Banking on Main Street: Insights from Mike Jacobson, Nebraska Bankers Association

Published: Dec. 28, 2009, 3:14 p.m.

b'In the fall of 2008, we first spoke with Mike Jacobson, chair of the Nebraska Bankers Association, asking him about the state of customer confidence on Main St., vs. on Wall Street.\\n\\n

One year later, we reconnect with Jacobson to discuss:\\n\\n

The state of banking in Nebraska now;
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How community banks have been hurt by Heartland and other fraud incidents;
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The major challenges for banking institutions in 2010.
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Jacobson, a lifelong resident of Nebraska, is chairman, president, and CEO at NebraskaLand National Bank in North Platte, and he currently is serving out a term as chair of the Nebraska Bankers Association.'