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Safe Deposit
CTR on Cash in Safe Deposit Box?
Deputy Required on Safe Deposit Box?
Accessing Safe Deposit Box Used for Storage
Safe Deposit Box or Home Safe: Today's Consumer Dilemma
Safe Deposit Boxes in the Lobby
The Woman in the Lobby – File a CTR?
"Hurricane Ike" - Flooded Vault Planning is the Key!
Access to Safe Deposit Box After Bank Failure
Surveillance Cameras at the Safe Deposit Box Vault
Safe Deposit Box Agreement - No Valuables Allowed
Risks Associated with Old Safe Deposit Locks
Safe Deposit Box Rented to a Business
Safe Deposit Burglary Mirrors "The Bank Job" Movie
Cash Left By Previous Owner in Safe Deposit Box
Safe Deposit Box - Removing One of the Owners
Safe Deposit Boxes & Trust
Safe Deposit Box Entry Via DPOA
Safe Deposit Box & BSA Reporting
"New" Keyless, Biometric Safe Deposit Access System
POA Powers & Safe Deposit Boxes
Poor Box Drilling Procedures Create Rich Box Renter
Bad Key Wallets - A Key To Disaster
Adult Son on Safe Deposit Box Signature Card
Bar Safe Deposit Box Access?
CIP on Safe Deposit Box Signer
Safe Deposit Access in Vault
Branch Closing - Safe Deposit Box Procedures
POA Safe Deposit Box Entry
Bank Out of Business - Safe Deposit Box Key Found
Saturday Safe Deposit Box Access
Safe Deposit Boxes - CTR Required?
Estate Ownership of a Safe Deposit Box
Using Same Person as a Deputy & Personal Rep?
Risks Abound in Self-Service Box Industry
Minor as Joint Signer on Safe Deposit Box Contract
Safe Deposit Matters (PDF)
Safe Deposit Boxes Are Not FDIC Insured
Box Relocations Provoke Lawsuits
Safe Deposit Box Deputies
"Hurricane Katrina" - Flooded Vault Planning is the Key!
Can You Make CHANGE? . . . for a safer box access system.
Safe Deposit and Corporate Documentation
Will Promo Open a Treasure Chest or Can of Worms?
Storage of Large Items in the Safe Deposit Box
Box Relocations Provoke Lawsuits
Hand Scan to Access Safe Deposit Boxes
POD on Safe-Deposit Lease
Steps in Changing the Fee for a Safe-Deposit Box
Box Relocations Provoke Lawsuits
Safe Deposit Box Access
Facility Requirements -- Bank Protection Act
Converting Safe Deposit Boxes from Free
Mailing Ammunition or Guns to Customer
Death of Sole Safe Deposit Renter
Deceased Customer Affidavit
Leasing a safe deposit box to a trust
Customer Mailed Safe Deposit Keys
Drilling a Deceased Customer's Box
Safe Deposit Boxes & OFAC
Safe Deposit Box Drilling: What do you do with the contents?
Guns in the safe deposit box?
Joint Trust Ownership of Safe Deposit Box
Safe Deposit: Drilling Safe Deposit Box Of A Deceased Owner
Safe Deposit Box Rental & OFAC
Safe Deposit Box Ownership Problem
Can a renter impose additional safe deposit access restrictions?
Safe Deposit: What is the holder of a POA authorized to do?
Safe Deposit: What is the difference between a Power of Attorney and an Appointment of a Deputy?
Deducting Late Safe Deposit Rent From Savings Account
Is there anything that would prohibit a trust from having a safe deposit box?
Joint Accounts & Death: Safe Deposit Practices vs. Checking Account Practices
Moving Safe Deposit Boxes
Safe Deposit Area & Security Camera Coverage
USA PATRIOT Act, Safe Deposit Policy, and the Deputy
Replacing Safe Deposit Boxes: What procedures should be followed?
Can you store a gun in a safe deposit box?
Changing Required Payment Methods For Safe Deposit Box Rental
Extended Hours For The Safe Deposit Area
Changing Safe Deposit Area Hours: Notice Requirements??
Can a safe deposit contract have a POD clause?
Inspecting What Goes into a Safe Deposit Box
Changing Locks on Safe Deposit Boxes
Gun in Safe Deposit Box
Disclosures for Safe Deposit Renters
Safe Deposit Box Liability
Required Safe Deposit Disclosures?
Changing The Locks On Surrendered Safe Deposit Boxes
Safe Deposit: The box was drilled. You're suspicious. Now What.?
Safe Deposit Notification Requirements
9-11 Attacks Spark Safe Deposit Lawsuits
POD Designations on Safe Deposit Boxes
Must safe deposit boxes be in a vault?
Can a Safe Deposit Box be opened with a POD?
Can a bankruptcy trustee enter a debtor's box?
Software For The Safe Deposit Area
Numbers On Safe Deposit Box Keys
Convicts And the Contents Of Safe Deposit Boxes
Handling Delinquent Safe Deposit Boxes
Required Safe Deposit Security Procedures
Self Service Safe Deposit Boxes
Self Service Safe Deposit Boxes, Part II
Are Safe deposit history cards necessary?
Rekeying Safe Deposit Locks


