Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers

There is some interesting data to show that de novo market has not been what it has been over the history of banking. It's a new world...but it doesn't mean that the market is dead. Like most everything in banking, it's simply shifted. Randy Dennis, president of DD&F Consulting, is a long time banking expert in this area and has been on our faculty for many years.

With so much attention given to the agricultural market due to trade, weather conditions, and the inherent risk in that market, it's important to stay abreast of the trends and listen to the experts. And there's not a better expert than Farmer Mac's Chief Lending Officer, Curt Covington. Curt is a long time veteran of the Ag Lending field and helps oversee the $20 billion Farmer Mac institution.

Compliance training does not have to be boring. As a matter of fact, in the many years that we have been evaluating our faculty and our curriculum, one of the highest rated classes is Compliance. The faculty members contribute a great deal to this, to be sure, but the topic is one that MUST be discussed. And if that's the case, then let's make it interesting and actually beneficial to the bank.

Justin Muscolino with GRC Solutions has an extensive resume working with compliance training for both banks and regulatory agencies.

You may have noticed that the interest rate markets have been rather surprising over the past several quarters. It's been very interesting and has a good deal of impact on the financials of community banks. As always, ICBA Securities' Jim Reber is on top of things and here to give us some insight into the markets.

Trish Springfield is historically one of our most popular faculty members and podcast guests. If you've met her, you'll instantly know her passion for people and banking. We sit down and talk about growing your team and improving your bank.

Sometimes, the answers to the tricky problems we face in banking are not readily apparent. Sometimes, we get those answers and they don't make any sense. How do we stay relevant? How do we solve the problem of ***fill in the blank***

Chad Hoffman, CEO and President of Richwood Bank in Central Ohio, and his team of creative thinking bankers have come up with some amazing concepts that go beyond the traditional community banking model.

https://richwoodbank.com/

https://richwoodcoffee.com/

https://richwoodmarketing.com/

Today is Thursday, May 23 2019 and this is your last daily podcast and announcements for the 2019 session. Graduation is tomorrow...speaker is tonight...and more importantly, free night is tonight as well. You all have done a great job this year. Enjoy Memphis responsibly.

Today is Wednesday, May 22. Things have been a little odd this year with a changing speaker...but we've got a great speaker lined up. Check out the music in the Barret Lounge tonight as well...chances are that you are listening to them as you read this!

Today is Tuesday, May 21 and you have completed your second day of Barret. Don't forget to check your text messages for your announcements. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask any of the staff.

Monday, May 20. You've survived the first day...and you're doing great! We've got today's announcements for you here and hope, if you're not here, you're enjoying this series and getting a taste of what Grad Week is really all about.