February 6, 2025

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 more efficient, and engaging in education to expand our knowledge in today’s banking environment. This year, we’ll see results through focused strategy and hard work.

2025 marks my 13th year as executive director of the MIB. Looking back over the last decade-plus, I am heartened by how far the Association has come. Together, MIB has achieved much, including increasing its associate membership to nearly 60, growing annual convention participation, expanding member services and strengthening our partnership with ICBA. Thanks to the hard work and diligence of the MIB board, the Association has bucked the national trend by expanding at a time when many state financial services associations are contracting.