Last week, the NBA joined local bankers to engage University of Nebraska at Kearney College of Business and Technology (CBT) students in discussions about careers in banking during a Meet the Bankers event. The NBA also staffed a booth in the CBT lobby and provided coffee and donuts to students. The event concluded with a pizza lunch. Thank you to the bankers who attended! This event was part of the Bank On Your Future initiative, a comprehensive campaign aimed at addressing the workforce needs of Nebraska's banking sector and promoting banking as the industry of choice for a broader and more diverse group of young Nebraskans. To learn more about this initiative and to stay updated on upcoming events, visit nebankers.org/bankonyourfuture. For more information, contact Steven Mah at the NBA at steven.mah@nebankers.org or 402-474-1555. The Nebraska Bankers Association recognized David and Ann Bruntz of Friend with the 2023 NBA Agribusiness Recognition Award. The award has been presented each year since 1983 to individuals who have made significant contributions to the state of Nebraska and its agricultural industry. The presentation was made during the NBA’s Fall Agribusiness Conference in Lincoln. David hails from a family farm in Friend, while Ann grew up on a ranch near Stuart. After graduating from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, they established Bruntz Farming & Feeding, Inc. near Friend. Both David and Ann have championed agriculture at the local, state and national levels. David has served as chairman of the Nebraska Corn Board, president of Nebraska Cattlemen, regional vice president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and as a member of the U.S. Meat Export Federation Executive Committee. Ann’s leadership roles include chairman of the Nebraska Beef Council, president of the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Foundation Board and president of the Nebraska Cattlewomen. She also worked as a fundraiser for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska Foundation. Together, they established the Beef Industry Scholars Scholarship in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Bruntz Family Award for Teaching at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. Both David and Ann promoted agriculture through trade missions in several countries. The NBA is proud to recognize David and Ann Bruntz for their outstanding contributions to Nebraska's agriculture and their unwavering community service. Their leadership and commitment reflect the spirit of the NBA Agribusiness Recognition Award. From left: David Bruntz, Ann Bruntz and 2023-2024 NBA Chair Lydell Woodbury, First Nebraska Bank (Valley)
New this year, we partnered with Industry Insights to bring you the most comprehensive compensation and benefits survey with 478 financial institutions participating from the six-state collaboration - Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas.
If you have not received access to the 2023 results and are interested, simply complete the form in the link below and email it to nbaeducation@nebankers.org or fax to 402-474-2148. Thank you to all the Nebraska banks that were able to participate! We look forward to even greater participation next year once everyone sees the robust features now available. NBA Chair Lydell Woodbury, First Nebraska Bank (Valley), hosted NBA and NBISCO Boards of Directors meetings this week at First Nebraska Bank in Elkhorn. The NBA Board was fortunate to be joined by Gov. Jim Pillen and Rep. Mike Flood. Over breakfast, Gov. Pillen addressed Nebraska's ag economy, workforce and childcare issues. Rep. Mike Flood joined the group for lunch, where the discussion centered around his role on the House Financial Services Committee, cybersecurity and digital assets. Other topics discussed include the NBA's Bank On Your Future workforce initiative and the possibility of creating a student membership to the NBA. Among the items approved by the NBA Board were:
The NBISCO Board of Directors reviewed member participation with preferred vendors and insurance products and discussed NBA Benefits Plans fees and potential new preferred vendors. Gov. Jim Pillen joined the NBA Board of Directors for breakfast. Rep. Mike Flood joined the NBA Board of Directors for lunch.
Participation in the Thumbprint Signature Program is a simple, low-cost way to deter identity theft and check fraud. Banks participating in the program ask non-customers requesting to cash checks to apply a thumbprint on the check, in addition to examining the standard forms of identification. The thumbprint serves as a positive ID for use by law enforcement if the check is fraudulent. The primary benefit of the program is that it serves as a deterrent. Those seeking to commit check fraud are unlikely to put their thumbprints on bogus checks.
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