ICBA Securities/Stifel Community Banking Matters Webinar Series

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ICBA Securities/Stifel Community Banking Matters Webinar Series

Oct 30, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

Topic: Stifel Solutions for Year-End Planning

In September, the Fed resumed its monetary policy easing cycle, initiating an interest rate cut of 25 bps after a period of holding rates steady. The Fed’s updated quarterly "dot plot" indicated that policymakers expect two additional quarter-point cuts before the end of 2025 and one during 2026. Depositories should benefit from interest rate cuts; however, persistent inflation could mean the Fed doesn’t cut rates as much as expected, which may dampen the current projected improvement to net interest income for next year.

Please join us for a webinar discussing the current economic landscape, market conditions, and actionable strategies designed to assist your institution to improve earnings in 2026.

In this webinar you will learn:

  • Investment Portfolio and Balance Sheet Trends: Analyzing current trends
    to inform future strategies
  • Year-End Investment Strategies: How to optimize investment portfolios
    as the year closes
  • Funding and Swap Strategies: Tools to manage funding costs
    and interest rate risk
  • Balance Sheet Positioning for 2026: Strategies to prepare for next year’s
    economic environment

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