Combining Fraud, AML A Good Idea

A hot topic for banks is the integration of fraud prevention and Anti-Money-Laundering processes to reduce duplicate investigations and false positive alerts. Combining these processes is challenging when compliance officers rely on a rules-based or manual approach. However, banks that adopt a behavior-based approach can easily bring fraud and AML together. What is a behavior-based approach? Read how a GBA Associate Member defines that term and sees value in combining the fraud prevention and AML programs here...
 

REO Insurance: Get Great Rates with Online Program

The expense to insure foreclosed properties and time spent reporting them has grown significantly during the past year. GBA members can access a new national Bank REO program, offered through GBA Strategic Partner McEver & Tribble. Learn more about McEver and Tribble's REO program here..
 

Trust & Investment Management Services for Your Banks Valued Customers

For more than 30 years, Reliance Trust Company has been helping banks and bank associations service their clients by offering nontraditional bank financial services to the organization and their customers. Read more about the offerings from Reliance Trust Company here...

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The 44 most-common bank job descriptions, the skills and competencies you need to have those jobs and links to training and development by job title.
 

Banks Show Improving Trends Nationally and Statewide in Q2 Results

Nationally, bank profits of $21.6 billion in the second quarter showed robust growth compared to the same quarter a year ago, and there are some signs of improvement in asset quality trends. 53 percent of Georgia Banks reported earnings gains compared to 41.4 percent last quarter, 22.8 percent at year-end and only 18.5 percent a year ago. Read the full quarterly results and more here...

New Features added to GBA's Georgia Banking Update

We've updated our quarterly Georgia Banking Update summarizing all the key facts, figures and issues important for Georgia banks and the state's economy. New this quarter is a summary chart of the Dodd-Frank Act issues and consequences, as well as notes about pending FASB proposals and the Georgia Special Council on Tax reform.

State Banking Dept. Leaders Highlighted President/CEO Roundtables

Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Commissioner Rob Braswell and Senior Deputy Commissioner Steve Pleger joined the series of GBA President/CEO Roundtables held in Macon Aug. 24-27. "Discussions were informative, forward-thinking and solutions-based," said facilitator Elaine Demarest of Demarest Strategy Group. Read more about what they discussed...

Doug Strange Joins Leadership GBA Executive Committee as At-Large Representative

Doug Strange, Ameris Bank, Moultrie will serve as an At-Large Representative on the Leadership GBA Executive Committee. Learn more about Strange here... 

Economic Reports Show Varied Trends

There were a host of economic reports about construction, manufacturing, consumer spending and confidence, home prices and the GDP in the past week that merit a few notes. Read the highlights from the various reports here...

Georgia Mortgage Delinquencies Creep Up; Foreclosure Starts Decline

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on residential properties in Georgia was 12.39 percent at the end of the second quarter, an increase of 29 basis points from the first quarter of 2010. But new foreclosures entering the process declined slightly. Read more about the fluctuating states of delinquencies and foreclosures here...

Credit Unions: Tax Exemption to Get Axe?

The U.S. Economic Recovery Advisory Board has listed eliminating the tax exemption on credit unions in a comprehensive review of the U.S. tax code released this week. Learn about why the Advisory Board is contemplating this here...

Bair says No More Bailouts, only Two Options Available

"There will be no more bailouts. There will be resolution or bankruptcy and that will be the option; and if an entity will show they can't be resolved in an orderly way, they need to be downsized,"  said FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, during an agency-hosted roundtable about Dodd-Frank Act resolution authority issues. Read about what else was said at the federal agency-hosted roundtable here...

Overdraft Survey: Half of Bank Customers Choose Overdraft Protection

A new survey shows 46 percent of bank customers report they have or will opt in to their bank's overdraft program. New federal regulations went into effect recently restricting bank debit and ATM card overdraft practices. Read more overdraft survey results here...

FDIC Extends Application Period for Safe Account Pilot

Banks interested in participating in the FDIC's Safe Account Pilot have a little more time to apply. Applications are now due by Oct. 15. Read more about the pilot program here and how to apply...

GBARS Welcomes New Member

GBA Retirement Services, Inc. is pleased to welcome to the Trust Liberty First Bank, Monroe, Dawn Griffin, President & CEO. Read more about the advantages of a GBA Services Retirement Plan here...

Deposit Insurance How-To Sessions Coming Up

The FDIC will host six free telephone seminars on deposit insurance coverage for bank officers and employees between Sept. 23 and Nov. 2. Read more about the free FDIC telephone seminars here...

2010 BankPAC Campaign Update
The 2010 BankPAC Campaign continues to get good support from our members. See this week's BankPAC update...

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