IBAT's Bottom Line June 8, 2009
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FDIC Special Assessment Final Rule
Now that the dust has begun to settle on the FDIC special assessment final rule, IBAT members have been calling with questions on booking the expense. Here is what the accounting experts have concluded: the expense must be booked in the second quarter based on your June 30, 2009 numbers (total assets minus Tier 1 capital). Banks that have accepted TARP proceeds need not include those proceeds in the calculation. The FDIC has a set up a special assessment calculator on their website, follow this link and click on "Assessment Rate Calculator – Final Rule Effective 4/1/2009" to download the calculator: http://www.fdic.gov/deposit/insurance/initiative/Special assessments are due and payable by September 30, 2009. The FDIC Board left open the possibility of additional assessments to be imposed on the industry should the Deposit Insurance Fund near zero or if in the opinion of the Board, depositor confidence in the system is eroding.
While we will continue to advocate that the FDIC use its new increased borrowing authority from Treasury to fund further capitalization of the DIF, it may be prudent for you and your Board to consider an accrual up to an additional 5bp for the fourth quarter of 2009. No special assessments have been authorized past December 31, 2009.
IBAT Capitol Report
The 81st session of the Texas Legislature is in the books. Many of the measures affecting Texas community banks are now in the hands of the Governor.Your IBAT lobby team labored hard with great success. As is customary, sometimes the greatest achievements can be measured in bills that did not pass, rather than those that did. We are pleased to provide you this recap of the session prepared by IBAT's Executive Vice President Steve Scurlock.
IBAT would like to thank all stakeholders that engaged in this very important process and the hundreds of bankers who answered the call by contacting their Representatives throughout this process. Our strength is our grass roots and it is a pleasure to represent community banking in the Texas Legislature.
As is customary, we will be conducting a FREE conference call/webinar from 8:00 until 9:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 8. Karen Neeley and Steve Scurlock will review the bills passed – and those that didn’t – and how they’ll impact your bank. Watch for information over the next few days, and join us for this fast‐paced, informative, convenient and hopefully entertaining review of the legislative session.
The latest Capitol Report is available here.
IBAT Leadership Conference Speaker Lineup
 | Engaged Loyal Employees Create Engaged, Loyal Customers Heather Vaughan, Experience Director, Deluxe Corporation |
 | Earning the Right to Lead Dan Lumpkin, Lumpkin & Associates |
 | Taking Your Bank from Good to Great Christopher L. Williston, CAE, IBAT |
 | Beyond the Numbers: How FICO Credit Scoring Really Works Eddie Johansson, President, Credit Security Group |
 | Fighting for Something Greater Than Self - Exploring the Humilitiy it Takes to Serve Other People in a 'Me Centered' World Alan Williams |
Leadership Conference Group
Getting ready for the 2009 Leadership Conference? Be sure to join the Leadership Conference Group on myIBAT to stay up-to-date on the latest news on the upcoming conference!2009 PAC Auction
It’s time to start thinking about what cool awesome item(s) you would like to donate to the IBAT PAC Auction. This year’s Silent and Live Auctions will take place on Monday, October 12, during the 35th Annual IBAT convention at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio. Click here to download the Auction Pledge Form.We’ve also created a PAC Auction blog on our website that will be updated weekly that will feature new items for this year’s auction as well as ideas from previous auctions. Check it out here.
AustinMoneyShow.com
The Austin Money $how is one of IBAT's new initiatives to tell the positive, proactive story of community bankers.On September 25-26, the IBAT Education Foundation is hosting a new kind of fundraiser to support its mission. The Austin Money $how is a pilot program for consumers in Central Texas who are active, educated, homeowners, have one or more children and interested in better ways to manage their finances. This audience is asking many more questions since the economy turned upside down. This audience wants to know more about their investments in 401(k) plans, IRA's, how to better work with their local banker to maximize their money. IBAT is taking the story to the consumer with 33 workshops and 80 booths. Click here to learn more: www.austinmoneyshow.com
If you have any interest in using this new platform to reach this target audience (as an exibitor, sponsor, education session leader, or attendee) a quick email to Mary Lange or Julie Courtney. mlange@ibat.org or jcourtney@ibat.org.
