Joe Brannen

With the Fed’s rate move and lots of other financial news this week there’s no better time for bank CFOs and finance teams to gather at our Financial Risk Management Conference. Committee Chair Donna Kelley of @FNBDecatur kicked things off this morning for the big crowd.

Georgia’s top ag lenders have been on the road with us visiting some of Georgia’s amazing agribusinesses. Our quick tour took us to Franklin’s Citrus Farm near Statesboro, the @americold cold-storage facility near Pooler and the bustling @GaPorts Garden City terminal.

We’ve updated the Hurricane Preparedness page on the GBA website and it can be found at the link below. Please take a look and share it with others at the bank who would be involved in your disaster planning and recovery efforts. gabankers.com/WCM/Consumer_I…

Some really in-depth economic data from FHN Financial’s Chris Low and commercial real estate market Intel from Michael Bull @BullRealty during this morning’s sessions at our President & CEO Conference.

Our Community Bankers Committee Chair Greg Eiford of TC Federal Bank kicks off the President and CEO conference. Big crowd is hearing from Bo Fears from the GA Department of Banking & Finance and our own Elizabeth Chandler about the regulatory and legislative environment.

Member bank accountants up and at em early at their annual conference this morning. Doug Mims @CRIcpa leads the discussion. Doug chairs our volunteer board of accounting pros serving banks.

Appropriate we are in Macon today, where GBA was founded in 1892, with a group of members sharing best practices and planning programming for their peers on our 130th birthday. Check out the video from our Ops/Tech Committee.

A GBA tradition not like any other. Sunshine from the vine, white bread, mayo, salt, pepper, plain chips, sweet tea and Coca-Cola. Yes, It is Tomato Sandwich Day! Thanks @Tuba65 for the late-summer treat for the team.

RED alert! Congrats to Candice Nanney of @peachstatebank on taking the reins as 2022-2023 Chair of the Leadership GBA Board. She’s a high-energy leader, and that’s an understatement. Thanks also to outgoing Chair Jenny Wofford @PinnacleBank for her service and leadership!

The extraordinary Jenny Wofford of @PinnacleBank directs the proceedings at our 2022 Leadership Conference underway today. Huge crowd of banking’s best and brightest emerging leaders and their families.

Day 1 of GBA’s Operations & Technology Conference is in the books! Thank you to all our fantastic speakers and exhibitors. And, a big shoutout to our sponsors @Wipfli_LLP, @_STS_Group, United Bankers’ Bank and ServisFirst Bank.

Awesome, Elana Meyers Taylor @eamslider24! Inspirational @Olympics record, mom to Nico, wife to @NicTaylorUSA, daughter of “our” @PNCBank’s Eddie Meyers, and leader for @TeamUSA choosing you again as flag bearer. Your fellow Georgians are so proud and happy for you!

So proud of our fellow Georgian Elana Meyers Taylor winning silver in monobob. Bet her dad and our member @PNCBank’s GA CEO Eddie Meyers is beaming! We’ll be watching the 2-woman bobsled competition Feb 18. Pulling for you @eamslider24!

Congrats to @QNBTrust on its new “branch of the future” opened in Pooler, GA, yesterday! Thanks for the invite for @Tuba65 to attend.

The extended Georgia banking family has reunited for GBA’s 129th Annual Meeting on Sea Island. After this past year, we are so grateful to get together in person. GBA Chairman Spence Mullis of @morrisbankga gives a warm welcome to the large group of attendees.

The 156 banks headquartered in GA reported strong Q1 performance as the economy continues recovery from COVID-19. According to FDIC, GA’s banks earned $715.1 million in Q1 2021, up $863.6 million from 2020. Loans, deposits and total assets all grew. More: resources.gabankers.com/PDFs…