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Executive Editor: Barbara Hurst
Contributing Editor: Genilee S. Parente

Board of Advisors:
Charlotte Bahin, Esq.
David Battle
Brooke Blake
John S. Byrne, Esq.
Peter G. Djinis, Esq.
William Gearin
Lucy H. Griffin
Mary Beth Guard, Esq.
Boris F. Melnikoff
Robert G. Rowe, III, Esq.
Roger J. Snell
Dana Turner
William R. Wipprecht
Vol. 12, No. 12
This issue went to press on March 17, 2003.
Table of Contents

Section 314(a) Requests Mixed: System Not Completely 'Debugged'
The capability of searches by law enforcement agencies through the requests sent to financial institutions by FinCEN is not quite working out the way it was supposed to.

New Currency - Again
Just about the time we were getting used to the new bills, the Treasury Department announced the introduction of a new $20 bill in late March.

Our Readers Speak: 10 Potentially Catastrophic Mistakes During Bank Robberies by Tony Brissette
Security Director Tony Brissette supplies a list of ten catastrophic mistakes committed by bank employees, based on reports from bank robberies throughout the New England region.

Statistics, Facts, & Such

Training Page #123
UCC: Practical Application
Even though we've run several training pages on the Uniform Commercial Code since it was revised, we still get questions on the application of the rules.

Fed Development
In a move the Federal Reserve said reflects the growing popularity of electronic payment, the regulatory agency closed down five regional check-processing centers and announced that eight others will stop processing checks.

In The News From the editor's desk…: "Out Of Town?" - Remarkable by Barbara E. Hurst
Bankers are dedicated to continuing education. I know of very few other segments of the corporate world where so much personal time is dedicated to "keeping up with the job."

Community Banks Outperform In Services To Underserved
Several studies by the Woodstock Institute underscore an important role community development banks play in the financial institutions industry: serving the "underserved."

War Stories Questions & Answers What Do Other Bankers Do? Top