Peer Group History

Members have consistently shared with us that Peer Group is the most important benefit of membership with HCI.  Our annual 5-day, 4 night educational conference brings Bank Club Directors and Travel Industry partners together to learn from and network with each other. Held in a new destination each year in February, what also makes this conference unique year after year is that it is focused on banking education, peer networking and travel planning. There is a PreFAM tour offered each year as well for bank club directors. 

Our members love getting together with each other at Peer Group. Whether you've never missed a conference or are attending your first one, you will feel like you're a welcomed member of an incredible family. You will love meeting people who "get" you and what you do at the bank. You will learn something new that helps you be a better club director. You will learn about new destinations and experiences that your club members will want to sign up for right away. You will connect with people who want to provide you with incredible tours. You will leave full of new ideas to engage your members and new friends to connect with throughout the year.

“What a wonderful conference! Every year I find your conferences more and more useful, and networking with other bank directors is such a wonderful resource.  I have rearranged my vacation plans to attend next year and bring the new director!  Thanks for keeping us updated and having such an interest in our success.”
-Julie Mossa, Community National Bank, Derby, Vermont

 “Thank you!. I thoroughly enjoyed the conference. I feel I made some great friendships with all of the groups.  I have reached out to Becky Custer at the Bank in Griffin, here in Georgia, and hope she and I can attend together next time.  Thanks again for making this possible for me.  I cannot believe all of the knowledge that was shared.  It was so nice being with people that do what I do, and sharing best practices with them. Thanks again for ALL of your help. You did an amazing job setting all of this up for us.”-June O’Hanlon, Cadence Bank, Macon, Georgia