Cyber, Fraud & Physical Security Conference

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By Laurie A. Rees, Indiana Bankers Association

The IBA’s security conference has evolved over the years as security needs have evolved at our member banks. Now called the Cyber, Fraud & Physical Security Conference, our latest event continued that evolution by not just offering education in all three named categories, but splitting into three separate tracks so bank employees could focus on their specific area of responsibility for the entire event.

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Taking It Easy

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By the Indiana Bankers Association

Dianna Geyer retired from her duties as assistant trust officer at Farmers and Merchants Bank, Boswell, effective Dec. 31. She spent her entire 46-year career at the bank.

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Banker Profile: Amanda Morris-Feldman
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer – First Federal Savings Bank, Rochester

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By the Indiana Bankers Association

What was your first job, and what did you learn from it?
My first job was working as a secretary in my dad’s State Farm office. Primarily, I learned that working for your dad doesn’t always give you an accurate picture of what work really looks like! Just kidding … kind of. I learned about customer service, particularly that kindness and a willingness to help go a long way, and that leading with friendliness sets the appropriate tone.

Banker Profile: Amanda Morris-Feldman

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer – First Federal Savings Bank, Rochester

Associate Members’ Corner

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By the Indiana Bankers Association

Barnes & Thornburg LLP / Indianapolis Otto Frenzel joined the firm as an associate in September. He advises companies and their shareholders on a range of corporate matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. Frenzel is a board member for the Crown Hill Cemetery Foundation and a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association. He

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HR Topics: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By Debra A. Mastrian, Amundsen Davis LLC

The importance of conducting effective workplace investigations in response to internal complaints cannot be understated, especially in today’s highly regulated environment. There are various types of situations that call for a formal investigation, including allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, an unsafe workplace or employee misconduct.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By the Indiana Bankers Association

Old National Bancorp, holding company of Old National Bank, Evansville, is acquiring Bremer Financial Corporation, holding company for Bremer Bank, St. Paul, in a merger transaction announced on Nov. 25 and valued at $1.4 billion. Pending regulatory approvals, the transaction is anticipated to close in the middle of 2025, with the merged banks operating under

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It’s Time to Stop Punting on Credit Union Accountability

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By Robert S. Nichols, American Bankers Association

Football season is in full swing, and here in the nation’s capital, the home of the Washington Commanders has a new name: Northwest Stadium, the moniker of Virginia-based Northwest Federal Credit Union, which recently inked a multi-year, multi-million-dollar stadium naming deal.

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Striking Balance in 2025

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By Rebeca Romero Rainey, Independent Community Bankers of America

The start of a new year brings with it opportunities, and as we enter 2025, we do so with an eye toward the potential that awaits. For years, we’ve been seeking balance across a number of areas, encouraging regulators and legislators to initiate more proportionate rulemaking, embracing innovation for our banks to become nimbler and

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DEI and Affirmative Action Pendulums
Where Will They Land for Financial Institutions?

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By Robert A. Greising & Marsha Jean-Baptiste, Krieg DeVault LLP

Supreme Court decisions often ripple across segments of society beyond the parties actually before the Court. Financial institutions may experience this with respect to the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.1 This decision effectively ended consideration of race as a plus factor in college admissions, a practice that had shaped higher education for decades.2

DEI and Affirmative Action Pendulums

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Banking Center News

Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1 / By the Indiana Bankers Association

(from left) Discover Oxford board members Brook Sauter, Chico Marin, Tina Coffman (Town of Oxford), Pamela Ashcraft, Kay Tabert and Latisha Provo; with bank COO Tanya Burton; bank marketing director Ashley Bice, who also serves as president of Discover Oxford; Jonathan Elkins, bank chief lending officer; and Shane Pilarski, bank president. Alliance Bank, Francesville, announced

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Vol. 109 2025 Issue 1

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer – First Federal Savings Bank, Rochester

Where Will They Land for Financial Institutions?

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