Optimistic bankers wary of federal budget cuts

Kevin Erickson, left, a business banker with Loveland-based Home State Bank, hopes to build on the success at a branch in Longmont as it opens another branch in Louisville this month. “Loan customers want a true, locally owned community bank,” he said. Participants at the CEO Roundtable on banking included Susan Moratelli, Boulder community bank president for ANB Bank, and Chris McVay, vice president at High Plains Bank and manager of its branch in Longmont. Doug Storum / BizWest