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Texas is an "at will" employment state, so we can fire someone for any reason. Right? To find out the answer, click on the flashing question mark. You can also check out our growing database of other Q&As!
Centennial Celebration – 100 Years of Texas State Banking - IBAT, TBA and TIB are putting together a great party in Austin on September 12 to celebrate 100 years of State-Chartered Banking in Texas. Invitations have been mailed (generally to the CEOs of Texas banks), but we want to make sure you have the opportunity to attend this event if you would like to. Please know that attendance is not limited to those receiving printed invitations! RSVP forms and additional information are available here. We hope to see you and your colleagues in Austin in September!
 This year's IBAT Leadership Division Trailblazer Award honors Congressman Jeb Hensarling of Dallas. The luncheon honoring the Congressman will be held on Wednesday, August 24 at the La Cima Club in Irving. The Congressman has been a great IBAT supporter and friend to the community banking industry. Please make plans to attend. To download the Response Form, click here.
Here is this week's newsletter from The Baker Group. 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.
LAST CHANCE! Monday is the deadline for early bird registration pricing, and the cutoff for our room block at the Gaylord. You can check out all convention information on our Web site.
 One of our members asked us to share this information - this is not an endorsement or recommendation, but some of you might be interested. Lynn Knight Currency Auctions is having an auction on September 1, 2005 of a large collection of old Texas Bank Notes. Many IBAT members that have long histories may have old currency in this auction. The auction is “session 3”. The items in the auction may be viewed over the internet at www.lynknight.com. |
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Are you looking for a self paced educational program for your employees? Check out BanKnology - The Fundamentals of Lending, a self-paced, comprehensive, training program that provides a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of training. Join FundsXpress, IBAT’s Endorsed Service Provider, in a 45 minute webcast to learn about Leveraging Technology to Acquire and Retain Business Accounts. Statistics show that business accounts are more profitable and can generate revenues within multiple areas of your financial institution. Reports also show that many mega-banks, insurance companies and brokerage houses are marketing their commercial services to small and medium sized businesses. We'll look at the use of Internet services for your business accounts and how you can tie easy-to-administer features together for increased revenues and increase customer loyalty.
DATE: Thursday, August 18th, 2005 TIME: 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM DURATION: 1 hour, with 15 minute Q&A Click here to register.
Relative value analysis? Convexity? OAS? What does it all mean? The answers to these questions along with information on bond types, Bloomberg page breakdown and other bond analytics will be presented at the Advanced Bond Analysis Summit scheduled on Tuesday, September 13 in San Antonio. For more information or to register, click here.
 Here are a few upcoming IBAT events you might not want to miss. For a complete listing, click here.
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