The end of 2025 and beginning of 2026 have been eventful months for the economy. In this first market update episode of 2026, ICBB CFO Chris Dew, chief lending officer Brandon Feltner, and Scott Kimel from FNBB Capital Markets discuss mounting economic uncertainties and their effects on markets and community banks.

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Ladies LINK is fast approaching, and the lineup includes a topic that's key to career advancement but makes many want to run the other way: negotiation. As a preview of her session at Ladies LINK, Nan Gesche, speaker and author of "Ladies Let's Negotiate!" discusses how bankers, especially women, can reframe negotiation from competition to collaboration.

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At ICBB, March is Women in Banking month. Three years ago, the team founding Fortuna Bank, a woman-owned bank in Columbus, Ohio, was interviewed on The Correspondent about the process of starting a bank and the need for women-owned banks. Now, Fortuna Bank has opened its doors, and CEO Ilaria Rawlins, and chief lending officer Michelle Haslinger have returned to give an update.

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