From introducing members to new WBA Chair Paul J. Northway to highlighting the industry’s ongoing fight against fraud, the July/August Wisconsin Banker offers timely and relevant content for every bank staff member. Inside, explore the Year in Review to see the Association’s impact on Wisconsin’s banking industry. Meet DFI Secretary-designee Wendy K. Baumann. Learn about CIP requirements for customer ID, recent advocacy efforts, opportunities to get involved with WBA, the installation of the new WBA Board, and how quantum computing and AI may change cybersecurity. Featured content includes the Chair’s Column by Northway, current WBA Chair and President/CEO of American National Bank Fox Cities in Appleton; this issue’s Community Advocate Q&A with John H. Beirl, President of Northern State Bank in Ashland; and event recaps of the 2025 Women in Banking Conference, Agricultural Bankers Conference, and the WBA/ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C.
