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IB A and A M B I Seek U nity N 1973, differences over multi bank h old in g com pany and branch banking structure in Illinois led to a splintering of the Illinois Bankers Association and the forma tion of a second trade association, Association for M odem Banking in Illinois. Currently A M B I has 285 members, which reportedly repre sent over 80% of the state’s banking assets, and the IB A represents over 1,009 member banks. With the pass ing of recent legislation, these mat ters are no longer major issues and the IB A and A M B I leadership agree that a merger into one statewide as sociation is desirable and necessary. A M B I Chairman Walter Lohman, chairman o f the First National Bank of Springfield, stated, “ The issue of merger has considerable urgency now. The IB A and A M B I are initi ating costly, permanent programs to serve their membership and as these proliferate over time it will be in creasingly difficult, if not impossi ble, to ever merge the associations.” IB A President James Fitch, presi dent o f South Chicago Savings Bank, stated, “ We have supported the reunification of the industry since 1973. We believe our members want reunification. We hope that AM BI will accept negotiation with an open mind.” The agreement on the necessity to unite does not mean the road to a ne gotiated merger will be an easy one. I Indeed the contents o f the ground rules for negotiation from the two groups present some sizable stumbl ing blocks. A M B I’s resolution calls for a “ Unity Commission” to be chaired by William Harris, Illinois Commissioner o f Banks and Trust Companies. The committee would include four voting members from each association and the members would not be officeholders in the associations. A M B I further resolves that the work of commission should be completed by September 1,1982, and calls for the associations to be bound to the agreements reached by mined on the basis o f one bank — one vote, rather than representation being determined in any way by asset size. It further calls for the of ficers of the association to be elected by the membership rather than the governing board. Finally the IB A resolution states the ultim ate merger o f the existing associations be approved by the membership of each association. Newly elected IB A First Vice President Ken Skopec, president of the Mid-City National Bank o f Chi cago, says the “ pride o f authorship” the commission. A B M I President of the new association would have to Jim W att stressed that it would be be ignored for the merger talks to be essential to begin the, merger talks successful. He called for the AM BI with a “ clean slate and no precon and IB A leadership to meet with ceived ideas on the structure of the open minds. IB A President-Elect new association should be brought Don Lovett, chairman and president to the negotiating table.” The of Dixon National Bank, added that resolution approved by the IB A a new association should be mem membership ceills for the leadership bership oriented with the bank of IB A “ to provide any necessary members and elected officers, not a and appropriate vehicle to effect a governing board, responsible for the policy leading to one, strong state association’s management. banking association to better serve Appearing before the membership the needs of the 1,400 banks in Il of both associations during their re linois.” The resolution calls for cent annual meetings, Illinois G ov association membership to be deter ernor James Thompson urged the ASK JOHN MANGOLD to make MNB work for you. Toll free: 1-800-332-5991 Merchants National Bank Member F.D.I.C. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is i A BANKS OF IOWA' BANK czHoCcLx a n d ¿ ¿ h io a L a tz s , Gany Frandson IO W A . | eamwork: O n e of the reasons we’re first in Iowa. D^Mwnes Bank Consultants Specializing in Bank Acquisitions 515-232-0814 P.O. Box 450 405 Main Ames, Iowa 50010 D o n a l d E. H o l d e r , Principal Anna Belle Sheets Investm ent Services An Affiliate of Northwest Bancorporation D M W a J® Mem ber FDIC bankers to unite immediately. He challenged that “ a strong, single voice within the industry is needed for the continued growth of pro g re s s iv e , m odern b a n k in g in Illinois.” Echoing the governor’s concerns, Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies Bill Harris pledged his effort and support to as sist with the merger. He told both groups that the existence of two associations is not only wasteful but also “ abusive of a policy developer’s time.” He also accused both groups of being guilty of “ false starts” in taking credit for initiating the unity talks and said, “ Fine, you guys are now even and now the talks should start with a clean slate.” A t the time this article was being written, A M B I President Jim Watt had not seen a copy of the IB A reso lution. He said the IB A president had telephoned the AM BI chairman notifying him of the mandate passed by the IB A membership. Mr. Watt stated he was disappointed in some of the conditions in the IB A resolu- B a n k e rs ^ Service LOAN ACTIVITY BULLETIN names of all debtors in the county recorded during the period name of secured party the date the loan was filed with the Secretary of State location where loan made FASTsenwce Call (515) 245-3131 or toll-free (800) 362-2514 tion, but hopes that it would now be possible for the leadership of IB A and AM BI to sit down and develop some ground rules for the merger talks and to get them underway. □ Iowa News The Iowa Independent Bankers have announced the addition of Silas Keehn, president of the Federal Re serve Bank of Chicago, and Richard Threlkeld, national correspondent for ABC Network News, New York, as speakers at the I IB annual con vention July 22-24 at Okoboji. C E D A R R A P ID S : R ob ert H. O ’Meara has been promoted to ex ecutive vice president of Merchants National Bank, along with Dennis R. Haines and John R. Taylor, who were both promoted to vice presi dent status. Mr. O ’Meara has been with the bank since 1961, most re cently as senior vice president in charge of the loaning function. Mr. Haines handles the bank’s invest ment portfolio and Mr. Taylor oper ates the check processing center. COUNCIL BLUFFS: Bruce E. Cra mer has been elected vice president and commercial loan officer of First National Bank. He has been in bank ing the past nine years, serving as a commercial banking officer with the Omaha National Bank, Neb., prior to joining First National. DYERSVILLE: Dale R. Luckow, president of Dyersville National Bank, & Associates of Dyersville have purchased M echanicsville Bancshares, Inc., which owns 87% of the stock of Mechanicsville Trust & Savings Bank, from Vaughn and Bernice Hartzell. Mr. Hartzell has served as president of the bank the past 17 years. The purchase is sub ject to regulatory approval. FARLEY: Funeral services were held June 7 for John A. Schrandt, director and vice president of the Farley State Bank. Mr. Schrandt first became a director with the bank in 1954 and has served as vice president since 1971. OCHEYEDAN: With the approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chi cago, Ocheyedan Bancorporation re cently completed the purchase of over 90% of the common stock of the Ocheyedan Savings Bank. There were no changes in bank manage ment. Principal stockholders of Ocheyedan Bancorporation are C.E. Spengler, Stephen J. Spengler and Paul R. Dorr. Nebraska News O M AH A: Donald R. Larson recent ly was appointed regional marketing representative for First National Bank of Omaha, working from the bank’s Lincoln office. He previously was serving as vice president in the commercial loan division of a Lin coln bank. SOUTH SIOUX CITY: Jack Soren sen, vice president of the Dakota County State Bank, has been elected executive vice president and to the bank’s board of directors. 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