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JUNE 12, 2019

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Hosted at the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort, HHI, SC, and Emcee’d by CBA’s very own President & CEO, John McNair, CBA’s 41st Annual Leadership Division Convention & Mini-Trade Show boasted family fun, a motivating keynote and a finale featuring some hilarious comedy and whimsical magic.  As always, networking, making new friends and catching up with old ones was experienced as well. The attendees left feeling re-energized and singing, “Don’t stop me now!”
 
The program included sessions focusing on peer analysis, how community banks can better tell their story, the many values of leaders, varying communication styles and an impassioned, motivational presentation by Cam Fine, former President & CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America.
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Presentations
Shawn O’Brien, President & Managing Member, QwickRate
“Peer Analysis: How Does Your Bank Stack Up?”


Shawn presented detailed analysis on bank trends both nationwide and in Georgia. He shared information and encouragement for banks to remain competitive with their peers.

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Patrick Dix, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, SHAZAM
“Stop Selling & Start Connecting”
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Patrick inspired the audience to start telling their own story and connecting with their customers rather than just plain selling to them. He shared several commercials of well-known products that precisely drove his message home.

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April Farlow, Leadership Coach & Trainer
“Leading Through Values” and “Identifying Communication Styles”
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April taught the attendees how to recognize their own values, the bank’s values and their peers and teammates’ values.  In a second, follow-up session, she shared the various communication styles which will help the audience members in their day-to-day operations in their businesses and at home and play.

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Cam Fine, President & CEO, Calvert Advisors
“Community Bank Voices Matter”
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Cam reignited the passion within us all about the importance of community banking. He shared his years of experience of being compared to the larger banks and even credit unions, and reminded everyone about the significant role community banks play in the economy and for what they do for farmers, small businesses and other local entities.

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Entertainment
Friday night’s desserts party included fun and games, bubbles and music, cakes and pies, ice cream and brownies and more as folks enjoyed more networking time and making new friends. Saturday’s night’s reception boasted a photo booth, a face-painting, balloon artist clown.  Games, crafts and puzzles were also enjoyed at the kids’ tables! Following the Chairman’s Family Banquet, flexible comic and magician Jonathan Burns had everyone in laughter and applauding. 

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The Mini-Trade Show
The Mini-Trade Show was a huge success as usual with 27 exceptional vendors advertising their beneficial and cost-saving products and services. At the conclusion of the trade show, all bankers turned in their booth cards (denoting they’d visited every booth) for a drawing. Paul Black, Vinings Bank, Smyrna, won the $300 cash prize, which was sponsored by Crescent Mortgage Company. Immediately after the Trade Show, attendees were able to continue conversations during the Networking Break, and then many vendors drew names and gave out their booth prizes (items included a Ring Doorbell system, Visa gift cards, Amazon Echo, Amazon gift cards, Atlanta Braves tickets, Yeti tumblers, coolers, cash and much more!).

Other Great Prizes
The Friday and Saturday cash prizes ($250 each) were sponsored by ATM Response and FITECH respectively. We thank Clayton Braswell and Matt Mingenback for their generous support. Friday’s winner was Mike Underwood, Peach State Bank & Trust, Gainesville. Saturday’s winner was Jessica Hudson, First National Bank of Coffee County, Douglas. The “7-Minute Spotlight” was sponsored by Bankers Healthcare Group. Brian Mullett presented his company’s products and services. All bankers and bank directors in the audience were entered into a drawing for $1,000 in cash. Kyle Ray, First Bank, Dalton, was the lucky winner.
The CBA and its Leadership Division are extremely grateful for the support and participation of the invaluable Sponsors and Exhibitors! CBA also appreciates their attendees for spending several days with us at the Omni Hilton Head!  Click here to see all.

