May 4 - CBA Today eNewsletter - COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA

The 2022 ICBA Capital Summit is underway this week in Washington, DC. CBA President & CEO John McNair and Lori Godfrey, CBA’s Executive Vice President, Government and Regulatory Relations, along with a team of Georgia community bankers and representatives from partner firms, are advocating on key issues in the nation’s capital. The first day of the 2022 ICBA Capital Summit featured a Q&A session with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra and meetings with federal regulators. Watch for more details from the Capital Summit in next week’s e-newsletter.

Augusta Topgolf Showdown—Advocacy, Networking & Friendly Competition!
Thanks to players and sponsors for CBA’s Topgolf Showdown held last week in Augusta. Bankers and partner firms enjoyed an afternoon of networking, prizes, and friendly competition while raising funds for CBA’s PAC. CBA’s Political Affairs Committee (CBA PAC) is the only Georgia State PAC exclusively committed to representing the interests of community banks.

Congratulations to the winners!
Winning Team: Brent Sammons and Jake Cleghorn; Altamaha Bank & Trust, Vidalia; Mark Thompson, Glennville Bank; Randy Sower, Executive Insurance Agency, Stockbridge; and Michael White, James-Bates-Brannan-Groover, LLP, Athens with John McNair, President/CEO, CBA, Marietta

Individual Winners: 1st Place: Jim Baston, F&M Bank, Washington; 2nd Place: Rocky Miller, F&M Bank, Washington; 3rd Place: David Jopling, First State Bank, Wrens

Robert James II
Carver State Bank

Robert James II Named to FDIC
Community Banking Committee
Robert James II, Executive Vice President, Carver State Bank, Savannah, was one of seven new members named to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Community Banking. Composed of a cross-section of community bankers from around the country, the FDIC’s Advisory Committee shares input on a broad range of community bank policy and regulatory matters. Read more.

Sponsorship Opportunities—Showcase Your Business at CBA’s Premier Event!
CBA’s Convention Committee and Professional Development Team have been busy planning a convention that’s the perfect combination of relevant topics, networking, and roundtable discussions. Registrations are coming in weekly, and now is the time to secure a sponsorship for your business. With an audience of bank CEOs, Directors, executive management team and future leaders, sponsorships can help you stand out. A few options include coffee breaks, promo items, selfie station, in-room gifts, entertainment and more. Let CBA customize a sponsorship for you! Contact Lindsay Greene to learn more.

Georgia’s community bankers do great things in their communities every day. Here is the latest on community outreach and news from CBA Members:

Exchange Bank, Milledgeville, celebrated the entire month of April by serving the Baldwin County community and volunteering at the local soup kitchen and food truck pantry. Since October 2009, Cafe Central has been a place where the hungry can come for a warm welcome and a completely free hot meal in Milledgeville, GA. Every other Tuesday, guests are not just provided a warm meal, but also pantry items to take home for the week. Exchange Bank volunteers prepped and served meals to more than 1,000 guests throughout the month of April.
Exchange Bank, Milledgeville, also gave away “I Love My Community Bank” t-shirts throughout the month to employees and customers who came into the bank. Exchange Bank plans to wrap up Community Banking Month on Friday, April 29th, with an employee appreciation BBQ rib luncheon cooked by Vice President Jonathan Pope. Read more here.
The Bank of Soperton and Million Pines Community Bank announced the rebranding of the bank headquartered in Soperton, to Georgia First Bank.
When PrimeSouth Bank, Brunswick/Waycross, learned The Miracle League still needed $10,000 to reach its goal to build their specialized baseball field, PrimeSouth stepped up to the plate. According to the team at PrimeSouth, “That’s a big number, but what’s huge is that now not one person misses their chance at bat. We're all seeing first-hand how rallying together for community makes big dreams come true.”
Peach State Bank & Trust, Gainesville, sent several crews to lend a hand for the local Habitat for Humanity.
Planters First Bank, Hawkinsville, participated in the 100 Pound Food Challenge sponsored by the Hawkinsville/Pulaski Animal Control. Over 100 pounds of food was collected.
Queensborough Bank & Trust teammates recently supported Child Enrichment at their annual sporting clays event in Augusta.
Team members from Queensborough National Bank, Waynesboro, were busy last weekend hosting a Golden Harvest Food Bank mobile distribution.
Community Bank of Pickens County, Jasper, recently made a donation toward scholarships for Sr. Achievement and Volunteerism within Pickens County 4-H.
Ameris Bank donates $1,805,000 to Support 18 Rural Georgia Hospitals. Read more.

