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BACK AGAIN IN 2022: The 2022 Secur-I.T. Conference is now combined with the annual BSA/AML Conference! The 2022 WBA Secur-I.T. & BSA/AML Conference will be held on September 20-21 at Glacier Canyon Lodge in Wisconsin Dells. The conference will kick off at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday and adjourn at Noon on Wednesday. This annual meeting brings […]
By Scott Birrenkott Q: Can a Customer Open a Campaign Finance Account? A: Yes. Customers may seek to open campaign accounts, political action accounts, conduit funds, and other types of election-related accounts. Because there is no list of specific documentation that banks must collect for such accounts, banks receiving requests to open these accounts will […]
The following is a brief interview between WBA President and CEO Rose Oswald Poels and Black River Country Bank, Black River Falls President and CEO Bob Becker. Rose: How did you first get into the banking industry? Bob: When I enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, I had plans of becoming an engineer, but like […]
By Hannah Flanders Following one of the deadliest pandemics the world has seen, U.S. government officials, businesses, and individuals alike have naturally begun to reassess what safe health practices look like. In banks throughout Wisconsin, this is certainly no different. From plexiglass to constant reminders to sanitize, cover your mouth, and stay home when you […]
By Rose Oswald Poels In recent conversations with state bankers associations across the country, as well as bankers here in Wisconsin, it is clear that regulators, particularly the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), are very focused on certain deposit-related activities citing them as violations in examinations, and also identifying them as potential unfair, deceptive, or […]
By Darla Sikora, Citizens State Bank of Loyal Here’s to hoping that this month’s From the Fields finds your customers finally able to be out in their fields after what seems like a particularly long winter and slow-to-arrive spring! How can it be that in just one more month, the year will already be half […]
Reserve a space in WBA’s Engagement Center today! Since the completion of WBA’s remodel in 2020, hundreds of bankers from around Wisconsin have had the opportunity to experience the new Engagement Center. Featuring two dedicated training rooms, a board room with video conferencing capabilities, and a conference room with a touchscreen smartboard — the Engagement […]
By Chris Schneider, Nicolet National Bank How nice it was to finally get together again as a group after two years of modified delivery of our annual WBA Agricultural Bankers Conference. The long-awaited return of the fully in-person conference was marked with great attendance, over 160 attendees including 130 bankers from across the state. Always […]
By Rose Oswald Poels For 130 years, advocacy has been at the core of WBA’s mission and a key focus of the banking industry. While advocacy is not directly in the job description of most banking positions, bankers have long recognized that being actively engaged in all aspects of advocacy helps preserve the franchise value […]
Cash flow repays debt. Finding a business entity’s true cash flow is critical to determining if, how, and when a loan can be repaid. Do you know how to find a business entity’s actual cash flow when given a set of accrual basis financial statements? AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO: • Convert an […]