2019 Leadership Division of the Year
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Division 6 chaired by Thomas Bennett, Pineland Bank, Alma, and Jonathon Guthrie, The Peoples Bank, Willacoochee
2019 Matt McCranie Leadership Division Representative of the Year:
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Eli Tinsley, Executive Vice President, Planters First Bank, Cordele

​​2019 Winners of the Children’s Healthcare Fundraiser “Rally Around the Bell”
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Seller of the highest number of tickets: Daniel Lopez, United Community Bank, Jasper (left)
Grand Prize Winner: Greg Proffitt, Newton Federal Bank, Covington (right)
The Leadership Division is proud to announce that it raised over $31,000 for CBA’s PAC, over $35,000 for Children’s Healthcare and received over 50 scholarship applications.
 
The 2019 – 2020 Leadership Division Board of Directors was elected and began their year-long term.  Check back in August when we will feature their plans for the year in fundraising goals and other items.
 
Congratulations and many thanks to all who contributed and assisted throughout the year!
Scenes from the 41st Annual Leadership Division Convention
Click here to view CBA's photo album on Photobucket, which includes photos from Saturday night's Photo Booth.

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Celebrating a Lifetime of Service
CBA's Lifetime Service Award recognizes bankers who have reached a milestone of 30, 40 or 50 years of service to the banking industry and who have been heavily involved in their community.
 
The Association is extremely appreciative of these individuals who have served as a role model to the banking community. What better way to honor a dedicated community banker than by recognizing them at the CBA's Annual Meeting and Trade Show? Lifetime Service Award recipients will be recognized at the Chairman's Banquet on Saturday night. In addition, honorees will receive a plaque and be featured in various CBA publications. Honorees with 50 years of service receive a customized gold and diamond pin, as well as a complimentary registration to the banquet.
 
If you or someone in your bank is celebrating a milestone, please let the CBA know by August 2, 2019. Email Jeremy Thomens for more information.


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ICBA Forms Task Force on Credit Union Acquisitions
ICBA announced the formation of a new task force on the disturbing trend of large credit unions buying up community banks. In a news release, ICBA said the asset disparity of institutions involved in these deals underscores their inequities, while the acquisitions add to the nearly $2 billion federal cost of the credit union industry’s tax exemption. ICBA also noted that the National Credit Union Administration continues to act as an advocate for the industry it is charged with regulating. Read the press release.


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Beige Book: Tight Labor Market Crimps Hiring, Boosts Training
The Federal Reserve has released their latest Beige Book report of regional economic conditions. According to the report, southeastern businesses continued to adjust to a tight labor market during April and early May. For about five years, Atlanta Fed contacts have remarked on the difficulty of finding qualified workers in certain occupations. More recently, some executives have said that labor market tightness was slowing their pace of hiring and constraining business growth. Annual wage increases, on average, remained between 3 and 4 percent, the Beige Book reported. However, many Atlanta Fed contacts said that labor costs accelerated, once total compensation costs such as health care, bonuses, and other incentives were factored in.  Read more from the Atlanta Fed. To read the full report, click here.


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Commissioner Hagler elected Chair-Elect of CSBS
On May 21, 2019, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced the election of Commissioner Kevin B. Hagler, as the new Chair-Elect for the CSBS Board of Directors. The election took place during the organization’s annual membership meeting in San Antonio, Texas, where Commissioner Hagler was elected for the 2019-2020 term. Commissioner Hagler will serve on the CSBS Executive Committee in his role as Chair-Elect.

For over a century, CSBS has been a supportive force for state regulators dedicated to protecting and advancing the nation’s dual banking system. CSBS aids state regulators by facilitating policy development; promoting economic growth; ensuring safety, soundness, and consumer protection; along with fostering innovative, responsive supervision. Read more in the monthly bulletin from the GA DBF.


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FDIC Issues First Quarter 2019 State Profiles
The First Quarter 2019 FDIC State Profiles are now available online. The FDIC State Profiles are formatted as a quarterly data sheet summation of economic and banking conditions for all fifty states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. They are available in PDF format. The FDIC also recently released the First Quarter 2019 Quarterly Banking Profile (QBP), which provides aggregate financial results for all FDIC-insured institutions. View the state profiles.


