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Pub. 13 2024 Issue 4

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KBA-Hosted Financial Town Hall Recap

July 2 in Chanute, Kansas

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By the Kansas Bankers Association

More than 80 Kansas bankers, political and business leaders recently gathered at the SEK Impact Conference Center in Chanute, Kansas, for a regional Financial Town Hall meeting. An update was given from our nation’s capital by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a statehouse report from Kansas Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Chairman Jeff Longbine and an update on KBA policy priorities and service initiatives supporting the Kansas banking industry. The theme of the Town Hall expressed by KBA Chairman Mark Schifferdecker (Chairman/President/CEO of GNBank, Girard) was Banks Need Community and Communities Need Banks, which stressed the importance of local financial services, relationship banking and leadership provided by bankers in communities across Kansas.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran expressed his concerns about runaway spending by the federal government and intrusive government overreach negatively impacting community banks and small businesses across America. Sen. Moran was optimistic about the chances of being back in the majority of the U.S. Senate after this November’s general election and shared that he also hoped to serve on the Senate Banking Committee during the next session of Congress.
Kansas State Sen. Jeff Longbine highlighted the important role community bankers play in fostering entrepreneurs and economic development, especially in rural Kansas communities. Sen. Longbine, who owns and operates Longbine Auto Plaza in Emporia, Kansas, stressed the need for reasonable regulations void of government mandates that attempt to force a political agenda on consumers and business owners.
KBA Chairman Mark Schifferdecker (Chairman, President & CEO of GNBank) welcomed bankers and community leaders to the KBA-Hosted Financial Town Hall held in Chanute, Kansas, and challenged everyone to work together to combat the tsunami of regulations emanating from federal regulatory agencies in Washington, D.C. Schifferdecker also highlighted efforts by the KBA and banks across Kansas to reduce the negative impacts of fraud and cybercrime being inflicted on banks and their customers.
U.S. Sen. Moran, State Sen. Michael Fagg (a retired banker from El Dorado), and KBA President & CEO Doug Wareham discuss economic conditions in southeast Kansas at the conclusion of the Chanute Financial Town Hall.
Kathy Taylor, KBA EVP/General Counsel, catches up with Diltz Lindamood, VP, Citizens State Bank, Madison Branch.
Dan Mildfelt, Chm Bd-President-CEO, Community National Bank & Trust, Chanute and John Hill, President-CEO, The City State Bank, Fort Scott share a story during the break.
Kansas Sen. Virgil Peck (yellow shirt) talks about the Kansas Legislature’s Special Session with bankers and community leaders in attendance at the Town Hall.
Mark Schifferdecker, President-CEO, GNBank, Girard, welcomes Kansas U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran to the Town Hall.
Kelly VanZwoll. KBA VP Government Relations/Staff Attorney, Kansas Rep. Fred Gardner and banker Craig Meader, CEO of First National Bank of Kansas, Burlington, visit during the Town Hall.
Ruth Duling (CEO) and Holly Koch (CFO) of the Girard Medical Center discuss the shared objectives of community banks and community hospitals striving to serve rural Kansas.

Thank You to Our Generous Co-Host Sponsors!

  • Bank of Commerce, Chanute
  • CBW Bank, Weir
  • Commercial Bank, Parsons
  • Community National Bank & Trust, Chanute
  • Community State Bank, Coffeyville
  • GNBank, N.A., Girard
  • Home Savings Bank, Chanute
  • The City State Bank, Ft. Scott
  • Union State Bank, Ft. Scott

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