Making a Difference Deadline June 19
You have only 2 weeks left to submit your nominations for the 2009 Making a Difference Award. Your staff works hard both in the bank and in the community. Why not show your appreciation by nominating them for this special award? The nominations will be judged by an outside panel of judges and our selected honorees will receive their awards during the IBAT Convention in October. Recognize that special bank employee and let them know their hard work and dedication is appreciated! For more information and the Nomination Form, click here:Solutions from Services
| The TAG (The Advisory Group) Conference The four-day TAG Conference offers the latest information on the implementation of deposit automation, information security, remote key management, PCI regulatory compliance and many other issues. In addition to seminars, roundtables and formal presentations, you'll have the opportunity t speak one-on-one with many of the industry's leading vendors who can assist you with services to maintain your ATM, card issue program or other technologies. |
First State Bank Chuck Wagon
Members from the IBAT Staff and volunteers from the Leadership Division traveled to Canton, Texas recently for the First State Bank of Mesquite Chuck Wagon. Our thanks to Jim and Kandace Linsdey for hosting this event. To check out the slideshow (complete with musical accompaniment), click here.IBAT Financial Services
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Upcoming Webinar Demonstration of ChubbWorkssm
The Employment Practices Loss Control Tool Available to Chubb Policyholders Expanding employment practices legislation and an increasingly litigious society means that lawsuits over employment matters pose a heightened danger to employers. While nothing can eliminate the potential, Banks who have their Employment Practices Liability coverage through Chubb may access a free on-line resource known as ChubbWorkssm. This tool is a critical component of Chubb’s Employment Practices Liability Loss Prevention Program and a means to reduce, if not prevent the costly possibility of an employment practices lawsuit. Chubbworkssm is available to current Chubb policyholders, but all are encouraged to join us for a Webinar / Demonstration of the product on Thursday, June 11th at 10:00 a.m. CST. Registration and dial-in information will be available on our website soon. Simply follow these four steps: 1. Go to www.chubbworks.com. Click on “REGISTER.” 2. Enter your eight-digit Chubb EPL policy number. 3. At the prompt, verify that you are a Chubb EPL customer. 4. The screen will ask you to nominate yourself or another person in your organization as a site administrator. a. If you are the site administrator: Complete the remaining pages, including the page that allows you to select a username and password. b. If you are not the site administrator: You will be asked to nominate someone from your organization to administer the site. (Your nominated site administrator will need to know your organization’s Chubb EPL policy number to do so.) |
On the Education Front
Join us at the IBAT/TBA Financial Literacy Summit on July 21-22 at the Federal Reserve Bank Dallas.
You won’t want to miss our opening general session speaker:
How to Connect with others regardless of Age, Wage or Life Stage
Kelly McDonald
It’s getting harder and harder to connect with others because there are so many barriers to connection. Technology is our friend, but also our enemy as we have more and more ways to filter out the information and communication we don’t want. So in order to connect with someone, you must learn to tap into relevant belief, values or habits. And that can be hard to do when someone is different from you.
This presentation will focus on key diverse market segments, emerging market segments, and how major companies are learning to penetrate these groups, either internally or as customer base expansion, to form deep and lasting connections.
Attendees will learn why diversity is a real opportunity – and how you can grow your relationships by better understanding your neighbors, co-workers, your customers and the community in which you live and work, today and tomorrow.
Legal Ease Question of the Week
Question: I was wondering if you could show me or direct where to find information on who should be able to perform commercial real estate appraisal reviews. I believe those individuals should possess the education to do so. I just need to back up my theory. Thanks for your help.
To find out the answer, click here.
Legislative Fund
Contributions to the 2009 IBAT Legislative Fund continue to come in to our office. Thanks to all of you who have already contributed and if you haven’t had the chance to send in your contribution, there is still time. Questions? Call Mae Beth at 800.749.4228 or e-mail her at mbpalone@ibat.org. For a complete list of current contributors, click here. American Banker Magazine & IBAT
American Banker Now Online At www.ibat.orgIBAT and American Banker have announced the launch of their members-only exclusive subscription program. The American Banker is the leading daily national publication committed specifically to the banking industry. Every IBAT member organization now receives a limited number of free subscriptions to American Banker Online thru the website, www.ibat.org.
In addition, every employee in IBAT member organizations can order their own subscription at exclusive IBAT only subscription rates, just $99 a year. This is a substantial savings off of the regular $995 annual subscription rate available only to IBAT members thru this special membership offer. You can sign up for this $99 Special Subscription Rate by logging in to your myIBAT account and clicking on the $99 Special link at the bottom of your myIBAT homepage in the American Banker news section.