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Free Webinar: Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL)
Hosted by FinPro, a Baker Group strategic alliance partner, this webinar will help you navigate the new FASB standards designed to improve reporting for financial institutions.
TOMORROW: Thursday, June 13, 2019 | 11:00 am ET

You are invited to join FinPro and The Baker Group, a CBA Endorsed Member Company, for an informative webinar on the new Current Expected Credit Loss model, one of the biggest accounting standards changes in decades. They will take a back-to-basics approach in distilling what financial institutions have to accomplish to be compliant for this new accounting standard. Migrating from the incurred loss to the expected credit loss approach does not have to be overly complex for most U.S. institutions. 

Financial institutions’ CEOs, CFOs, investment officers, board members, and those who are directly or indirectly responsible for financial management functions will benefit from this webinar. Board members will benefit from the high-level overview, while senior staff will take away key action items for CECL implementation. Learn more. To register, click here. When registering, please enter “Baker Group” in the organization field.​


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Free Webinar: Cybersecurity in the Changed Digital World
How Understanding Security Maturity Encourages the Right Investment Decisions
Monday, June 17, 2019 | 11:00 am - Noon


The world we live in has changed and continues to change every day. Building and maintaining a security posture that protects your organizations now and into the future is a leading priority for many organizations. Join Hadi Hosn from Secureworks, a CBA Endorsed Member Company, as he expands on the benefits gained by a clear understanding of your organization’s digital transformation journey, your inherent risk, and the external threats you could face as well as the important role of understanding your security maturity. This understanding should shape the frame of modern thinking when it comes to security and how the industry is evolving to enable business to take the right actions for them.​ Register here.


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Cadence Bank Announces Five-Year Community Benefits Plan
Cadence Bank, Macon, is pleased to announce the creation of its 2019-2023 Community Benefits Plan, a comprehensive guide that outlines the bank’s commitment to providing for the needs of the underserved in its low- to moderate-income communities. Created with input from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and stakeholders and community leaders in Cadence’s major markets, the $2.5 billion five-year commitment includes provisions for mortgage lending, small business lending, and community development lending and investments across the bank’s six-state footprint encompassing Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. Read the full press release.


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PrimeSouth Bank Holds First Annual Jesup Character Breakfast
PrimeSouth Bank, Jesup, recently held their First Annual Jesup Character Breakfast, featuring many characters, a catered breakfast, autograph sheets, face painting, hair braiding, balloon animals, a photo booth, and a raffle. Over 220 people attended the breakfast. Proceeds were then presented to the Altamaha Area Boys & Girls Club.


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Heritage Community Foundation Presents Grant to Kemp Elementary School
The Heritage Community Foundation recently presented a $1,000 check to Sharon Schilling, Media Specialist at Kemp Elementary School in Clayton County. The funds will be used to provide a “Free Little Library” to increase the student’s access to books.

“We are excited to help Kemp Elementary School provide access to books and promote a love for reading,” said Mark Dose, Executive Director of the Heritage Community Foundation. “The Little Library project will allow students and community members to borrow books during times when the school library is unavailable. We know that when students have a passion for reading the likelihood for academic success dramatically improves. This grant is an investment that we believe will have a meaningful return.” Read more.


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TC Federal Bank Works on Habitat for Humanity Build
Team members from TC Federal Bank, Thomasville, recently worked at the Thomasville-Thomas County Habitat for Humanity Women Build.


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Queensborough National Bank & Trust Awards $500 Scholarship
Queensborough National Bank & Trust Co., Louisville, recently awarded a $500 scholarship to Kevin Jones, 2019 graduate of Harlem High School, for his essay on the importance of community banking. In conjunction with CBA's annual Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship, the bank holds an essay contest with the submitted application essays to award an additional scholarship.


