In The News

State/Local

Systematic Savings Bank to be acquired in $14M deal
Springfield Business Journal, 4/17/24

Mitchell “Mick” Nitsch, Regent Bank
Tulsa World, 4/14/24

Kansas City's five strongest small banks of 2023
Kansas City Business Journal, 4/18/24

Kansas City's five strongest midsize banks of 2023
Kansas City Business Journal, 4/15/24

Missouri General Assembly

Razer leaving Missouri Senate after being appointed to the state tax commission
Missourinet, 4/15/24

Election 2024

Missouri Republicans build cash advantage over Democrats as primary races heat up
Missouri Independent, 4/16/24

National

Marijuana banking, cryptocurrency regulation may be combined into single bill
PYMNTS, 4/15/24

Senators unveil bipartisan bill outlawing algorithmic stablecoins
PYMNTS, 4/17/24

Fed’s Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
AP, 4/16/24

Commentary: Opposing the credit card competition act to preserve small business and local economies
The Bakersfield Californian, 4/13/24

Regulatory

Fed keeps up CBDC research
Banking Dive, 4/17/24

The CFPB's proposed data sharing rule: How banking insiders are reacting
American Banker, 4/15/24

FDIC releases plans if Wall Street bank collapses
Banking Exchange, 4/15/24

Law & Ethics

Supreme Court decision puts spotlight on ATM usage
PYMNTS, 4/15/24

Operations

What Generation Z wants from their bank
PYMNTS, 4/15/24

Commentary: Closing the banking gap in underserved communities
Forbes, 4/14/24

Commentary: Banks, it's time to address the needs of all communities
Forbes, 4/15/24

Cannabis Banking

What it’s like to bank cannabis
Rolling Stone, 4/15/24

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