2026 Pub. 14 Issue 2

Utah’s banks operate in an environment built on trust. Customers expect accuracy, regulators expect discipline and communities expect stability.

On July 4, cities and towns across the nation celebrated 250 years of American independence.

MoFi Recognizes Small Business Lender and Utah Bank of the Year Steve Winters, senior vice president at Altabank™, has been named MoFi’s 2025 Small Business Lender of the Year for helping Utah entrepreneurs access financing through an innovative state capital access program. In 2025, Winters and Altabank partnered with MoFi to secure approximately $2.3 million

Altabank Jerry Bregg Fred Titensor Altabank has appointed Jerry Bregg and Fred Titensor to its board of directors, following the impending retirement of current board member Doug Swenson, whose term will end Dec. 31. “We are thankful for Doug’s dedication and service to Altabank over the past years,” said Terry Grant, CEO of Altabank. “We

CorServ Contact: Eden Dombrowa, Corporate Communications Manageredombrowa@corservsolutions.comcorservsolutions.com CorServ provides innovative payment card issuing, processing and program management solutions, empowering banks and fintechs to successfully deliver credit, debit, prepaid, virtual and purchasing cards. CorServ’s turnkey credit card issuing program enables banks to earn a significantly higher ROA than the typical agent bank model, access cardholder data

Chair Shelly HoltFirst Community BankPresident & CEOLayton Vice Chair Nathan CallisterZions BankPresident & CEOSalt Lake City 2nd Vice Chair & Treasurer Jason PriceWEX BankPresident & CEOSandy Immediate Past Chair Todd BorenCeltic BankPresident & COOSalt Lake City President Howard HeadleeUtah Bankers AssociationPresident & CEOSalt Lake City Chair, Regional Bank Advisory Council Leo GutierrezJPMorgan ChaseMarket ExecutiveSalt Lake

More than 450 bankers, business partners and guests gathered in beautiful Sun Valley on June 28-July 1 for the 118th Annual UBA Convention.

At first glance, the debate over the yield provisions of the CLARITY Act appears to be a fight between the banking and crypto industries.