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First Port City Bank Helps Seminole County Family Game Night
First Port City Bank, Donalsonville, recently volunteered at Family Game Night in Seminole County. The event was sponsored by Family Connection and included a spaghetti dinner and fun games of bingo.


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Retirement Announcement
Congratulations to Donny Luker, Managing Partner of Mauldin & Jenkins, Atlanta, who retired on May 31, 2019 after serving more than 35 years with the firm. A celebration was held in his honor and he was joined by his family on his last day.


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Southern Bank & Trust - Dahlonega
Will Wade, Senior Vice President, has been appointed to the Georgia Student Finance Commission by Governor Brian Kemp.
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Colony Bank - Albany
Jamie Knight has joined the bank as Vice President and Commercial Banker. 
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United Community Bank - Marietta
Kim Witte has joined the bank as Senior Mortgage Banker.
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Liberty First Bank - Monroe
Adrian Suggs has joined the bank as a Personal Banker.
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Bank of Lee County - Albany
Congratulations to Jimmy Cooper, President, for being voted Best Banker in the 2019 Albany Herald Reader's Choice Awards.  
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Safe Systems - Alpharetta
Congratulations to Thomas Hinkel, Vice President of Compliance Services, for earning DRI International’s Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP) certification. Thomas is one of only about 500 MBCPs worldwide. Read more.
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Porter Keadle Moore, LLC - Atlanta
Congratulations to Joe McCain, Risk Advisory Manager, who recently graduated from the LSU Graduate School of Banking.

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Debit Card/EFT Processing
Alex Jernigan is an EFT Solution Specialist for SHAZAM, which delivers the tools community financial institutions need to compete with a level of personal service and reliability unmatched in the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) industry. As a member-owned and controlled network, SHAZAM answers directly to their financial institutions and focus on responding to their needs. SHAZAM is a not-for-profit organization and is not driven by profits or shareholder revenues. Instead, they are focused on delivering the products, services and pricing that make our participants' debit card programs competitive.

For more information, contact Alex at jjernig@shazam.net, call (866) 644-9314 or visit www.shazam.net.

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The CBA offers a variety of professional development options for all positions in a community bank. Scroll to find a program that meets your needs, contact us to discuss your goals, or you can look through our online calendar for more options. A member of our Professional Development team can be reached at (770) 541-4490 or by email at education@cbaofga.com. CPE (Continuing Professional Education) credits are available upon your successful completion of our nationally recognized, invaluable education opportunities.  

Summer 2019

Compliance Officer Bootcamp
Tuesday-Friday, June 18-21 - Braselton

Universal Banker
Tuesday-Wednesday, June 25-26 - Macon


2019 Branch Management Series – Session III: Growing the Retail Branch
Thursday, June 27 - Atlanta

Bank Directors' College
Wednesday, July 17 – Lake Oconee, Greensboro

Community Bank Leadership Academy, Session III
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 23-24 – Macon

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Writing An Effective Credit Memo
Wednesday-Thursday, July 24-25 - Macon

​Senior Retail Banking Officer Forum, Session III (“R.A.P.” Session)
Thursday, August 1 - Atlanta

3rd Quarter Banker Regulatory Forum – Safety & Soundness (“R.A.P.” Session)
Thursday, August 1 - Macon
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​Compliance/BSA Roundtable - (“R.A.P.” Session)
Monday, August 5 – St. Simons Island

12th Annual Advanced BSA Officer School
Tuesday–Friday, August 6-9 – St. Simons Island

Consumer & Commercial Loan Documentation Bootcamp
Tuesday–Wednesday, August 6-7 - Macon

Advanced Commercial Lending School
Tuesday-Friday, August 20-23 - Macon

Cyber Risk Summit
Thursday-Friday, August 22-23 - Savannah

Ongoing Webinars & Online Training

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Universal Banker
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2019 Branch Management Series - Session III: Growing the Retail Branch
Thursday, June 27 - Atlanta

2019 Bank Directors' College
Wednesday, July 17 - Lake Oconee

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