October 28, 2019
Jeff Cardone presented at the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s Directors Summit on October 15, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. The presentation titled “Corporate Governance Hot Topics” focused on strategic planning best practices for community bank boards and senior management related to capital planning and mergers and acquisitions and also discussed recent regulatory developments, including the community bank leverage ratio final rule issued by the FDIC and the SAFE Banking Act related to banking cannabis-related businesses.
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September 27, 2019
Jeff Cardone and Ben Azoff presented at the Independent Bankers Association of New York State’s 2019 Executive Symposium on September 10, 2019. The presentation, titled “Critical Issues Facing the Leadership of Today’s Community Banks” focused on current trends and issues impacting community banks, including the current mergers and acquisitions landscape, emerging regulatory trends and corporate governance hot topics.
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September 20, 2019
Gary A. Lax presented “Banking the Hemp Industry” at the Indiana Bankers Association Annual Convention on September 17, 2019, in French Lick, IN. The presentation discussed Industrial Hemp, the status of federal and state laws, and the elements of a risk assessment and compliance program to on-board customers and provide financial products and services to growers and handlers, as well as Hemp merchants.
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September 19, 2019
Larry Spaccasi, Tom Hutton and Jeff Cardone presented at the CU Leadership Convention in Las Vegas on August 1, 2019. The presentation, titled “So You Think You Want to Acquire a Bank?” focused on how the acquisition of banks by credit unions has become more common. The presentation also analyzed the factors that drive credit union/bank transactions, including how a bank acquisition is structured, the regulatory approval process and key considerations when assessing whether an acquisition of a bank should be a part of the credit union’s strategic plan.
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September 18, 2019
Mr. Spaccasi was a panelist for “Merger Mania: How Credit Unions Can Survive and Thrive on a New M&A Market” presented by the CU Leadership Convention. The webinar focused on the critical factors for highly successful M&A transactions and key issues and procedures that should be focused upon when a credit union is considering a merger.
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