Episode 2
Talking Advocacy with Nathan Batts
NCBA Senior Vice President and Counsel Nathan Batts joins host Peter Gwaltney to explain how bankers’ ideas become legislative priorities—and why trusted local relationships remain essential to effective advocacy.
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About This Episode
Advocacy has been at the heart of the North Carolina Bankers Association’s mission since its founding in 1897.
In the second episode of the Carolina Banker podcast, NCBA President and CEO Peter Gwaltney sits down with Senior Vice President and Counsel Nathan Batts to discuss how ideas from bankers become legislative priorities—and how the NCBA works with lawmakers, regulators and industry stakeholders to shape sound public policy.
Their conversation explores recent work involving credit unions, savings-bank modernization, protections for older and disabled adults facing financial exploitation, and emerging legislation governing stablecoins and other digital assets. Nathan also explains why bankers’ relationships with their elected officials remain indispensable: effective advocacy begins with trusted local voices.
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