In addition, for those that prefer to read their American Banker the old-fashioned way there is a substantially reduced $295 special rate for their daily PDF / print edition. This is a printable PDF copy of the daily American Banker magazine delivered every weekday morning before 5am directly to your email inbox. This daily delivered edition can be ordered now by calling American Banker at 1-800-221-1809 and telling them you are a member of The Independent Bankers Association of Texas and would like the $295 discounted PDf subscription.
On the IBAT website in the American Banker section of your myIBAT page there is a RSS news section with the most current news stories pulled directly from American Banker Texas page. As a free or paid subscriber all you have to do is click on one of the story headlines and it takes you right to the American Banker website without logging in again. You must log into the IBAT website first, but once you do that, and go thru the links on the myIBAT page, then you have full American Banker member access to all of their website features.
We hope you are as excited as we are with this membership enhancement. If you have any questions please contact either Jennifer Dupont or Kerry Hall with your questions at 1-800-749-4228.
Meet the IBAT Staff
As IBAT celebrates our 35th Anniversary this year, we wanted to introduce you to our staff.
Many of the staff you know already and some that you may not be as
familiar with. IBAT really is a family. We laugh together…we cry
together…we get on each other’s nerves. But at the end of the day, we
can always count on each other.The IBAT family has 226 years of combined experience with the association. We recently asked the staff to complete a fun questionnaire to give you a chance to get to know them better. From now until the Annual IBAT Convention, we’ll be featuring them on the IBAT website. Enjoy and welcome to our home.
Can you identify this staff member? Look for a special slideshow presentation for this staff member.
IBAT Twitter Updates
Get Leadership Conference Updates Through TwitterYou can now receive the latest news from the 2009 Leadership Conference by following the #LDC09 hashtag!
What is Twitter? Twitter is a service for business associates, co-workers, friends and family to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick and simple text messages that answer one simple question: What are your doing?
It is as easy as going to www.twitter.com/myibat and select the "follow" button. You can receive Twitter updates either online or directly to your cell phone via short text messages.
Enter the 2009 BOCB Awards
Make plans to enter IBAT’s 2009 Best of Community Banking Awards
competition. While Wall Street financial institutions have gambled
with our nation’s economic stability, community banks have continued
their safety and soundness practices to keep their local economies and
communities strong and thriving.Now is the time to highlight the contributions of your community bank to your colleagues, while giving your customers, shareholders and employees one more reason to be proud.
Entries must be received at the IBAT Office by 5:00 PM on June 30. The Best of Community Banking Awards Luncheon will take place on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio during the 35th IBAT Annual Convention. All qualified entries will be on display during the convention.
Special thanks to our sponsors for this year's competition:
CSI, Computer Services Inc.
BKD, LLP, CPAs and Advisers
The Genesis Group
Rogers-Ford, LC, Architects and Interior Design
Fiserve
Integrated Bank Technology, Inc.
OAG Mortgage Fraud Summit
The Office of the Attorney General will be hosting a Summit on Mortgage Fraud to discuss ways to prevent and combat the growing problem of mortgage fraud in Texas. The Summit, June 15, 2009 at the AT&T Conference Center, Austin, TX, will also include a discussion of fraud trends, potential solutions and other methods to better detect and prevent mortgage fraud.Topics will include:
- Latest Mortgage Fraud Trends
- Foreclosure Rescue Fraud and Attorney Liability
- Identifying Fraudulent Transactions
- Sharing Information Among Law Enforcement Agencies
- Potential Legislative Solutions
Baker Market Update
Stocks rose and bond yields drifted higher this week as economic data seemed to indicate that the worst of the recession is behind us. Friday morning saw the Labor Department’s release of employment data which showed a decline of 345,000 non-farm payrolls, substantially less than the consensus projections and the smallest decline in eight months. Read more in the Baker Market Update.
Although this information has been obtained from sources, which we believe to be reliable, we do not guarantee its accuracy. This is for information purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security.
Coming Soon
For a complete listing of upcoming events, CLICK HERE. Meanwhile, please mark your calendar for some of our key upcoming events.
IBAT Leadership Conference
June 18-20 - San Antonio
Financial Literacy Summit
July 21-22 - Dallas
IBAT Lending Compliance Summit
August 21 - Dallas
Asset Liability Management Summit
September 9-10 - San Antonio
Austin Money Show
September 25-26 - Austin
IBAT 35th Annual Convention
October 10-13 - Westin La Cantera Resort, San Antonio
TechMecca 2010
January 25-26 2010 - Austin