Pub. 16 2019 Issue 4

2 O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S — H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S During our trip, we had the opportunity to discuss many issues facing the banking industry in New Mexico and the nation, as well as many issues and opportunities facing our state in general. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE JASON WYATT NMBA PRESIDENT Legislative Road Trip Recap A s we we l c ome i n a new ye a r a nd a new decade, we begin to ref lect on the past whi le simultaneously planning and prepar ing for the f uture. John Anderson and I recent ly completed the annual road tr ip across the state, where we had the pleasure of v isit ing with old fr iends and meet ing many new ones . I mus t say i t was a nice break from the chaos (for lack of a bet ter word) going on i n Eddy Count y due to t he oi l boom. Our t r ip spanned severa l cit ies including Farmington, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Roswel l and Clov is. As we drove from one end of our scenic state to the other, we couldn’t help but enjoy the beaut y and serenit y that New Mex ico has to of fer. We are incredibly blessed to l ive in such a wonder ful place.