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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. 13, No. 4
This issue went to press on June 24, 2003.
Table of Contents

Risk Assessment Challenge: How Much Risk is "Reasonable and Practicable?"
The financial industry has been instructed to determine the true identity of its customers, as far as is reasonable and practicable. This last phrase has already raised the ire of some congressional members in Washington.

Fed Announces: Current & Future Routing Changes
The Federal Reserve Board has issued a final amendment effective July 22 to Regulation CC that updates routing numbers for Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Banks. The agency also announced routing number changes that will be made in the future to accommodate its actions in closing down 13 of the Federal Reserve check processing centers.

In The News Statistics, Facts, & Such

Training Page #127: UCC: Practical Application, Part V
We are continuing a series of training pages to address some of the confusion that sometimes occurs when applying the Uniform Commercial Code to claims.

Group Aims To Connect The "Underserved"
A partnership of technology and Internet service providers has dedicated itself to seeing that low- to moderate-income households join the ranks of those who can take advantage of today's payment and other technologies.

Password Security Hints
The attention focused on the privacy issue increases the desire for the utmost care and protection of computer files and information.

In The News - High Tech From the editor's desk:…A Theory About Bank Robbery by Barbara E. Hurst
We have always assumed that bank robberies increased in December because of the holidays. This year, it seems as if we're anticipating incorrectly.

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