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Nov 05
2009

New CRE Guidelines Assessed

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Untagged 

Ed brings a seasoned eye to the regulators' new CRE guidance, and finds promise.
 
Plus a special banker alert

Nov 05
2009

EXAM COUNCIL GUIDANCE HOLDS OUT HOPE FOR CRE LENDING

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

Ed brings a seasoned eye to the regulators' new CRE guidance, and finds promise.

Plus a special banker alert

Nov 05
2009

Email: a landfill where nothing goes away!

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Corporate email systems have become an electronic landfill of information replacing the lateral file. Why? As the cost of storage continues to go down and storage allocations are increased by the IT Department, more stuff is squirreled away into digital darkness never to be seen again. More importantly, as part of the budget process, email system growth has a budgeted line item because nothing, or at least very little, is ever deleted!
Nov 04
2009

COME TOGETHER--RIGHT NOW

Posted by John Byrne in AML Fraud and other things

This week John takes on two topics: the melding of BSA and anti-fraud functions and an advocacy group's proposal for a middle way solution to the needs of the unbanked
Nov 04
2009

7 FACTORS FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COMPLIANCE AND THE BOARD

Posted by Nancy Derr-Castiglione in Lucy and Nancys Common Sense Compliance

Your bank's board must hear from Compliance more than once a year
Nov 01
2009

A window opens

Posted by Bill Streeter in Editors Column

Credit problems always develop in an economic downturn. If every bank advanced money only to those borrowers who they felt would remain unscathed through the worst-case scenario, the economy would shrink to levels of 30 years ago.
Oct 30
2009

ABA's Yingling: traditional bankers must extend their leadership

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

Calls on them to be guardians of public’s trust
Oct 30
2009

Meet your new pay consultant the Fed (Part 1)

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

Agency’s guidance focuses on incentive comp plans 

PART ONE OF A TWO-PART ONLINE REPORT:

 
Part two can be read now. A free ABA Banking Journal podcast featuring compensation consultant Susan O'Donnell of Pearl Meyer & Partners is also available now. New Resource: On March 11, ABA will present a two-hour telephone briefing dealing with new compensation issues and the regulators. For
Oct 29
2009

Skip the About Us drop-down. Try an About You video

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

As an industry, we are really missing a tremendous opportunity. Have you looked at banking websites lately? I am not talking about your internet banking page. I am talking about your home page. The landing page that gives the online visitor your locations, lists all of your products, has an “About Us” option and a plethora of drop-down boxes.

Oct 28
2009

LENDER LIABILITY LURKS BEHIND TODAY'S CRISIS

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

Risks lie not only in what you've told errant borrowers,

but in what you've let them get away with in better times