Help us grow and fly to Paris
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As we gear up for next year's Congressional fights, our membership must take flight AND YOU CAN HELP!
The first ten individuals to get just three friends to sign up for FOTB’s free monthly e-newsletter HERE win a $150 airline gift card!
The first ten who get five friends to sign up win a $400 airline gift card!
The first ten who get ten friends to sign up win $1,000 airline gift card!
Gift cards will be from either Delta Airlines, American Airlines, or Southwest Airlines (chosen by the prize winner). For a friend to sign-up, they need to go to https://friendsoftraditionalbanking.com/#joinus, complete and submit the form (including acknowledging whom they were referred by AND checking the box willing to be a Super Friend--i.e., Willing to share future candidate recommendations with at least five of their friends.) Contest winners can only claim one prize (so you would surrender your $150 prize if you later hit the $400 prize, and surrender the $400 if you later hit the $1,000 prize). Contest ends August 31, 2023 and gift cards will be delivered to winners within 30 days of contest ending.
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Meet 3 State Association Execs Who Have Recently Joined
FOTB's Advisory Council
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Ramon Looby of Maryland Bankers Association
Ramon Looby is the President and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association, the only
professional association representing commercial banks and thrifts in the state. In his previous roles, Ramon served as Senior Vice President and Public Policy Lead at the Bank of America Corporation, Secretariat General for the World Consumer Credit Reporting Conference, and Special Advisor to the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Ramon has been recognized as a leading government relations strategist with extensive experience navigating complex policy issues among diverse stakeholders across the United States. This year, the Baltimore Business Journal recognized Ramon in its 40 Under 40 list of the next generation of Greater Baltimore business leaders.
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John McNair of Community Bankers Assn of Georgia
John has worked in the financial services career his entire 35-year career. Graduating from the University of Delaware with an economics degree, John started his career in the northeast working for the John H. Harland Company (now Vericast).
John earned a Masters Degree in Human Resources Management from Wilmington University. From the early 90’s until 2004, John worked in the financial forms business as a franchise owner and also in the commercial appraisal industry. In 2004, John went to work for the Independent Community Bankers Association, Washington DC, and ultimately served as the association’s Executive Vice President for Member Relations. In October 2018, John assumed the role of
President/CEO of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia. Since
then, John has transitioned the association into the leading advocate for
community banking issues and financial technology offerings and
education.
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Josh Steirman of Maine Bankers Association
Josh Steirman is Director of Government Relations with the Maine Bankers Association, the state-wide trade association representing Maine’s banks. On behalf of 33 member banks, Josh leads outreach to elected officials and regulatory agencies, manages the association’s federal and state lobbying efforts, and administers MBA’s state-level Political Action Committee.
Prior to joining MBA, Josh worked in banking for over a dozen years, leading the credit risk function at a community bank, and as a safety-and-soundness examiner with the Federal Reserve. He has served on several non-profit boards and is a U.S. Navy veteran.
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Contact Congress on ACRE Act |
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FOTB-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-NC) have introduced the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act, also known as ACRE. It will help sustain and grow rural America by making it easier for farmers, ranchers and rural homeowners to access low-cost credit.
Utilize these online tools by our friends at the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) HERE or the American Bankers Association (ABA) HERE to learn more about ACRE and connect with your members of Congress to encourage their support. |
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Friends of Traditional Banking is a non-partisan grassroots effort organized by bankers in 2012 to improve the political and regulatory environment for the traditional banking industry in the U.S. FOTB is the inverse of a PAC--instead of spreading a little bit of money to a lot of campaigns, they focus a lot of money on a couple of key campaigns.
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