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Get ahead of what’s to come in this election year with the kickoff session of the FMS East Coast Regional Conference. You will hear from two government relations professionals who have their fingers on the pulse of policymakers on Capitol Hill, at the federal prudential regulatory agencies, and in the White House. Kimani Little of FHLB of New York and Allison Karakis of FHLB of Pittsburgh will share their insights on the federal legislation, key regulatory proposals, and elections that will shape the near-term financial services landscape. Join this insightful moderated panel at 9 am on Monday, September 23.

Economist Lauren Henderson will look at the current state of the economy and what it means going forward for overall growth, interest rates and monetary policy. She will cover macro-economic trends in consumer spending and investment, in addition to new monetary and fiscal policy initiatives and the potential economic effects of these changes. She will also examine the changing global and political environment, and how it will affect the economy. Participants will leave this session able to advise management teams on the possible effect of economic issues on their organizations.

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To suggest that the market has been volatile through 2024 might be the understatement of the year.

To begin 2024, the Fed and market pivoted to signal potential rate cuts. By March, the narrative had evolved to “higher for longer.”

While this whipsaw may suggest that near-term deposit management may become more challenging before it gets easier, the silver lining may be that this cycle’s peak deposit competition from a 500bp rate shock may be behind us.

Now, many institutions are asking themselves, “Where should I be focusing now, and how can I prepare for the next cycle?”

Join DCG’s Eric Poulin and Jeff Croteau as they explore deposit strategy considerations for all institutions. Critical areas of focus include:
1. Near-term strategies for big blocks of CD maturities
2. Continued non-maturity deposit attrition
3. Proactive tactics for a potential Fed easing cycle
4. And much more

There’s no denying that cybercrime is on the rise, and that means your institution needs to do everything it can to prepare for the worst. To that end, we’ll look at cybersecurity trends from the top down, addressing examiner points of focus, financial institution trends with their cybersecurity programs, and taking a look at what is coming next. We’ll discuss these topics and how management can be instrumental in making cybersecurity an organizational focus, why organizations need to change their view of security and threats in our new and evolving cybercrime and regulatory landscape, and what actions they can take to begin minimizing risk.

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There are effective tactics worth examining and executing in today’s rate environment and economic landscape. But don’t get comfortable that you have set a strategy simply by executing tactics. In this session previously recorded, Scott Hildenbrand will cover a series of current themes, including liquidity, balance sheet efficiency, securities, derivatives, and capital. He will present advantageous tactics and longer-term strategies while highlighting their impacts on asset/liability sensitivity. Check out our webinar to learn more about these critical tools to help you and your organization plan for the road ahead.

Is your institution leveraging models to manage regulatory compliance risk across several business lines? As the ‘model universe’ expands, along with ever evolving technological innovations leveraging Robotic Process Automation (RPA) or Artificial Intelligence (AI), the importance of a formalized model governance program for community banks is more crucial now than ever before. Join this interactive discussion as we talk through some leading practices and key considerations when developing and maintaining an effective model governance program.

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Banking conferences fill their agendas with futurists who make daring predictions that rarely come to pass. But if you are a banker hungry for practical predictions, one that looks to the past on interest rates, recessions, bank failures, and successful business models to foretell the future, this presentation should whet the appetite.

Rising interest rates can result in increased tax liabilities for financial institutions and increase the cost of funds needed to satisfy tax obligations. In this session we will discuss how rising interest rates impact the approach to tax planning for financial institutions, including strategies that directly reduce income tax liabilities and income tax expense, as well as those that maximize the deferral of income tax payments.

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