The Correspondent

ICBB's annual credit conference, "New Frontier: Banking Credit in a Transforming Landscape" is coming up May 14-16 in Lexington, KY. Joe Pigg, senior vice president and senior counsel for the American Bankers' Association, will present a session on CRA and ESG for community banks. Listen to a preview of that discussion here and register now for this and other timely presentations on credit, lending, and other banking topics.

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Register Now: https://www.icbbcreditconference.com/event-details/new-frontier-banking-credit-in-a-transforming-landscape-1?utm_source=the-correspondent&utm_medium=show-notes&utm_campaign=credit-conference-2025

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Women have made great strides toward inclusion in banking, business, and financial literacy over the past few decades. However, pronounced disparities still persist in all of these areas. In this episode of The Correspondent podcast, host Madison Caplinger interview with Britney Campbell, senior vice president of marketing and public relations at Legends Bank in Nashville, Tennessee, and founder of Her Bank, a bank brand by women, for women. Britney and the Her Bank team are dedicated to empowering women with the financial tools and knowledge they need to succeed, both personally and as entrepreneurs.

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Learn More About Her Bank: Home - Her Bank by Legends Bank

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March is Women's History Month, and at ICBB, we've declared it Women in Banking month. While more and more women are represented at every level in banking, there is still room to grow. In this episode, Natalie Bartholomew, of The Girl Banker blog and podcast, discusses how female bankers can build their careers, navigate challenges, and professionally advocate for themselves.

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Check out The Girl Banker: The Girl Banker

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The payments landscape is changing quickly, and with it come evolving risks. How can community banks build a payments risk management program that mitigates ever-changing threats? Nanci McKenzie, a payments expert with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, discusses how banks can build an effective payments risk management program.

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Participation loans represent an opportunity for community banks to grow or manage their loan portfolio without exceeding their legal lending limit. But how does participation lending work at ICBB? In this episode, a participation loan panel, including chief lending officer Brandon Feltner; correspondent loan officer Paul Loxley; loan operations manager Beth Soard; and senior credit manager Michael Searcy break down the participation process step by step. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

A new year brings many new opportunities, but also some uncertainty. In this episode, host Madison Caplinger discusses the issues and trends community bankers should consider in 2025 with CEO and president Derek Hetherington, and sales manager and account executive Zac Bodenheimer.

Changes in interest rates, regulations, and consumer preferences can make community bank lending a challenge. One tool to manage a bank's loan portfolio is to utilize participation loans—something with which ICBB is well acquainted and ready to help. In this episode, host Madison Caplinger discusses participation lending with chief lending officer Brandon Feltner; correspondent loan officer Paul Loxley; and loan operations manager Beth Soard.

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In this Q3 market update episode, host Madison Caplinger discusses recent interest rate moves by the Federal Reserve, upcoming regulatory changes, and more with ICBB CFO Eli Barber, chief lending officer Brandon Feltner, and Scott Kimel from FNBB Capital Markets.

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Contact Scott Kimel: [email protected]

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In light of the upcoming presidential election, policy is a hot topic in the news and in the minds of bankers. Part of the value our state bankers' associations provide is legislative advocacy. In this episode, ICBB CEO Derek Hetherington and Ballard Cassady, CEO of the Kentucky Bankers Association, discuss upcoming legislation that will affect community banks in Kentucky and nationwide.

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Kentucky Bankers' Association: Kentucky Bankers Association (kybanks.com)

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The use of AI is on the rise across industries, and community bankers must decide if and how they are going to incorporate it into their operations. But how do they ensure safety and compliance in all its uses? In this episode, host Madison Caplinger discusses with Milton Bartley, CEO of ImageQuest, how to develop an AI Policy at your bank.

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