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The Texas Bankers Association has stepped up to be a Platinum Sponsor of Friends of Traditional Banking. "This is such a critical year, we don’t want to just be a contributor, TBA wants to be ALL-IN," said president and CEO Chris Furlow.
The Texas Bankers Association is America’s oldest and largest state banking organization, and Chris Furlow will also represent the state on FOTB's Advisory Council. Furlow has led TBA since 2018. Previously, he was President of Ridge Global, an international risk management consulting firm, and was also Director for State Affairs in the White House Office of Homeland Security. In a career of nearly 30 years, he has served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, aide to a member of the tax-writing House Ways & Means Committee, and political party leader at the state & national levels.
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Banking Leaders Select Congressional Candidates to Watch | |
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Friends of Traditional Banking's leadership teams have identified the following Congressional candidates that they are watching closely. We look for candidates who support banking, free markets, and access to capital that may be in tight races.
We will narrow the list throughout the next few months, culminating in two key races that bankers and allies around the country are encouraged to support. This laser focus has worked in past races to make a HUGE difference!
Have we missed any we should be looking at? Reply and let us know!
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Black to Rep Georgia on Banker Board | |
David F. Black, Chief Commercial Officer of Georgia Banking Company, has been named Georgia's representative on FOTB's Nationwide Banker Board. Previously, David served as the Chief Risk Officer at GBC, and prior to joining GBC in 2021, he was the Chief Risk Officer at Cadence Bank, which acquired State Bank and Trust Company in 2019, where David served as Chief Credit Officer.
Prior to State Bank, David was the Director of Corporate Strategy at First Horizon in Memphis, TN, and held various leadership roles in Finance and Corporate Development at Wachovia Corporation in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, North Carolina.
He started his banking career with SunTrust Bank in Atlanta. David serves on the Executive Committee of Board of Trustees for the Georgia 4-H Foundation, and previously served on the Board of Governors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. David earned both his BBA in Finance and MBA from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. David is a native of Clyattville, Georgia and now lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with his wife Kristen, and two sons, Fletcher and Calvin.
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FOTB Leaders Hear from Rep. Andy Barr | |
Earlier this week, Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) held an exclusive Zoom visit with several dozen Friends of Traditional Banking leaders. "You all have been friends to me for years, " he said. "You are the backbone of the economy. The diversity of the banking sector provides financial stability and strength to America, and we need banks of all sizes."
Congressman Barr, who has been endorsed in past races by FOTB, spoke of his efforts on the House Financial Services Committee to improve the bank merger process, increase the timeliness of federal exams, fight against one-size-fits-all regulations, and assist in leveling the playing field for ag lenders. "We are laying the groundwork now to take to a new administration next year an American Dream Act that will unleash access to capital--imagine a Dodd-Frank Act in reverse," he said.
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FOTB Banker Board Member Alicia Wade to Lead Oklahoma Bankers Association | |
Oklahoma's representative on FOTB's Nationwide Banker Board, Alicia Wade, was inducted as chair of the Oklahoma Bankers Association earlier this month. She is the EVP and Chief Operating Officer of Sovereign Bank, Shawnee, Oklahoma. Read more HERE.
Congrats!
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SPONSOR'S CORNER
The New Reality of Phishing
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A message from our sponsor BankOnITUSA:
What do Email, Text, social media, and Online Messaging all have in common? They can all be used to share memories from around the world, but they can also be used to distribute phishing attacks. The new reality of phishing is that they are using a multipronged approach; they are now reaching your social media feed, text messages, and phone calls.
Phishing is not just lurking in emails anymore. It's infiltrating our texts, social media feeds, and even phone calls. Scammers are getting crafty, using our trust and connections against us. From tempting offers on social platforms to urgent texts and slick voice calls, they're pulling out all the stops.
Read the full Information Security Brief from our platinum sponsor, BankOnIt HERE: https://insights.bankonitusa.com/information-security-brief-april-24
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Want to provide content in our Sponsor's Corner? Reach out about being a partner! mike@friendsoftraditionalbanking.com | |
PAID for by Friends of Traditional Banking. NOT authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
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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