Help for Complying with New Overdraft Rules

The Overdraft Privilege^SM program offered by GBA Strategic Partner Strunk and Associates gives banks valuable resources related to the upcoming Regulation E changes. Strunk offers a full Reg E planning Guide. More about overdraft resources...
 

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GBA Strategic Partner Affinion Group's Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance plan is a "Customer Appreciation" program to strengthen ties with bank customers and generate incremental revenue. The program offers $1,000 of AD&D insurance at no cost to your customers as well as the opportunity to buy additional coverage at affordable group rates. More about Affinion's product...
 

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State Legislature Getting Down to Business,
GBA Priority Bill Up for Vote Monday
Newly-elected House Speaker David Ralston made good on his promise to reform the way bills are brought to the House floor by having the Rules Committee adopt new operating procedures. GBA's priority legislation for the session related to legal lending limits is on the first calendar adopted under the new rules procedures, and is expected to be considered Monday. Our full update this week covers that action, as well as a foreclosure bill we be testifying on Monday, a new bill requiring data matching for tax liens, and another encouraging allocating state-deposits to certain banks. Read the Full Legislative Update...

TARP COP Hearing Probes Capital Levels, Reg. Response, Solutions
The Congressional Panel charged with studying the effectiveness of the TARP program was in Atlanta Wednesday. Regulators, a member banker and real estate experts testified. Chris Burnett, CEO of Cornerstone Bank, testified on behalf of his bank and the industry. More about the TARP hearings...

Georgia a High Rate Deposit Market, says FDIC
We understand the FDIC has declared the entire state of Georgia a high rate market for determining deposit rate caps required of banks that are less than well capitalized or under certain regulatory orders. More about rate caps...

State of the Union: $30B to Community Banks, Obama Pushes Financial Reform, Bank Tax
In this week's State of the Union Address, President Obama called for $30 billion of repaid TARP funds to be channeled into programs to help community banks extend more credit to small businesses. The President also re-iterated his support for a financial regulatory reform and a tax on large banks. More about Obama's speech...

SBA Lending UP 83% in Georgia Last Quarter
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) reported significantly improved lending activity in Georgia with programs intended to benefit both borrowers and lenders. The total number of SBA loans in Georgia increased 83 percent, from 224 to 410, in the quarter that ended Dec. 31, compared to the same period a year ago. Find out how many more dollars were loaned...

Call Report Revisions Include Loss-Share Info
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has approved revisions to the reporting requirements for the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) for implementation in 2010. Among the many changes are new items in Schedule RC-M, Memoranda, for assets acquired from failed institutions that are covered by FDIC loss-sharing agreements. A group of GBA member bankers provided input to an ABA comment letter about the changes. More about new call report info...

New Access to Mortgage Licensee Information
A new Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (NMLS) -- a mortgage licensing system operated by state financial regulators, including Georgia -- launched this week. The NMLS Consumer Access is a fully searchable website that allows the public to view information concerning state-licensed mortgage companies, branches, and individuals currently licensed through NMLS. More about the new NMLS system...

Financial Risk Management Conference a Hit
More than 70 bankers and associate members attended the Financial Risk Management Conference last week at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. More info...

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