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The Impact Of Rising Interest Rates

As inflation reaches the highest rate in over 40 years, business leaders and investors have valid concerns about how rising interest rates may impact their short and long-term decisions.

Through a detailed look at historical economic performance, the new episode of the First Business Bank Podcast features our team of financial experts discussing:

Economic metrics to keep your eye on and how they might affect your decisions
How the Federal Reserve is likely to act and what that means for the economy and jobs
What to expect with continued volatility ahead
A few wild cards to watch out for that might upend everything

Tune in to this episode of the First Business Bank Podcast for an informative, dynamic analysis of what’s ahead in this rising interest rate environment.

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How Rising Interest Rates Affect Businesses

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How will an increase in interest rates affect businesses & banks? Find out what’s happening & get advice to help position your business or bank for the future....

Featured Experts

Jim Hartlieb

President & CEO and First Business Bank Board Member of First Business Bank

im Hartlieb joined First Business Bank in 2009 as Senior Vice President and has served as President since 2015. In 2023, he became President & CEO of First Business Bank. Jim has over 30 years of experience in the commercial banking industry and is focused on serving middle-market companies in the Dane County area.

Bill Uelmen

President - Bank Consulting of First Business Bank

Bill Uelmen comes to First Business Bank with over 25 years of Investment Portfolio and Asset Liability Management experience serving financial institutions in Wisconsin, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Nevada, and California. At First Business Bank, Bill develops and implements balance sheet strategies centered around managing the Investment Portfolio, Asset Liability Management (ALM), capital planning, and liability funding.

Nancy Johnshoy, CFA

Senior Vice President - Portfolio Manager & Market Strategist of First Business Bank

Nancy Johnshoy, CFA, has over 35 years of experience helping clients maximize and protect their wealth. Nancy works with individual clients, corporations, and non-profit organizations to achieve their investment and planning objectives. She authors the First Business Bank Quarterly Market Review, an in-depth analysis of markets and investments, and regularly presents to audiences about economic insights.

Kevin Kane

President - Southeast Wisconsin Market of First Business Bank

Kevin Kane is President of First Business Bank's Southeast Wisconsin Market. He has nearly 40 years of banking experience serving companies across a wide range of industry sectors and market segments, helping them grow and increase enterprise value. Throughout his career, Kevin has focused on building high-performing teams for the benefit of clients. Prior to First Business Bank, he spent 28 years at M&I/BMO Harris Bank in various leadership roles in commercial lending and treasury management, most recently as Managing Director of Treasury & Payment Solutions.