From driving an 18-wheeler to flying planes to painting a World War II-era tugboat, there’s not much Cathy Owen hasn’t done or seen. So tough challenges in banking don’t phase her. On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast — presented by Agri-Access — the executive chair of Little Rock’s Eagle Bank & Trust and the newly elected ABA chair discusses:
- How she got involved in banking at age 16
- Her early jump into bank leadership and what it was like for women bankers in senior roles
- Eagle Bank & Trust’s secondary market mortgage business
- Top priorities for ABA during her chairmanship, including the SCAM Act and digital assets
- Talent strategy for community banks
- Tactics for managing a family business for the long haul
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- Read a magazine profile of Cathy Owen.
This episode is presented by Agri-Access.
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