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• Building Relationships in Challenging Markets. Learn how to keep customers happy and gain new ones.
• Focus on Leadership. Become a leader in difficult times.
• Social Networking Sites Offer Opportunities for Banks. Social media creates new communication avenues for bankers.

Community Outreach

• Chemical Bank creates storybook to promote saving.

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• Art Johnson Guides the Industry Through Turbulent Times. Learn about Art Johnsons’ goals while he serves as ABA chairman.
• OFIR Commissioner Ross to Congress: Michigan Community Banks Unfairly Paying the Price by Ken Ross.

Community Outreach

• Wolverine Bank helps community in time of need.

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• Meet MBA Chairman Eric Eishen. MBA Chairman Eric Eishen outlines his goals for the association.
• MBA Executive Officers Give Leadership Advice as Michigan Fights to Recover.
• How to Address the Too Big to Fail Theory: What Steps to Take to Avoid Future Problems.
• Passionate Debate is the Key for Making Sounder Decisions by Jim Woods.
• Leadership Development that Sticks: Accelerating the Development of Your Future Leaders by Mazy Gillis and Steve Gravenkemper.

Community Outreach

• Macatawa Bank helps Hispanic communities understand banking basics.

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• Women Find Opportunities in Banking. Women share their stories of climbing the corporate ladder.
• Mary Fowlie Reflects on Banking Career. She explains her banking story from teller to entreprenuer.
• Life Balance: Show Up Fully No Matter Where You Are by Roxanne Emmerich

Community Outreach

• Superior National Bank & Trust supports local hockey initiatives.

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• Financial Literacy Efforts Benefit Local Communities. Banks reach out to their communities with free financial information.
• Children Learn About Saving With In-school Bank Programs.
• 2009 Financial Literacy Award Winners. Banks are honored for outstanding financial literacy initiatives.
• Michigan Bankers Participate in Teach Children to Save Day’s Million Child. Nearly 4,000 Michigan students receive Teach Children to Save Day lessons.

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• Banks of All Sizes Offer Mobile Banking. Learn how to give your bank a competitive edge with mobile banking.
• What Just Happened in the Economy and What’s Next. Predictions for the future of banking and Michigan
• Faxing to Go by Steve Adams. A look at new time-saving technology.

Community Outreach

• Monroe Bank & Trust offers extraordinary financial literacy programs.

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• Bank Marketers Measure Profit Risk in Changing Times. New marketing strategies revealed to help make your bank more successful.
• Brand Bytes by John Mathes. Learn how to capture your bank’s identity in a few simple words.

Community Outreach

• Mayville State Bank employees teach students about credit.

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• Federal Regulators Discuss Current Industry Conditions by Lauren Henderson. FDIC and Fed representatives respond to help banks in challenging economic times.
• $700 Billion — A Buy-in not a Bailout. A review of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act and where it has taken the industry.
• Rep. Bert Johnson Shares Industry Outlook. An outline of Rep. Johnson’s future plans and goals.

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• Meet MBA Chairman Doug Chaffin. MBA Chairman Doug Chaffin outlines his goals for the association.
• MBA Executive Officers Lead Banking Industry During Challenging Times. MBA officers discuss how they’re leading their banks and association into the future.
• Secrets Revealed: Becoming the Best Boss. Get tips on how to become a more effective boss and mentor.
• Historical Leaders Inspire Future Leaders. Learn how to develop leadership skills in the workplace.

Community Outreach

• Peoples State Bank offers services in multiple languages. Senior citizens receive helpful information from First Federal of Northern Michigan.

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• Banks Teach Consumers How to Protect Their Identity by Lauren Henderson. Discover what banks are doing to teach their communities about the risks of identity theft.
• Banks Work to Prevent Financial Elder Abuse. Learn how to detect and prevent financial elder exploitation.
• The Red Flag Identity Theft Program: A 41-Hour Project by Richard B. West. Learn what to include in your bank’s Identitfy Theft Red Flag Program.
• Bank Fraud, Scams and Robbery by Richard Lavolette. Unsual scams to be aware of.

Community Outreach

• Sturgis Bank & Trust Company host Millionaire for a Day program.

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• MBA Provides Valuable Resources for Member Banks. Discover the benefits of being a MBA member bank.
• Paul Clabuesch Named 2008 Michigan Bankers Association Banker of the Year.
• The Future of Community Banking: Six Factors Defining the Next Five Years. James Jones discusses six factors affecting the future of banking.
• Banks Support MSHDA Program to Assist Homeowners. Governor signs bill to help homeowners in need.

Community Outreach

• Citizens State Bank in-school banking program teaches children important financial lessons.

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• Mortgages and Foreclosures Impact Communities. The causes of Michigan’s mortgage challenge and how to solve it by Richard D. Lavolette
• Banks Invest in the Environment by Building Green. Banks are becoming environmentally-friendly by building green.
• Pandemic Planning: What Banks Should Do To Prepare. An outline of activities to help banks prepare for a pandemic outbreak.
• Remote Deposit Capture Leads the Way in Banking Technology. How to get involved with the newest banking technology.

Community Outreach

• Bank of Ann Arbor teams up with local teen organization.

Featured Articles

• Mortgages and Foreclosures Impact Communities. The causes of Michigan’s mortgage challenge and how to solve it by Richard D. Lavolette
• Banks Invest in the Environment by Building Green. Banks are becoming environmentally-friendly by building green.
• Pandemic Planning: What Banks Should Do To Prepare. An outline of activities to help banks prepare for a pandemic outbreak.
• Remote Deposit Capture Leads the Way in Banking Technology. How to get involved with the newest banking technology.

Community Outreach

• Bank of Ann Arbor teams up with local teen organization.

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• MBA Executive Officers Guide the Industry. The MBA’s new executive officers outline their goals for the association.
• Single Business Tax Replacement: Everybody had a Plan. The makings of Michigan’s new business tax and Financial Institutions Tax.
• The Growing Roles and Responsibilities of Bank Directors. Directors are facing increasingly complex regulations as leaders of their financial institutions.
• MBA Past Chairman Encourages Association Involvement. Art Johnson, Chairman and CEO, United Bank of Michigan, explains how serving his industry and association benefits his bank.