and discussed the FDIC’s regulatory priorities. Mr. Jilovec took questions from the class on the current banking conditions, including recent bank failures and proposed changes to the FDIC assessments. The class also heard from Regional Economist Nathan Hinton and Senior Financial Analyst Shawn Schreier from the FDIC’s Division of Insurance and Research. These gentlemen presented current trends in Kansas and Midwest economies, including housing supply and demand coming back into balance post-pandemic, resulting in Kansas home price growth that is in line with the national average. They also talked about the Kansas ag economy, where net farm income is projected to fall sharply for the second consecutive year, largely due to falling crop prices and continued high input costs. The session closed with an interactive hot topic discussion that revolved around fraud. Class members candidly shared what they are seeing with their customers and exchanged ideas to combat everything from check fraud to romance scams. For Session III, the class will head to Wichita in July to continue training before going to Washington, D.C., with KBA’s board of directors and Federal Affairs Committee in September. Thanks to our BLOK Sponsors! Premier: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and KBA Insurance Inc.; Platinum: FHLBank Topeka; Silver: INTRUST Bank, N.A.; Bronze: Bankers’ Bank of Kansas, Professional Bank Consultants LLC and Schools of Banking. BLOK class members held a roundtable discussion on fraud prevention. Class members on their tour of the KC Fed’s money museum and vault. Ted Garnett, Performance Resources Consulting LLC, challenged class members to set lofty personal and professional goals and commit them to people who matter. 24
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