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NCBA Peer Groups
NCBA Peer Groups bring together professionals from member banks to exchange insights, discuss industry challenges, and share best practices. These groups provide a collaborative space for meaningful connections and professional growth within North Carolina’s banking community.
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Chief Financial Officers Peer Group
Chaired by: Dave Sauls, Southern Bank & Trust Company | Staff Liaison: Suzanne Brooks
The role of the bank CFO/Controller is becoming increasingly challenging as interest margins are compressed, the accounting, tax and regulatory environment remain in a state of flux and competition is intensified.
Chief Credit Officers Peer Group
Chaired by: John Parker, KS Bank | Staff Liaison: Rocky Herring
Join this discussion with fellow Chief Credit Officers and similar roles. This peer group will facilitate conversations on essential information to make their banks and lenders more profitable and competitive.
Compliance Peer Group
Chaired by: Kevin Saunders, First Bank | Staff Liaison: Lynn Johnson
Compliance in the banking industry is always evolving and it’s important for compliance officers to stay informed with new legislation and regulations coming out of D.C. This peer group is intended for compliance, security, and BSA officers.
Mutual Peer Group
Chaired by: Mark Yount, Belmont Savings Bank | Staff Liaison: Lynn Johnson
The mutual peer group, open to employees of mutual depository institutions, will serve as a gathering place to discuss issues unique to mutually-owned banks as well as important industry trends.
Risk Officer Peer Group
Chaired by: Sandra Gaskell, Piedmont Federal | Staff Liaison: Teresa Satchell
The Risk Officers Peer Group offers a platform for banking professionals to discuss emerging risks, regulatory challenges, and effective risk management strategies. This group fosters collaboration and knowledge-sharing to strengthen risk oversight across North Carolina’s banking industry.
Carolinas CRA Resource Collaborative
Co-Chaired by: Sedrick McCallum, SouthState Bank & Lethia Mann, Regions Bank | Staff Liaison: David Bennett
The Carolinas CRA Resource Collaborative is a networking group for bank CRA professionals in North and South Carolina. The Collaborative meets several times per year, providing a forum for CRA professionals from banks of all sizes to learn, educate, collaborate and share CRA practices in order to better develop CRA programs that meet the needs of the communities they serve.