Anyone can be a photo​grapher - you don't have to have a fancy camera or tons of experience with taking photos. If you see something worth capturing - do it! Then send it in for consideration in the 2024 NBA Scenes of Nebraska Calendar.

We are currently accepting photo submissions until March 1, 2023.

The beauty of our Scenes of Nebraska Calendar is that the photos come from our bankers and their families. We'd like to showcase all that Nebraska has to offer - from rolling hills and monuments to country areas and cityscapes.

Have a favorite spot in town? Or perhaps you've made a scenic trip to a state park? Both cities/towns and the surrounding countryside make Nebraska what it is. What does living in Nebraska mean to you? We invite you to show us through your photos.

If you have questions about the calendars or the photo submission process, contact Laurie Johnson at the NBA at laurie.johnson@nebankers.org or 402-474-1555.

Nebraska banks go above and beyond to provide financial education to their communities. The NBA Leaders in Financial Education (LiFE) Awards honor our banks and bankers who lead efforts to promote financial literacy and education across the state.

Winning banks will be recognized during the Recognition Awards Breakfast on May 5 during the NBA Annual Convention in La Vista. The deadline to submit your awards application is Feb. 28.

The 2023 awards will cover financial education programs initiated or ongoing during the 2022 calendar year. There are four categories:

LiFE Honors List
Presented to banks that meet at least seven of the criteria listed on our website

Bank Innovation Award
Presented to a bank that implemented an innovative way to improve financial literacy

Presentation Award
Presented to the top bank from each deposit size category for the total number of Get Smart About Credit, Teach Children to Save, and general presentations given during 2022

Career Award
​Presented to a banker who has been instrumental in leading the bank's financial literacy efforts for at least five years

For more information, contact Laurie Johnson at the NBA at laurie.johnson@nebankers.org or 402-474-1555.

​As part of our ongoing workforce development efforts, the NBA is joining more than 35 bank associations in partnering with the talent management website BankTalentHQ.
 
Banks can post new job openings on BankTalentHQ and reach a nationwide talent pool. Jobs posted on the site are automatically distributed to other job boards including to Circa's network of community-based organizations and diversity websites.
 
Job seekers can browse job listings, learn about careers in the banking industry and upload their resumes.
 
For the rest of the year, Nebraska banks will receive 50% off a 30-day posting. Use coupon code LAUNCHNE22 at checkout to access the discount. 
 
The existing NBA job board will continue as a free member benefit. 
 
For more information about BankTalentHQ, contact Kara Heideman at the NBA at kara.heideman@nebankers.org. 

Look for a new name and logo on the upcoming group health insurance renewal packets! To better reflect the broad scope of the program, group health insurance products will be marketed as NBA Benefit Plans. The NBA Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Board of Trustees approved the changes as part of the program's strategic planning process. The VEBA Board of Trustees is a group of 10 bankers who oversee the NBA Benefit Plans.

NBA Benefit Plans staff are currently preparing renewal packets, which will be mailed by the end of the month. The changes for 2023 include new dental, vision, life and disability carriers. The VEBA Board of Trustees has selected Ameritas as the new dental and vision carrier. The Standard will be the carrier for life and disability, which will include new offerings for supplemental group plans for accident insurance, critical illness and hospital indemnity.

Webinars detailing the changes tot he benefit plans and other information are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 6, at 10:00 a.m. CST and Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 2:00 p.m. CST. Representatives from the new carriers will be participating in the webinars to review their benefits.

For more information visit the NBA Benefit Plans website or contact NBA Benefit Plans staff at 888-419-8322.