OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INDIANA BANKERS ASSOCIATION
James “Jim” Harold Cousins, president and CEO of the Indiana Bankers Association from 2000-06, passed away on March 2 in Kettering, Ohio. He was 82 years old.
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Stablecoins have rapidly emerged from the periphery of cryptocurrency markets into a central topic in financial and regulatory conversations. These blockchain-based digital tokens are designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar, and enable fast, low-cost transactions 24/7. While they promise to modernize payments and expand financial access, stablecoins also pose new challenges to the banking industry and policymakers.
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Robert “Bob” W. Barger passed away on July 26. He was 92 years old. Barger started working for The Fairland National Bank in 1954, working his way up to president and trust officer with what was then called Central Indiana Bank NA, including leading the institution through its acquisition of The State Bank of Waldron
Earlier this summer, President Trump signed into law the GENIUS Act, a long-awaited bill that will kickstart the development of a new regulatory framework for stablecoins in the U.S.
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Innovation is one of those line items that can be hard to wrap our heads around. There’s no formula or silver bullet to determine how much to spend, so we annually face that Goldilocks conundrum of determining what’s too little, what’s too much and what’s just right.
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OCTOBER Chief Operations Officer ForumOct. 10: IBA Center Banking on Women ConferenceOct. 22-23: Embassy Suites, Noblesville Marketing Directors ForumOct. 28: IBACenter Information/Cybersecurity/IT/Operations Officer Forum – Group 1Oct. 29: IBA Center Information/Cybersecurity/IT/Operations Officer Forum – Group 2Oct. 30: IBA Center NOVEMBER IBA Regional Meeting – Fair OaksNov. 3: Farmhouse Restaurant IBA Regional Meeting – Fort WayneNov.
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With just a few months left in 2025, it is a good time to reflect on your financial institution’s goals. Are you where you expected to be?
Let’s take a closer look at seven goals many community banks are working toward. For each, consider these timely questions as you assess your progress.
7 Goals to Revisit in the Final Stretch of 2025 Read More »
If you work with health savings accounts, you already know the IRS wants a paper trail for just about everything. But sometimes the smartest (and most compliant) move is not reporting a transaction at all.
HSA Reporting When Is No Reporting the Right Move?
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Fraud isn’t only a risk to manage within financial institutions; it’s quickly becoming one of the most critical tests of trust between banks and credit unions and their clients.
New Survey: Fraud May Be Down but the Stakes for Financial Institutions Remain High Read More »
