January 18, 2008
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| Hundreds of bankers from across Georgia braved rain and snow to attend GBA's annual Legislative Reception Wednesday of this week. This decades-long tradition honors the Georgia General Assembly and other state dignitaries. The Georgia Aquarium was a big hit with everyone who attended and we appreciate your support. "We have a number of issues directly affecting banking we expect will be considered this year, and it was important for so many bankers to attend showing industry support for our agenda," said GBA Chairman, Jim Williams. |
 "We
will be updating you throughout the session and will call on our
members to help support our efforts through grassroots
contacts," Jim concluded. See the article below about this
week's GBA Board of Directors meeting for a list of the most
important issues we expect to be considered. |
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The GBA Board of Directors is the policy-making body for the Georgia Bankers Association and is made up of 22 bankers from across Georgia representing a cross-section of our members. These 22 bankers are elected by the membership as a whole, represent their geographic group or are appointed by the chairman. This week the Board met concurrently with the Public Affairs Committee and BankPAC Board and took the following positions on issues expected to come before the General Assembly. |
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We will
publish a
Legislative Update each week the Georgia
General Assembly is in session. The publication is
designed to report on key issues of importance to the banking
industry and let you know of our position on these issues.
In this week's edition, we report:
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GBA members have always looked to the association to provide the highest quality, cost-effective and timely educational programs. We are pleased to announce a reorganization of our educational offerings under the new name: GBA University. We hope the new brand and website will become your principle tool to find the right educational programs to advance your banking career. The entire professional development program is overseen by GBA's Community Bankers Committee which relies heavily on input from each of our standing committees. |
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GBA’s President/CEO Roundtables have proven to be a huge success for sharing ideas and best practices among senior executives from banks of all sizes and structures. Each Roundtable is composed of up to 12 senior executives representing banks in non-competing markets and meets three times each year to discuss topics of interest chosen by the participants. The Roundtables are facilitated by Mike Odom, veteran Georgia banker and Principal of Great Oaks Advisors, |
 L.L.C.,
Richmond Hill. A limited number of new participant
openings are available for the 2008 sessions. With
questions or to receive registration information, please contact
GBA’s
Susie McGehee at (404) 420-2010 or
Mike Odom at (912) 756-3831. The registration deadline
is January 31. |
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Just a reminder that GBA will offer the following webinars during the week of January 28th. Webinars offer you the opportunity and convenience of having a seminar at your bank. All you need is a computer, Internet access and a telephone. All webinars are live and allow time throughout for questions and answers. The registration fee of $250 allows you access to one website “seat,” one telephone site license and all hand out materials. If you are unable to attend the webinar but would like to have this information for training purposes, you may also purchase an audio CD, handout materials and a password to view the information online. |
Complete details about the webinar, topics being covered and information about the presenter can be found on GBA’s Calendar of Events. With questions, please call GBA’s Courtenay Pope at (404) 420-2015.
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GBA will host its annual Advanced Compliance Symposium on February 26-27 at the Idle Hour Country Club in Macon. The registration fee for this two-day event is $295 per person and Steve Moore with Bank Compliance Services, Avondale Estates is the instructor. Day one will include an in-depth look at the “new era” of Bank Secrecy Act compliance as well as several interactive case studies involving more complex residential mortgage loan transactions. On day two and back by popular demand is the regulator panel discussion. Participants will also review recent regulatory changes and the compliance issues most frequently misunderstood by bankers on the deposit and loan side of the bank. In addition, there will be an in-depth discussion on how to audit or review for both loan and deposit/operations compliance. |
The following laws and regulations will also be discussed:
Please click here to register or contact Courtenay Pope at (404) 420-2015 with questions. |
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Just a reminder that the following AIB Online classes begin the week of February 11. Please register two weeks in advance to secure a seat in the class. These courses are instructor-facilitated with weekly assignments. They can be taken from the comfort of your home or the convenience of your office. All you need is a computer, printer and Internet access. (Classes with an asterisk * require Microsoft Excel Software.)
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There is still availability in the following AIB Online classes beginning February 4. Please register as soon as possible to secure a seat in the class.
Please see the AIB Online Course Schedule for a complete listing or call GBA’s Alison Moreau at (404) 420-2034 with questions. |
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The Georgia Bankers Association is proud to recognize the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation as a Strategic Partner. The Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Memphis that offers banks a measurable, no-risk, high-yielding avenue for gaining CRA credit. By making a loan or an investment with a guaranteed return, banks receive credit for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requirements. The foundation uses the funds to set up Senior Crimestoppers programs for nursing homes and senior HUD housing units in the bank’s direct CRA assessment areas. Banks also may reposition or recycle existing bonds in their portfolios to capture the same effect, and in doing so create a new annual CRA credit from bonds in the existing portfolios. |
Banks may
elect to invest or lend funds to the foundation and
will
qualify for CRA credits either way. All dollars invested in or
loaned to the foundation are fully collateralized with
investment-grade bonds, which are selected with the bank’s input
depending on the degree of risk it wants to take. Banks are
guaranteed a return on the coupon value of the bonds minus
moderate basis-points spread to cover the cost of the
Crimestoppers program. For more information, please contact
Tom Fehrmann at (877) 232-0859 or
Josh Latina at (404) 420-2022. |
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| The Georgia Bankers Association offers free job posting resources for our member banks. These listings can be viewed online or through our bi-weekly publication included in the GBA Bulletin. | Resume postings are also available. For more information, please contact GBA’s Kenyetta Parks at (404) 420-2035. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GBA Services, Inc. is governed by a board composed primarily of community bank presidents who look for the best products and services available. | They do the due diligence for you and you can rely on their efforts. For more information or to order any of these products or services, please call (404) 522-1501. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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These
bankers help us ensure we have the right mix of in-person and
online courses to make your GBA educational experience the best
it can be. When you see our new GBA University logo, we
hope it will serve to remind you on the quality education you've
come to expect from GBA.
