Needless to say, I was rather dreading the conversation when I picked up the phone to call Kathleen Murphy, the president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Bankers Association.
But I was pleasantly surprised to hear her say that not only did Maryland bankers want examiners who were well trained and held a level of expertise – so much so that they would pay for it – but that she would be willing to testify as such to the state legislature’s finance committee.