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Back in Black:
GA Banks Profitable for First Time Since '08

Georgia's FDIC-insured banks posted a collective profit of $240 million in the second quarter 2011, marking the first quarterly industry-wide profit since September 2008. Through June, our state's banks and savings institutions posted net income of just more than $1.4 billion they did in the same period last year. Credit quality showed continued improvement with Georgia's noncurrent loans hitting their lowest level since first quarter 2009. Total loan charge-offs were $1 billion lower than at the same time in 2010. See detailed year-to-date stats for GA and read more encouraging news from the FDIC's Quarterly Banking Profile released this week...

Bill Isaac, Tom Brown Confirmed Speakers for Fall Events

Two industry heavyweights this week confirmed they'll speak at GBA events coming up this Fall. Bill Isaac, former FDIC Chairman and current Chairman of Fifth-Third Bancorp, will be the keynote speaker at the GBA Credit Conference Dec. 8-9 in Atlanta. We're also excited to announce that Tom Brown, founder of BankStocks.com and CEO of Second Curve Capital will be the closing speaker at a joint session of the GBA’s 2011 President/CEO Conference and Bank Counsel Conference. These conferences are Oct. 9-11 at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro. Learn more, and don't wait to sign up for these great events...

Legislative Update:

State Legislative Maps Signed by Gov. Deal

As we reported last week, the Georgia General Assembly is holding a special session to redraw district lines of the state house and senate districts as well as Georgia’s congressional boundaries. Action was completed this week by the Georgia House and Senate on their reapportionment maps, which passed both chambers and have been signed by Gov. Nathan Deal. The House has voted on the congressional reapportionment map and the Senate will vote on that map next week. Read more from the week of the State Legislature...

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Commercial Lending Webinar: How to Win More Deals Using Interest Rate Swaps - Aug. 29

This webinar will provide a detailed review of how banks of all sizes use interest rate swaps to make competitively priced long-term fixed rate loans without assuming the interest rate risk. Click here to register ...

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How GA Banks Stack Up to Neighbors, and More - Sept. 7

Let's look a little deeper into the improved second-quarter industry results mentioned above during a member-only webinar on Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. GBA Associate Member SNL Financial has put together a comprehensive report about the results, and their experts will present their analysis during a 45-minute interactive session. Aside from the timely info, it’s free! Sign up for the free SNL webinar today...

Cordray's CFPB Nomination Hearing set for Sept. 6

The process of confirming a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director gets down to serious business Sept. 6 when the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray’s nomination to become director of the agency. President Obama nominated Cordray, who heads the CFPB's enforcement division, July 18. Republican senators have vowed to block the nomination of any CFPB director unless the bureau’s structure and funding are changed.

Savings and Loans: Two-Year Phase in for Holding Company Reports Proposed

Savings and Loan Holding Companies (SHLCs) would have a two-year phase-in period to file the same reports with the Federal Reserve that they had been filing with the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), under a proposal out by the Fed this week. The Dodd-Frank Act transferred supervisory and rulemaking authority for SHLCs from the OTS to the Fed July 21, 2011. The comment deadline on the Fed's proposal is Nov. 1.

PAC Campaign Chairman's Message & BankPAC Campaign Update

We still have some ways to go toward reaching our goals for the 2011 GBA BankPAC Campaign. “Please strongly consider your bank’s contribution to the StatePAC and asking directors and officers to contribute to the FedPAC, we cannot afford to take a back seat in the government arena at this time,” said Tom Wiley, President and CEO of The Coastal Bank in Savannah and Chairman of the GBA BankPAC Board of Directors. Download contribution forms and see who contributed the GBA BankPAC this week...

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Registration Discounts for First-Year Banking School & Southern Ops and Tech Students

A big registration discount of $125 is now available to first-year students who register for the Georgia Banking School and the Southern Operations and Technology School before Jan. 1, 2012. The schools will run concurrently April 29-May 4 at the University of Georgia. They are two of the premier resources in the Southeast and are among only a few similar programs in the country. For more information, please contact GBA’s Marybeth Jones at 404.420.2032.

Twitter Outpaces Facebook at Financial Services Firms, and You can follow GBA Twitter Today!

Twitter has surpassed Facebook as the most popular social networking site used by financial services companies, according to research from Corporate Insight, a New York-based strategic marketing firm. As of Aug. 1, 2011, 67 percent of the financial services firms tracked have a presence on Twitter. That is up 10 percent in 10 months. Facebook pages increased 3 percent to 59 percent of financial services firms tracked present in the same period of time. It's hip and educational. You can start following the GBA on Twitter today...

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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 David Oliver and Bogan Brannen.

 

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