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• December 29 - FDIC Adopts Higher Assessments for Insured Institutions in 2009

2008 Feature Index

December

• December 22 - FDIC Letter to Stakeholders for Third Quarter of 2008
• December 15 - FDIC Releases Study Results of Bank Overdraft Programs, Source: FDIC News Release
• December 8 - Insured Banks and Thrifts Earned $1.7 Billion in
  Third Quarter
• December 1 - TARP Program Gets Mixed Results in the Southwest

November

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• November 24 - Financial Crisis Response Plan, by Karen M. Neeley
• er 24 - Financial Crisis Response Plan, by Karen M. Neeley
• November 17 - New IRS Cafeteria Plan Proposed Regulations, By Bob McComas
  
• November 10 - Comptroller of the Currency Dugan Offers Leasons Learned. Source: Remarks by John C. Dugan, OCC
• November 3 - Louisiana Supreme Court Declines to Hear Check Fraud Case, by David Boneno
  

October

• October 27 - CEO - What’s Your Hourly Wage? by Bob McComas
• October 20 - Treasury Department Seeks to Structure Bank Capital Infusion Program
• October 13 - President Bush Signs Into Law Financial Rescue Legislation
• October 6 - Some Observations and Thoughts for the Nation’s Community Banks

September

• September 29 - Flooded Vault Planning is The Key! by David P. McGuinn
• September 22 - Comptroller Dugan Emphasizes Importance of Fair Lending, Source: OCC News Release
• September 15 - The FDIC's Bank Insurance Fund, by Wendell Brock
• September 8 - Second Quarter 2008 FDIC Banking Profile Highlights, by Wendell Brock
• September 1 - International and Other ACH Transactions, Source: The BSA Examiner©

August

• August 25 - Develop and Implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program, Exerpted from an article by Lyn Farrell
• August 18 - Summary of Key Provisions of The Housing Stimulus Bill (H.R. 3221)
• August 11 - Getting Compliant: The 7 Step Red Flags Checklist, by Bryan Ansley
• August 4 - Texas Community Banks Strong, Well-Capitalized, by Cliff McCauley

July

• July 28 - Changes to Truth-in-Lending Rules to Increase Consumer Mortgage Protections, Source: Press Release by Federal Reserve Board of Governors
• July 21 - The Need to Stay Focused on Compliance Supervision, Source: Excerpts from Remarks by John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency
• July 14 - The Lighter Side: Watch Out for These Red Flags, by Brian Kendrick
• July 7 - Are You Prepared for the Challenges Your Borrowers Are Facing? by Frank Goldberg
  

June

• June 30 - Community Banks and Local Thrifts Gain Residential Mortgage Market Share
• June 23 - FDIC Celebrates 75 Years as Pillar of American Banking System
• June 16 - Two Satisfaction Surveys, Source: Consumer Bankers Association Reports
• June 9 - First Quarter 2008 FDIC Banking Profile, by Wendell W. Brock
• June 2 - Comptroller Tells Lenders to Build Reserves and Return to Stronger Underwriting, Source: News Release by John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency

May

• May 26 - Katrina's Aftermath Poses Distribution Dilemmas for Unclaimed Box Contents, by David McGuinn
• May 19 - Federal Reserve Proposes Rules to Prohibit Unfair Practices Regarding Credit Cards and Overdraft Services; Source: Federal Reserve Board Press Release
• May 12 - FDIC LETTER - Letter to Stakeholders, First Quarter 2008, by Sheila C. Bair
• May 5 - Safe Deposit Burglary Mirrors "The Bank Job" Movie, by David McGuinn

April

• April 28 - Big Hat, No Cattle, by Anthony Beshara
• April 21 - Six Ways to Ensure a Successful Relationship with an Asset-Based Lender, by Frank Goldberg
• April 14 - Look for an Opportunity To Give it All Away: Mom’s Purse, by Bryan Kendrick, CPA
• April 7 - ABA Survey Shows Community Bank Strategies for Success, Source: American Bankers Association

March

• March 31 - Good News/Bad News:Return to the 80s? by Karen Neeley
• March 24 - Loan Loss Reserve Adequacy And Methodology Revisited, by Pat McElroy
• March 17 - Continued Housing Market Distress Causes Record Fourth Quarter Loss, Source: Office of Thrift Supervision
• March 10 - Banks and Thrifts Earned $105.5 Billion in 2007, Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
• March 3 - Supreme Court Rules Participants Can Sue Employers Over 401(k) Losses, By Bob McComas

February

• February 25 - Supreme Court Upholds Reg Z’s Treatment of Overl-imit Fees as Non-Finance Charges, Source: A Speech by Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan
• February 18 - Texas Supreme Court Decides in Favor of Home Equity Lenders, by Barry D. Johnson
• February 11 - Comments on Avoiding Losses in the Current Credit Cycle by Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan and FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair
• February 4 - Top Ten Mistakes Employers Make in the Recruiting and Hiring Process, Part II, by Tony Beshara

January

• January 28 - Profits May be Locked up in Your Bank’s Technology, by Bob Stevenson
• January 21 - Most Common Safe Deposit Issues: 2007, by Waverly Egbert
• January 14 - Due Diligence - A Critical Banking Tool, by Wayne H. Frederick
• January 7 - Significant Bankers Digest Stories in Southwest Banking During 2007, by Bankers Digest Editorial Staff

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