues ranging from support for the ACRE Act and SAFER (Cannabis) Banking Act to opposition against the Credit Card Competition Act and various federal regulatory proposals, including the 1071 small business lending rule to further restrictions on debit card interchange revenue to community reinvestment act reform to the CFPB’s ongoing war against several forms of bank fee income. Special thanks to the Kansas bankers who stepped up to carry our state and industry’s message to Washington, D.C.
KBA-member bankers and KBA staff participating in ABA’s recently held Washington Summit included Alex Orel (KBA SVP — Government Relations), Jonathon Johnson (Home Savings Bank, Chanute), Brad Yaeger (Legacy Bank, Wichita), Deron O’Connor (Astra Bank, Hays), Gary Schmitt (INTRUST Bank, Wichita), Kyle Campbell (Astra Bank, Abilene), Justin Sparks (Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Wichita), Brian Whitesell (Landmark National Bank, Manhattan), Gil Trout (Emprise Bank, Wichita), Mark Larrabee (Arvest Bank, Shawnee Mission), Doug Wareham (KBA President & CEO), Sarah Keeny Moon (Citizens Bank of Kansas, Derby) and Kathy Taylor (KBA EVP — General Counsel).
