Florida Banking May 2022

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THE MAGAZINE OF THE FLORIDA BANKERS ASSOCIATION

VOLUME 37 NUMBER 3 MAY 2022

ON THE COVER 8 ------------FirstBank: 100 Years and Counting

CONTENTS 4 - - - - - - - - -Chair’s Message 6 - - - - - - Straight Talk from the President’s Desk 12 - - - - Government Relations: The FBA Has a Successful 2022 Session 14 - -BancServ Endorsed Partner: How Community Banks Can Maximize Fintech Partnerships 16 - - - Trust Banking: Who Pays a Trustee's Attroneys' Fee? 20 - - - - - - - FBEF Donors List 22 - - - - - -Annual Washington, D.C., Trip 24 - - - - - Personal Transactions 26 -------------Kudos 28 - - - - - - FBA Staff Spotlight 30 - - - - - - - Upcoming Events 31 - - - - - - - - DidYouKnow? 31 - - - - - Advertising Directory

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Florida Bankers Association asanchez@floridabankers.com Pamela Ricco Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Florida Bankers Association pricco@floridabankers.com Brooke Harrison Publications Director Florida Bankers Association bharrison@floridabankers.com

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Fab Brumley Chair

Bill Penney Chair-Elect

Greg Nelson Immediate Past Chair

Lloyd DeVaux Second Immediate Past Chair

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On the Cover: The First Bank leadership, from left: Carey Soud, Miller Couse and Andrew Couse.

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