OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MONTANA INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Pub. 12 2024 Issue 1

Application Red Flags

How To Prevent Financing Fraud

In the world of financial lending, institutions need to have multiple checks and balances in place to protect their assets, their customers, and the future of their organization. Sadly, some individuals try to use our fair nature against us for deceptive gain. Efforts to obtain funding through fraudulent means can often be recognized during the

Application Red Flags

How To Prevent Financing Fraud

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MIB Upcoming Events

2024 January 30 Memberships Renewals Due February 9 MIB Board MeetingGreat Northern Hotel Helena, MT March 14-17 ICBA LiveOrlando, FL April 10 MIB Spring Board MeetingFirebrand HotelWhitefish, MT April 28-May 1 Capital SummitWashington, D.C. July 17-19 Convention and Trade ShowHilton Garden InnMissoula, MT September 14 Griz vs. Morehead State TailgateMissoula, MT October 2-3 Women in

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Compliance Q&A

Winter 2024

A business-purpose loan is not reportable unless for the purchase of a dwelling, the refinancing of a dwelling or the improvement of a dwelling. Young & Associates provides banks and thrifts with support for their compliance programs, independent reviews, and in-bank training, as well as a full menu of management consulting, loan review, IT consulting

Compliance Q&A

Winter 2024

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Spread the Wealth

Some Bond Sectors Performed Better Than Others in 2023

As we have navigated the holiday season and hopefully had some time to wrap up some gifts as well as a successful 2023, let’s now spend a few minutes looking into pockets of relative value in the bond market. To get there, we should remind ourselves of the vagaries and ironies of fixed-income investing. In

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From the Top: Why Instant Payments Need To Be a 2024 Priority

As we kick off the new year, our budgets have been set and our plans developed. But you know what they say about the best-laid plans: They change. Fortunately, community banks thrive on their ability to respond to market drivers, and in 2024, those demands point to instant payments. We’ve been monitoring developments with FedNow

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