Sympathy
CBA offers our sincere sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Kaye Slay, who passed away last week. Kaye worked at First State Bank of Blakely for 21 years. Click here for obituary.

Colony Bank, Fitzgerald, announced the promotion of Richard Welch to Valdosta Market President.

Gregory Sowell has joined James Bates Brannan Groover LLP, Athens, as a partner.

Rachelle Nelson has been elected to the Board of Directors of United Bankers’ Bancorporation, Inc. (UBBI) and United Bankers’ Bank (UBB), Bloomington, MN.

Laurie Gilmore was elected to the Board of Directors of Exchange Bank, Milledgeville.

Jo Jones was elected to the Board of Directors of Exchange Bank, Milledgeville.

Cole Posey has been promoted to Moultrie Market President at Colony Bank.

Patricia Phillips has been promoted to Banking Officer/Assistant Loan Operations Manager at Flint Community Bank, Albany.

Kendyl Davis has been promoted to BSA Officer at Flint Community Bank, Albany.

Windy Phillips has been promoted to Credit Officer/Assistant VP at Flint Community Bank, Albany.

Think CBA First for Your Professional Development Needs!
Be sure to think of CBA first when it comes to your training and Professional Development needs. Here are some upcoming CBA events:

Innovation Exploration Regulatory Series:
Regulatory Scrutiny of BAAS Partnerships
May 25, 2022 | STREAM
Join Troutman attorneys and a regulator who will talk about the overall topic of the regulatory scrutiny of these programs and the regulatory guidance that applies to them. Specifically, the panel will talk in-depth about the federal bank agencies’ guidance regarding third-party vendor management that applies to all of these programs.
Register today.

LEAD Retreat
June 22—24, 2022 | St. Simons Island
Leadership Development for Community Bankers
Topics Include:

What is Thought Leadership? How do you establish yourself as a thought leader?
Use Your Voice Professionally
Advocacy Update including How to Support Advocacy Efforts?

WEBINAR: Q1 Results: Weathering a Perfect Store
May 10, 2022 | 2:00—2:45 PM
Uncertainty. It’s about the only certainty we have right now. COVID, inflation, the war in Ukraine—individually these (and more) present significant challenges to community banks. But together, who knows? Join us to review analysis, trends and results and see where peers performed well, where they struggled and where we’re headed: contending with a tough environment of higher interest rates, potentially slowing loan demand and rising employee costs. Learn more and register.

Webinar: Balance Sheet Management And
Your Loan Portfolio
May 10, 2022 | 11 AM
Active loan portfolio management continues to be a valuable tool to maximize profitability, manage interest rate risk, and to manage concentration and liquidity needs. While institutions have historically used loan sales to manage desired liquidity levels on balance sheets, the current driver of activity is managing capacity and concentration within certain loan types. During this session we will discuss the options available to actively manage your institution's largest asset class and how it can help achieve your institutional goals. Learn more and register.

WEBINAR: CECL Coffee Talk
May 13, 2022 | 10 AM
Grab a beverage and join our monthly discussion series on all things CECL. We’ll begin each session by addressing the latest questions and concerns we’ve received from banks, then open things up for an audience Q&A — and hear how your CECL compliance work is going, clarify misinformation, swap suggestions and more. Learn more and register.

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May 4, 2022