News & Announcements
ICBA’s 2013 Buyer’s Guide is Here!
ICBA is pleased to present its 2013 Buyer's Guide, MarketPlaceNOW. This one-of-a-kind directory features the product and service offerings of companies that have demonstrated their commitment to the success of the community banking industry. Whether your community bank is seeking auditing services, a marketing firm or a new core processor, the companies found within these pages represent the best of the best.
The digital edition of MarketPlaceNOW is available to download. A printed copy of the guide is being mailed to the primary address ICBA has on file for your community bank.
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News & Announcements
ICBA Independent Banker Is Planning Small-Business Banking Coverage
Your community banking magazine, ICBA Independent Banker (IB),
is preparing upcoming editorial coverage of small-business banking. So we want to hear about your community bank’s small-business success stories as well as your article suggestions on this topic. Do you have a small-business client that is thriving with the help of your community bank? Is your bank responding to new business needs and trends? Is your area’s overall business climate doing well because of special programs or activities in which your bank is involved? Or do you have ideas for articles or questions you would like answered on this topic?
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- Please share your stories or thoughts and ideas with IB's editors.
News & Announcements
“I Luv My Community Bank” Contest Is Open For Customer Submissions!
Is your bank participating in the I Luv My Community Bank campaign? The testimonial contest began on Valentine’s Day and will continue until April 12. Submissions are being collected via the campaign’s unique interactive website, the Facebook app, and on Twitter (tweet using the hashtag #ILuvMyCB). Be sure to direct consumers and small businesses to see contest rules
so that they can be eligible as one of the top 10 finalists. The Facebook app component will host a voting function for the public to determine the five winners for 2013 starting Monday, April 15. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for more details.
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- The campaign is designed to promote the importance of community banks and will complement Community Bank Month in April and the nationally recognized Go Local initiative. Sign up today!
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Education
Webinar: ICBA, FHLBank Webinar Series Continues
ICBA
and the Federal Home Loan Banks continue their webinar series with a
webinar next week on how the FHLBanks can help community banks better
manage risks related to interest rates, liquidity, investments and more.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. (Eastern time)
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Education
Audio Conference: CFPB Mortgage Reform Launch: Getting Familiar with the New Compliance Requirements!
Are
you wondering where to start or how to begin wrapping your arms around the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mortgage reform requirements? If you are, you are not alone! The new mortgage lending compliance requirements will mean different things for you and your community bank than the megabanks.
During this audio conference, we will outline a roadmap for your bank as you begin to tackle the new requirements. We will address as many practical considerations as possible during our time together. These considerations will be necessary for you and your community bank as you begin this adventure of rolling out new policies, procedures, and practices concerning the mortgage reform requirements.
When: Wednesday,
Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. (Eastern time).
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Education
Webinar: An Innovative CRA Solution Supported by the ICBA
This
one-hour webinar discusses how banks can earn CRA credit by making
community development loans, qualified investments and grants that
provide safe and secure living environments for our nation’s senior
housing residents through the administration of the nationally-acclaimed
Senior Crimestoppers program. This program has been reviewed by federal
regulatory agencies and has passed the rigors of multiple exams. In
addition this program offers bank directed security selection, CRA
assessment area selection, guarantees CRA credit, and guarantees an
annual yield with no credit risk exposure or additional administrative
burden.
When: Thursday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. (Eastern time)
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Education
Free Webinar: Non-Interest Expense Strategies that Work!
Bank
Intelligence is offering a free webinar February 21 that takes a hard look at the challenges banks face in managing non-interest expense. One area of focus will be on the growing burden of regulatory compliance and tactical ideas for reducing compliance costs.
When: Thursday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. (Eastern time).
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Education
Webinar: Breaking Through to the Board: 4 Tips for a Better Board
Because of access to technology, our society is inundated with information. To attract and keep the attention of your Board of Directors, you have to be clear, concise, and most of all, compelling. ICBA Preferred Service Provider, Banker’s Dashboard will host a webinar where you’ll learn best practices to streamline your Board package and deliver the right content to facilitate your Board’s best thinking.
When: Thursday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. (Eastern time) and Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. (Eastern time).
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Products & Services
Checklist to Prepare for your Next IT Exam
In 2012 we witnessed the energized return of the IT regulatory examiner committed to the ongoing importance of the IT risk assessment. Compushare, an ICBA Preferred Service Provider, offers this checklist to help your community bank prepare for your next IT Exam with confidence.
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Products & Services
Read the February issue of BankInsurance.com News
The
February issue of BankInsurance.com News from Michael White Associates spotlights a boon for community banks: investment program earnings boasting double-digit growth. Find out what types of fee income comprise these investment program earnings and who is benefitting most. Also dominating the news in this issue are acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. BankInsurance.com reveals who is buying, selling and partnering…and with whom.
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Products & Services
Bank Policies
With
all the regulatory headaches looming in the coming months, your policies shouldn't be one of them. Alleviate the tedious task of developing bank policies from scratch. Bank policies provide a quick reference with thorough, easy-to-read instructions to guide your bank through the policy development or revision process. There are more than 95 policies available, covering everything from compliance to lending and social media. Using any standard word processing program and following the instructions provided, you can quickly customize these policies to work for your bank. If amendments are made to the policy within 12 months of purchase, you will automatically receive the revised text necessary to keep your policy in compliance with regulatory expectations.
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Products & Services
Social Media
This timely DVD is packed with valuable information to help community banks get maximum benefit from their social media and social networking efforts.
The DVD includes:
- Real examples from other community banks;
- Making
the most of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Blogs;
- Tools to monitor what is being said about your bank;
- Tips for getting started; and
- Benefits and risks.
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