Pub. 10 2020-2021 Issue 2

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S — H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S September • October 2020 3 Denver | Fort Collins | Greeley WWW.CP2LAW.COM COAN, PAYTON & PAYNE, LLC PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF LEGAL SERVICES TO THE BANKING INDUSTRY. R. Clay Bartlett G. Brent Coan Donovan P. Gibbons Amanda T. Huston Michael C. Payne Brett Payton Carol S. Raznick Andrew Pipes Matthew L. Chudacoff CBA has produced 26 webinars s i n c e Ma r c h , b r i n g i n g information to more than 800 attendees, the bulk of which tackled COVID-19 and adjacent issues. Bankers have received dozens upon dozens of mass emails on topics surrounding COVID-19 and others, garnering at tent ion f rom even non- member bankers who relied on CBA for the most up-to- date and accurate information. in securing a delay in implementation of a stronglymaligned 50 bp increase in GSE loan refinance fees. That gives us more time to fight the increase, which is opposed by several members of Congress and by President Donald Trump, in addition to bank industry advocates, consumer groups and others. We at CBA are proud of the work we are doing to assist our members in fueling Colorado’s economy, but we are most proud of our members and the work they do in their communities every day. We relish the opportunity to support and promote them. Colorado bankers have never shied away from a challenge — quite the contrary; they run toward it and face it head-n. Together, CBA and its members have created two new task forces to tackle both new and ongoing challenges in the banking and business communities at large. One group is focused on banking-specific issues, including economic stimulus, the overall economy and COVID-19’s effect on bank operations. Already, 10 separate webinars are planned for later this year on topics including tourism, oil and gas, agriculture, commercial real estate, residential real estate, retail, business failure and lost jobs. The second group has tasked itself with improving diversity and inclusion in Colorado’s banking industry. Its work will focus not only on establishing resources for CBA member banks to use in creating more diversity and inclusion in individual banks but also on creating an environment that attracts diversity in applicants for bank jobs, specifically high school and college graduates. And the work will not end there. Efforts are already underway to ensure bankers on CBA leadership groups — including board and GAC — will more accurately represent growing diversity in the industry. Our industry already has a strong foundation. The changes we are making will have long-lasting positive implications. And I know the challenges and changes we are facing today are solidifying infinite possibilities for tomorrow. As H. Jackson Brown Jr. said, “The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” CBA’s members can rest assured they are getting our best every day, just like Colorado bank customers get the best from their bank every day. n