New year, new look!
We are excited to kick off the year with a new and improved HB Digital experience! Now at HoosierBanker.com, you can find the content you are looking for not only grouped by issue, but also by topic through an easy-to-navigate menu, or a search bar. In addition to content from our new issue, you will find all content from last year, articles from 2024, and our digital flipbook archive goes back to 2014. Let us know what you think of the new digital experience by emailing HB@indiana.bank!
Meet Chairman David Findlay
David Findlay, chairman & CEO of Lake City Bank, Warsaw, will lead the Association this year as our chairman. He reflected on the influence his parents have had on his life, the advice he would offer to young bankers, and the areas he wants to focus on in his year at the helm of the Association.
Redistricting efforts trigger early start to session
This year’s legislative session began earlier than usual due to a late-year push to consider congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections.
DIGITAL EXTRA: Supporting your account holders through the mental toll of money stress
The link between personal finances and emotional well-being is undeniable. With that in mind, community financial institutions have an opportunity to offer responsible support that helps reduce financial stress and better serve the people who rely on them. With the right approach, you can help account holders ease anxiety and regain a sense of stability.
National perspective
Our partners at ICBA write about marching into 2026 on the advocacy frontline, while ABA delves into the overall outlook for banks in 2026.
Banker Profile
Gregory Barnes Jr. serves as vice president and senior retail sales officer at STAR Bank, Fort Wayne. He will also serve as president of the IBA Future Leadership Division this year. Greg talked to us about what he learned while working as a dishwasher at Old Country Buffet, staying innovative in an ever-evolving industry, how he defines success and what he’s reading right now.
The path through digital disruptions
Christopher J. Murphy III reflects back on 50 years in the industry as he heads into retirement, and says that “banking’s purpose hasn’t changed in 4,000 years…While technology will always disrupt, service and care must always endure.”
Also in this issue...
- Data privacy and security issues
- Indiana's new "earned wage access" law
- Managing interest rate risk
- Chris Bennett's retirement and a reorganization of the Association's education department
- Results from the Hoosier Banker readership survey
Read all these stories and more in the January/February 2026 issue of Hoosier Banker magazine!