Ten Things Community Bankers Should Be Thankful For During This Holiday Season

Hosts:  Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.                     Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Agencies Propose New Leverage Ratio for Community Banks

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Kyle Kuster, Senior Consultant, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Community Banks Serving Small Business Customers in the Credit Card Space—How ICBA Bancard and TCM Bank Are Here to Help

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guests - Tina Giorgio, President & CEO, ICBA Bancard

             Damon Moorer, President & CEO, TCM Bank N.A.

FDIC to Revisit Brokered Deposit Rules

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Is it Time to Start a New Bank?  De Novo Applications are Up!

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Joseph W. Major, Chairman of the Board & CEO, The Victory Bank

What's New (and Not!) in Stress Testing 

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Cybersecurity in Banking - Hot Topics!

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Sudhir Kondisetty, Principal, RSM US LLP

Cardless ATMs: No Card? No Problem!

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

How to Deliver Value to Your Constituencies

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Preston L. Kennedy, Vice Chairman of the Board of Bank of Zachary, Chairman-elect of the Independent Community Banks of America (ICBA)

The Future of Community Bank Mergers

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - James S. Vaccaro, Chairman, President & CEO, Manasquan Bank

Welcome to Matt Prosseda

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Matt Prosseda, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

The Road to CECL

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Liquidity Crunch? The Federal Home Loan Bank System – Reality versus Myth

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

          Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Maureen Kalena, Vice President & Relationship Manager, FHLB of New York

Finally Some Regulatory Relief!

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Successful Transformation! Machias Savings Bank!

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Lawrence "Larry" L. Barker, President & CEO, Machias Savings Bank

Community Bank Profitability

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Balancing Digital and Physical Presence

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Is Your Brand Dead?

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Cassandra Giovanni, Marketing Manager, Savings Institute Bank & Trust Company

Pricing Discipline in a Rising Rate Environment

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Gregg Wagner, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Joel Rosenberg, Managing Director - Client Success and Delivery, PrecisionLender

Are Your Priorities in Sync with Your Peers?

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Robert Kafafian, President & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Richard Ciolli, Senior Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Steve Powless, Chairman & CEO, CSI 

Indirect Lending - Are you in or out? / Tax Reform and the Banking Industry

Hosts - Sharon Lorman, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Jeff Marsico, Executive Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

           Rich Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.

Guest - Charles Guarino, Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing & Chief Lending Executive, Five Star Bank