Top 11 GBA Member Resolutions

Here are 11 great ways you and your bank can ensure you're getting the most value from the advocacy, influence, information and resources your GBA membership provides. See our list
 

Electronic Liens and Titles: Free Open Forum

GBA Strategic Partner Decision Dynamics, Inc. (DDI) invites GBA members to the 2010 Georgia Electronic Liens and Titles (ELT) Open Forum Jan. 21 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Perimeter Center Hotel. More
 

Develop and Retain Top Talent: TalentQuest

Make sure you hang on to your top talent and pay special attention to developing the entire team. With TalentQuest building, developing and retaining an ‘all star' team will position your organization to capitalize on opportunities that will undoubtedly exist when the economy begins to recover. More
 

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Welcome to the new GBA e-Bulletin
We hope you notice this week's e-Bulletin looks quite different. We've refreshed our format and are using a new distribution system to provide you with what we believe will be a better e-Bulletin experience. We've focused on making it an easier scan for you, making more headline news available at the top of each week's e-mail and more friendly to mobile e-mail devices. Each featured story summary will link you to more in-depth information. If for some reason you can't view the images, follow your e-mail product's instructions for downloading them. One easy solution is to add the @gabankers.com domain name to your "safe senders" list. If you have problems, let us know. And, please share any feedback, concerns or glitches you have about the new format so we can keep improving. Contact David Oliver, Joe Brannen or Lydia Thomas with this feedback link.

Lending Limits at Issue as Session Starts Jan. 11
The 2010 Georgia General Assembly session begins Monday, Jan. 11. One issue we know we'll be working is a change in statute that could provide more flexibility for state-chartered banks to legal lending limits that are being lowered because of capital erosion. Aside from that, we're sure there will be plenty of discussion about the economy, bank closures, mortgage issues and foreclosures. More

GBA Grabs Top 5 Association Ranking
James Magazine has again ranked GBA among the top five most influential associations at the State Capitol. This year we're number five, and we've been in the top 10 since the list was first published in 2004. Elizabeth Chandler, GBA's Senior Vice President of Government Relations, was also ranked in the top five female lobbyists. More

Georgia Banks Have Big Grassroots Year
More than 1,200 bankers representing 237 different members contacted their legislators a total of 5,714 times during the year about a variety of critical issues. And that's just the count from the ABA's online grassroots system. We know many of you made personal phone calls, wrote and faxed letters that were sent directly from your banks, too. The topic that by far drew the most contacts was the Consumer Financial Protection Agency/Thrift Protection. Other hot-button issues were the FDIC special assessment and Interchange legislation. More

Statewide Papers Pick Up GBA Opinion Article
We told you just before the holiday break about the article we sent to newspapers around the state to let people know that GBA members are, in fact, making loans to people and businesses every day. Papers throughout the state have picked it up. Find out who's run our views. More

ABA Insurance Program to Distribute $4 Million in Profits, Reinsurer Changes Name
The American Bankers Association announced that its sponsored insurance program will distribute $4 million in underwriting profits to insured member banks. This is a GBA-endorsed program. ABA also announced that the reinsurer, American Bankers Professional and Fidelity Insurance Co. has changed its name to American Bankers Mutual Insurance Ltd., effective immediately. More

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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 Lydia Thomas.

HEADLINE EVENTS

Legislative Reception and Economic/Policy Forum
Jan. 13, 2010
Still time for Last Minute Registrations

Financial Risk Management Conference
Jan. 20-21
Balance Sheet Prep for the Future

Early Banking School Registration Ends Soon, Save $125

Employee Investigations Seminar
Jan. 19

New: Compliance Perspectives Monthly Update
Jan. 19

HR Professionals Institute
March 17-19
How to Manage Multigenerationals

HMDA/CRA Workshop
Jan. 27

BSA/AML Compliance Seminar
Jan. 28

SE Bank Management and Directors Conference
Feb. 2 and Feb. 11

Operations and Technology Conference
March 2-3
Virtualization Panel a Draw

AIB Online Instructor Led Courses

January Webinars

Full GBA-U Calendar