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Apr 01
2010

ALCO BEAT: New policy statement leaves key gaps—including in bottom line

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

Regulators seem to miss key issue

Posted on April 1, 2010

Apr 01
2010

Change is difficult, but change is good

Posted by Bill Streeter in Editors Column

Welcome to the new ABA Banking Journal. We especially welcome those readers of Community Banker magazine who have not heretofore been familiar with ABA Banking Journal. The truth is, regular readers and new readers are looking at a publication that has substantially changed. What you have is the best of both of ABA’s general circulation monthly magazines—each of which had a rich and long-standing tradition.
Mar 31
2010

A LENDER'S PERSPECTIVE ON BANK-SIZE DEBATE

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

Rethinking your career path? Life for a lender in a big bank or a small bank can be very different.  Some points to ponder for lenders and leaders
Mar 24
2010

THE IDES OF MARCH BRINGS AML ACTIVITY—NOT ALL OF IT BAD

Posted by John Byrne in AML Fraud and other things

As we approach the end of the month, there were a number of announcements of note to all AML professionals. At the midpoint of the month—the Ides of March (no, not the ’60’s one-hit wonders who performed “Vehicle”)—we attended the 15th Annual International Anti-Money Laundering Conference run by moneylaundering.com, saw the release of the Wachovia civil penalties and deferred prosecution agreement, FinCEN guidance on the FATF announcements we mentioned in the last blog posting, and a major benchmarking survey by my organization, ACAMS, and Ernst and Young.
Mar 23
2010

GOOD NEWS IN UPDATED CRA Q & A

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

New Q & A expands community development loan eligibility
Mar 22
2010

WHAT PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION REALLY MEANS

Posted by Jeff Gerrish in Jeff Gerrish on Community Banking

Take Nexium before you read Jeff's latest news from the front lines
Mar 20
2010

SIX TIPS AS YOU ENTER WORKOUT MODE

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

Think of workouts as a journey, not a quick trip, and you'll make better progress
Mar 18
2010

Three key steps community banks can take to mitigate the risk of failure

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

Learn from others’ trouble
Mar 17
2010

SHOULD LENDERS HAVE UNLIMITED TURNDOWN AUTHORITY?

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

Are two heads better than one? Or just two heads?
Mar 15
2010

Brain banking is just a thought away!

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

The Voice Response Unit, or VRU, will soon be replaced by the Brain Response Unit, or BRU! Brainfingers, a product of Brain Actuated Technologies, has developed a hands-free computer access application that uses a headband, called a Cyberlink, to detect changes in brainwaves and facial muscle movements. The Cyberlink sends the information to the Brainfingers software installed on a desktop computer via an interface with the software executing the desired commands.