04/04/2025: Tyler Bender Appointed to ICBA PAC Committee

Tyler M. Bender Appointed to ICBA PAC Committee Advocating for Community Banks Nationwide
Press Release: Clayton, MO. (April 4, 2025)

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that Tyler M. Bender of Midwest Regional Bank was elected to serve on ICBA’s PAC Committee. As the nation’s voice for community banks, ICBA’s sole focus is ensuring community banks and the customers they serve continue to flourish.

“Community banks are the heartbeat of Main Street, driving local economies and forging lasting relationships with consumers and small businesses,” said Mr. Bender. “I’m honored to contribute to ICBA’s mission, ensuring that community banks have a strong voice in policy discussions and access to education and innovative solutions that strengthen their ability to serve local communities.”
In this role, Bender will help shape and promote ICBA’s policy positions and programming, engage in grassroots advocacy efforts in Missouri and serve as a bridge between local community banks and ICBA leadership in Washington, D.C.

“Tyler brings invaluable insight and dedication to the table, reinforcing the importance of community banks in fostering economic stability and opportunity,” said ICBA Chairman Jack Hopkins, president and CEO of CorTrust Bank in Sioux Falls, S.D. “We appreciate Tyler’s leadership and commitment to advancing ICBA’s mission and look forward to working together to champion policies that empower community banks and the communities they serve.”

About Midwest Regional Bank
Midwest Regional Bank, headquartered in Clayton, Missouri, is a full-service institution with over $1 billion in assets. Founded in 1894, Midwest Regional Bank is known as The Bank of Tradition and Progress. In Missouri, the bank has Full-Service Branches in Festus, Kirkwood, Arnold, Chesterfield, Clayton, Sunset Hills, and Otterville, and operates Limited-Service Loan Production offices across the country in Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Florida.
About ICBA
The Independent Community Bankers of America® has one mission: to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We power the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation. As local and trusted sources of credit, America’s community banks leverage their relationship-based business model and innovative offerings to channel deposits into the neighborhoods they serve, creating jobs, fostering economic prosperity, and fueling their customers’ financial goals and dreams. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at icba.org.
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