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Join us for Mega 2026 where 50 expert-led sessions will give you peer-tested strategies and practical tools to lead through today’s challenges and tomorrow’s unknowns. Click through to meet this year’s keynote speakers and get registered today!
Caught between mandates: The Fed’s 2026 balancing act
The Federal Reserve has an explicitly stated dual mandate: maximize employment and maintain steady price levels. Fulfilling this mandate is a lot easier said than done, as the two components of it are contradictory.
DIGITAL EXTRA: Community banks should write the rules on innovation, not follow them
Community banks have more innovation paths available to them than ever before. The challenge isn’t just finding options—it’s making strategic choices that actually serve their markets.
FDICIA requirements updated for small and mid-sized banks
These updates address outdated fixed-dollar thresholds that subjected smaller banks to requirements meant for larger ones.
National perspective
Our partners at ABA write about bankers coming together to amplify their voices via grassroots advocacy at the Capitol, and ICBA delves into the importance of holding steadfast in community.
Banker Profile
Jenilee Bransteter serves as business banking manager at First Bank of Berne. She talked to us about her first job at the family grocery store, staying curious amid her daily work, the accomplishment she’s most proud of, what she does for fun outside the bank and more.
From relief to reckoning: Bankruptcy trends to watch in 2026
Cases in the Southern District of Indiana are up 8.9% so far in 2026 compared to last year. Business cases in particular are up 22.4% compared to 2025.
Also in this issue...
- Modernizing bank supervision
- How employee retention efforts may lead to unintended liability concerns
- What deposit behavior reveals about bank resilience
- The expense-to-revenue ratio problem no one is solving
- New guidance on postmarks that banks cannot ignore
Read all these stories and more in the March/April 2026 issue of Hoosier Banker magazine!