Your Money: How Did your 401(k) Plan Compare?
First Quarter 2010 was another good quarter for investors in the stock market, and the 12-month annualized results were outstanding. Participants of GBA Retirement Services benefited from the high-quality, well diversified fund options in the Trust. Details about the 401(k) results...
 

Provide Greater ATM Access for Your Customers
Learn about a surcharge-free ATM network that allows community financial institutions to waive surcharges for their customers while retaining the ability to charge those who are not customers. Brought to you by FIS, a GBA Strategic Partner. More about the ATM network...

Expert Comp. and Benefits Consulting
Bank compensation is a big issue right now. If you're looking to examine your compensation policies, consider touching base with the Holmes-Shaw Agency, a GBA Strategic Partner. Holmes Shaw has entered into a partnership with Comprehensive Corporate Strategies (CCS) to offer banks attractive financing strategies to reduce the impact of executive benefit programs. More about compensation strategies...
 

Career Paths for Bankers^TM
The 44 most-common bank job descriptions, the skills/competencies you need to have those jobs and links to training and development by job title.

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Whaley, Edwards, Chitty GBA Officer Nominees
The GBA Nominating Committee recommends three outstanding bankers for election to association-wide office at the upcoming GBA Annual Convention. For Chairman-elect, the nominee is Richard A. Whaley, President and CEO, The Citizens Bank of Americus. For Vice Chairman, the nominee is James J. Edwards, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, United Bank, Zebulon. For Secretary/Treasurer, the nominee is R. Ray Chitty, President, Guardian Bank, Valdosta. Current Chairman-Elect Chuck Williams, President and CEO, North Georgia Bank, Watkinsville, will assume the office of Chairman at the Convention. More about the GBA officer nominees...

State Legislative Update: It's Over... Finally

The Georgia Constitution calls for the General Assembly to be in session 40 days -- it never said when those 40 days had to occur. The 2010 session ended Thursday in what many believe to be the latest adjournment from a calendar standpoint ever. The GBA worked on your behalf to monitor and educate legislators about banking related components of 43 new bills and many carry over bills from the 2009 session. All bills GBA supported passed and we were able to work with legislators to amend others that would have had unintended negative consequences on traditional banks. More state legislative news...

Reg. Reform: Senate Bill Moves to Floor Debate
The full Senate has taken up its big financial regulatory reform bill (S. 3217) as Republican leaders late Wednesday ended negotiations about a number of provisions in the package. "There's no doubt in our minds that both sides want a bill to pass -- and so do we. The question is whether they can pass the right reform bill," said GBA Chairman Andy Williams, President, United Community Bank, Blairsville. "The Georgia Bankers Association opposed passage of the bill in the House, and we are opposed to the current Senate version. We appreciate both Sen. Chambliss and Sen. Isakson and their staffs for working closely with us to ensure your views are being heard, and they are making every effort to include those views in any legislation that eventually passes." More about the Senate reg. reform debate...

Regulatory Reform Dominates Headlines
As we reported last week, there were several news items of note in the works related to the national regulatory reform debate. The results were good for having bankers' views explained. See this week's headline stories...

Last Minute Deadline Alert:

Opt-Out Deadline for TAGP Friday, April 30
Participants in the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee Program have until Friday, April 30 (today's publication date), to opt out of the second six-month program extension -- from July 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010. The agency approved a GBA-supported interim rule on April 13. More about how to opt out...

Interchange: GBA Opposes National Legislation
We told you last week about our testimony to the Georgia General Assembly about possible credit card and debit card interchange legislation at the state level. We're also working this issue nationally this week. Details about Interchange action...

Atlanta Fed to Host Public HMDA Hearing in July
The first of four national Federal Reserve Board public hearings about the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act will be in Atlanta July 15 at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank. More about HMDA Hearings...

Georgia Bank tops SE in Customer Sat. Study
Congratulations to United Community Banks Inc., Blairsville, for being the top-rated Southeastern bank for customer satisfaction in the latest J.D. Power and Associates Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. The study is also noteworthy because of the consumer attitudes and trends it identifies that could be keys to strengthening satisfaction. Learn what turns customers off to your bank...

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Send Us Your News
Please remember to include the Georgia Bankers Association on the list of recipients for announcements about promotions, new employees and special recognition your bank has received. We want to share your news with your colleagues across the state. Please forward your announcements and photos to GBA's Lydia Thomas.

 

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