Hoosier Banker 21 up to make calls, attend Washington fly-ins, pen letters and columns, and even appear on national TV to address our concerns about the bill. Together, we blanketed Capitol Hill with a succinct, united message: the Credit Card Competition Act is terrible public policy that should not be enacted. Our combined efforts proved the hollowness of this bill. It failed to attract a single co-sponsor beyond the initial two in both the House and Senate or gain enough support to advance as a standalone measure and was successfully blocked from any other bills moving through Congress as the lame-duck session came to a close. This win underscores the tremendous value of our state association alliance and demonstrates the power that our industry can have when we unite behind one message. It’s also an important reminder about vigilance. We can’t say for certain whether and how these bad ideas will rear their heads again in Congresses to come. But what we can say is that if they do, our industry will be ready to respond. HB IN MEMORY OF Allen B. Chesser, Jr., 68, president & CEO of First National Bank of Monterey, passed away Dec. 28. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary L. Croy, in 1976, with whom he raised three children: Emily, Alex and Carl. The couple also had eight grandchildren. Chesser was a member of many local organizations including the Woodlawn Hospital Board, the Aubbeenaubbee Improvement Association and the Leiters Ford United Methodist Church. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and was an alumnus of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Jimmie Lee Morrison, 79, passed away Feb. 4. He retired in 2018 from First Financial Bank, NA, Terre Haute, where he specialized in agricultural lending. Morrison is survived by his wife, Thelma, with whom he raised a son and daughter: Michael Morrison and Heather Kirchoff. The couple also had six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Morrison served in the Indiana National Guard and was active in many organizations, including the Indiana Bankers Association Ag Committee, Indiana Human Resources Investment Council Board of Directors, Kiwanis Club, Knox County Chamber of Commerce and the Knox County Life After Meth program. William “Bill” E. Yoder, 74, board member of Garrett State Bank, passed away Jan. 5. Yoder was the owner of the Ford dealership in Garrett since purchasing it from his father in the late 1980s. He’d served on the bank’s board since 2013. He was also a longtime supporter of the Girl Scouts, Garrett Public Library, the Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center and a former exalted ruler of the local order of the Elks. In 2015, Yoder received the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame Award for Most Outstanding Business of the Year. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. HB THANK YOU infotex Blue Team Testing XDR NG SIEM infotex
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