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2012 GBA Annual Meeting
Breakout Sessions
Community Banking - Building an Independent Value Equation for the
Future:
Elaine Demarest, President, Demarest Strategy Group, Hilton Head, SC
 It’s
time for our independent community banks to realistically assess the
current environment and forge ahead with a strategic plan that crafts
the right risk-return trade-off for the years ahead. Despite
predictions of doom by some, community banks with disciplined people, a
clear and purposeful vision, and steady day-by-day execution can and
will thrive to serve all stakeholders. It’s time to clear our minds for
a fresh start and focus on the right things – as always. To earn and
protect our independence in this changed banking world, we must craft a
plan that produces a future value exceeding what might come from any
ownership turnover options that may be available to us now. Can we do
that? What actions and attributes can safely add future long-term value?
We will hold a mini-planning session, touching on thoughts for each of
the CAMELS factors, seek stronger regulatory standing and smart moves to
work out of enforcement orders and discuss the importance of evolving
our organizational foundation and risk infrastructure to fit the
business plan. And most importantly, we will recharge our commitment to
developing our human talent to drive the business model envisioned for a
bright future. It can be done.
Trends in Executive
and Director Compensation
Jim Foyt, CPA
EBS, A Bank Consulting Company, Birmingham, AL
Richard L. Arenburg, Partner
Bryan Cave, LLP, Atlanta
 Community
banks recognize that rewarding, retaining and recruiting key employees
and directors is vital for a bank’s long term success. Primary areas
covered in this session include market data compensation trends,
regulatory considerations as they relate to compensation, types of
qualified and non-qualified benefit plans frequently utilized and
emerging compensation techniques.
Fraud: Knowledge is the
Best Defense
Steve Cross, Regional Security Manager
SunTrust Banks, Atlanta
Laura Mallozzi, Senior Investigator
Bank
of America, Atlanta
Bank fraud costs banks and consumers billions of dollars every year. It
erodes a bank’s bottom line and consumer trust. For some criminals it’s
a way of
life, and for others it’s a means to a short-term loan. Join Steve Cross
as he reviews a variety of the most costly fraud trends from debit card
skimming scams to the growing problem of income tax refund fraud. Steve
will provide key tips about how to spot, prevent and prosecute fraud. He
will have a “hands-on” display of actual card skimming devices recovered
from Georgia bank ATMs. Finally, Laura Mallozzi will give a revealing
presentation about how you can use social media, specifically Facebook,
to indentify fraud, the suspects and their criminal networks.
The Merger and Acquisition Market Today
Walter G. Moeling, IV, Partner,
James J. McAlpin, Jr., Partner
Bryan Cave, LLP, Atlanta
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Moeling and Jim McAlpin will present a clear picture of how the merger
and acquisition market is shaping up. Bryan Cave has researched the
qualities of banks investment advisers and their clients are looking for
as they seek opportunities. Their research and insight can help you and
your bank think about your strategies for acquisitions or if your bank
is seeking a partner. Some of their insight deals with dispelling some
of the negative myths that are inhibiting our ability to go forward and
the characteristics of successful banks (they bear striking similarities
to the successful banks we have known for years), by combining humor,
market data and insight into a common sense and accessible look forward.
CEO Checklist for Managing Compliance in the Dodd-Frank Era
Rebecca Frederick, JD, CIPP/US, CIPP/C
Business Risk and Privacy Management
Deluxe Corp., Minneapolis, MN
 Compliance
is growing more complicated and more costly. Bank executives need a good
understanding of all the new rules and regulations, and need help
knowing how to best direct the bank’s overall Compliance program. What
are the best ways to have a strong compliance program AND continue to
profitably serve your community and customers? Rebecca Frederick will
share her thoughts on that question and focus on other ideas to include:
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Overall view of the variety of new/changing rules
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Best management practices internally – managing day-to-day with a growing staff or an outside partner
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Best management practices for meeting regulatory exam and reporting
requirements
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Best management practices for reporting for the board
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How to manage the expectations of customers related to changes in
communications, products, services and costs related to compliance
Increasing Recoveries on Land and Commercial Real Estate: Non-performing
Notes and OREO
Michael Bull, President & Founder
Bull Realty, Inc., Atlanta
 When
loans secured by land and commercial properties become a problem, the
proper steps can reduce risks, improve efficiencies and increase
recoveries. There are a number of best practices to use at this point
deep into the distressed real estate cycle. Michael Bull, an
Atlanta-based, nationally known commercial real estate expert will
share:
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Steps to gauge the risks
and opportunities related to the collateral to help make the best
decisions when working out loans, selling notes and when taking
steps to control and protect the value of the note and collateral.
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Best practices related to
forbearance agreements and short sales to increase recoveries and
insure the process is working most effectively.
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How to leverage the
borrower to improve the value of the note and collateral.
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Strategies to increase
returns when selling notes.
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Proper steps in the
transition from lender to controlling the property to reduce risks
and improve the value of the collateral.
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Best practices when
foreclosing related to existing tenants, leases, repairs, mitigating
risks and protecting asset value.
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The Top ten methods to
increase the number of buyers and achieve the highest sales prices
when liquidating land and commercial OREO.
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