2026 Pub. 6 Issue 1

President’s Message: Setting the Course	4
From the Top: Setting Our Priorities for 2026	5
Flourish: Let’s Continue the Course in the New Year	6
Background On: Ben Polen	8
Meet Your Missouri Banker: Julie Parrish	10
IT as an Ecosystem	12
Welcome, New Endorsed Vendor	13
MIBA Winter Board Meeting	14
Off and Running	16
MIBA Lobbying Report	17
Strategic Approaches to Executive Compensation and BOLI	18
Save the Date: MIBA's 49th Annual Convention & Expo	19
MIBA Mid-Winter Seminar	20
News From You	22
Welcome, New Associate Member	23
2025 PAC Honor Roll	24
MIBA Community Bankers for Compliance Program	25
Upcoming Events 2026	26
MIBA’s Endorsed Vendors Are Ready to Help You Go Further	27
MIBA Associate Members	28
Upcoming Webinar Schedule	30
Registration Is Open: 2026 Directors & Officers Seminar	32

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