Save the Date for Advanced Study in Banking & Regulation at SDSU

This fall, the Dykhouse Program in Money, Banking and Regulation in the Ness School of Management and Economics at South Dakota State University in Brookings will host two free events on the subject of community banking.

On Monday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m. in SDSU’s Harding Hall, Professor James (Jim) Barth, Lowder eminent scholar in finance at Auburn University, will present “Banks and Natural Disasters.”

This applied research on the conduct and performance of banks serving regions struck by natural disasters demonstrates that banks with branches in affected areas raise both deposit and loan rates such that net interest margin and, in turn, return on assets increase, though not enough to indicate profiteering. Meanwhile, these banks increase their uses of brokered deposits in order to fund increased loan demand by individuals and firms in affected communities. Barth’s research demonstrates that banks located in disaster-prone areas help the communities in these areas recover from natural disasters. An opportunity to visit with Barth over hors d’oeuvres and light refreshments will follow this event. If planning to attend, RSVP to Joseph Santos by Sept. 20.

On Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in SDSU’s Founders Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center, Christine Gaffney, senior vice president for supervision, regulation and credit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Bret Afdahl, director of the South Dakota Division of Banking, will participate in an evening speaking event titled “The Regulators: Perspectives on Ensuring a Safe and Sound Financial System.” 

The event will open with Gaffney, who will discuss banking conditions in the Ninth Federal Reserve District and share her observations on banking under Federal Reserve System supervision. Then, Afdahl will join Gaffney on stage to discuss state versus federal agency supervision and regulation and to take questions from the audience.  No RSVP is needed for this event.

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