Pub. 7 2019 Issue 3

1 The Community Banker Contents ©2019 Montana Independent Bankers | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. The Community Banker is published four times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the Montana Independent Bankers and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Montana Independent Bankers, its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. The Community Banker is a collective work and as such some articles are submitted by authors that are independent of the Montana Independent Bankers. While the Community Banker encourages a first print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at: 855.747.4003. 2019 MIB BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amber Brown Peoples Bank of Deer Lodge Bill Coffee Stockman Bank, Miles City Daniel Day Bank of Montana, Missoula Shawn Dutton First Security Bank of Roundup Clinton Gerst Bank of Bozeman, Boseman Pete Johnson Opportunity Bank, Helena Brice Kluth First State Bank of Shelby Kenny Martin First Montana Bank, Helena Mike Moore Stockmens Bank, Cascade Joel Rosenberg Three Rivers Bank of Montana, Kalispell Phil Willett Pioneer Federal Savings and Loan, Dillon Andrew West, President Eagle Bank, Polson awest@eaglbankmt.com Adam McQuiston, Vice President First Montana Bank, Missoula amcquiston@firstmontanabank.com Loren Brown, Secretary First Security Bank of Helena lbrown@firstsecurityhelena.com Tim Schreiber, Treasurer Farmers State Bank, Florence tims@farmersebank.com Tom Christnacht, Immediate Past President First Security Bank of Deer Lodge tomc@1stsecuritydl.com A.J. King, ICBA State Director Three Rivers Bank, Kalispell ajking@3riversbank.com Jim Brown Executive Director Montana Independent Bankers jbrown@mibonline.org MIB STAFF 2019 MIB EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2 President’s Address 4 Executive Director’s Report 5 MIB Press Release 6 Featured Member Bank: American Bank 8 Featured Associate Member: Blanket Protections – A Unique Focus From Golden Eagle Insurance 9 Compliance Q&A – Fall 2019 11 3 Steps To Keeping Your Directors Informed And Engaged 12 Griz Tailgate 2019 13 Cat Tailgate 2019 14 The FDIC Pocket Guide For Directors 16 Recruiting New Bank Directors – Is Your House In Order? 17 Keeping Your Directors Informed 18 Level Sponsors 19 From the Top: Preston Kennedy 20 Flourish: Rebeca Romero Rainey 21 Guest Article: Why Bonds Are Riddles, Enigmas And Other Investment Mysteries 23 MIB Membership Directory 24 MIB Associate Member Resource Guide 25 Upcoming Webinars (406) 449-7444 jbrown@mibonline.org www.mibonline.og Montana Independent Bankers 30 South Ewing Street P.O. Box 4893 Helena, MT 59604-4893 Front Cover: Vintage Ford, courtesy of First Security Bank of Roundup driven by Shawn Dutton.