Business Storing Cash in the Safe Deposit Box -- Time for a SAR?
Locating the safe deposit customer viewing area in the vault
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
EDITORIAL - Are Safe Deposit Services Really Safe?
EDITORIAL - Revisiting The Safe Deposit Area
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Alert
IN THE NEWS - Safe Deposit Boxes Under Water?
Quesiton & Answer
Question & Answer
Self-Service Safe Deposit
To Report Or Not To Report…
Use Zip Lock Bags And Tupperware…
"Are Your Safe Deposit Procedures Ready For A Subpoena?"
Do You Really Know Your Safe Deposit Locksmith?
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Safe Deposit Selling Idea
Question & Answer
"What Happens To My Safe Deposit Box If My Financial Institution Closes?"
How Safe Is My Safe Deposit Box?
Safe Deposit Box Rent Tax Deductible?
The Box Was Empty!
The Saga Of "Bob Evans"
Safe Deposit "Goof"
What Do Other Bankers Do?


SAR
Check Kiting - SAR Filed
SAR – Wire Transfer
Suspicious Activity - Dollar Amount Trigger
SAR Categories
SARs and Robbery
Willful Blindness
SAR Filing – Who Makes the Call?
File a SAR?
SAR Filing Methods
SAR – Work at Home Scam
No Monetary Loss – SAR on Check Kiter?
CTR - Attorney State Bar Client Trust Account
Form to Report Suspicious Activity to BSA Officer
SAR Filing with FBI or Secret Service
File a SAR on a Loan Officer?
Business Transactions Via Personal Accounts
Law Enforcement & SAR Disclosures
Dismissed Employee Applying for Another Job
Penalties for Not Filing SARs
Claim Withdrawn – Bank Obligated to File a SAR?
Tainted Appraisal?
Small Cash Deposits Totaling Over $10,000
File a SAR on Levied/Garnished Customer?
SAR Filing – Time Limit
SARry Situation – Include Both Accounts?
SAR Reporting on Forced Balancing
ATM Fraud
Documenting Business Activity without Filing SARs
SAR & CTR Required?
SAR - All the Deposit Details?
Account Closing Form Letter Due to SAR Filing
Using Federal Tax IDs in Fighting Mortgage Fraud
Inform Client of CTR Filing?
Purpose of Wire Transfer Required?
Reg DD - Internet Ad
Avoiding AML and OFAC Risks
SAR Required on One Time Deposit or Withdrawal?
SAR Filing on Suspicious Activity Under $5000
SAR'd Customer Eligible for a Phase II Exemption?
Close the Accounts to Be on the Safe Side?
New SAR Form Still on Hold?
CTR - 2 $9000 Checks Cashed at Different Branches
When should the Bank file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)?
SAR Regulation
Filing a SAR on a One Owner Business
Structuring - SAR Filing & Board Notification
Run Prospective Employees Against OFAC List
Suspicious Activity Tips
Closing Money Laundry Suspect's Loan Account
File SARs for Significant Cash Withdrawals?
Filing a SAR on Customer with a Fake SSN
How to Prepare for the New SAR
SAR Form Deadline
Close the Account or Continue Filing SARs?
Pyramid Investment Scheme - File a SAR?
Would Customer’s Regularity Warrant a SAR?
Can We Truncate Statement Account Numbers?
Filing a CTR - Check is Over a Year Old
Title Companies Required to file CTRs & SARs?
SAR = Something Ain't Right
File a SAR In Lieu of a CTR?
Guidance for Filing SAR on an Employee
Loan Made to an Identity Thief
Husband Forged Wife's Signature on a Joint Loan
New SAR Form Announced
Monitoring & Filing Supplemental SARS
File a SAR After Filing a CTR
Employee Check Kiting
Telling Customers the Bank is Filing a CTR
$5000 counterfeit check - File a SAR?
Teller Outage
An Individual Customer Registered as an MSB
Shady Auto Loan Customer
Filed SARS. IRS Wants Customer Back-up Info
Getting Around ID & SSN Requirments
Car Sale Fraud, SAR Required?
A Customer Wants a Copy of a CTR
SAR: Staff Member Disclosed Client Info to 3rd Party
SAR - Our Bank Name Printed on Counterfeit Checks
Police Department Requesting Customer's Statements
Filing Additional SARs
Attempted to Deposit a Photocopy of a Check

External Auditors Reviewing SARS Filed in 2005
Do We Fill Out a SAR on a Suspected Check Kiter
CTR: Aggregating the Deposits from Two Businesses
This SAR Has Been Sanitized.........
SAR Confidentiality
FinCEN's SAR Hotline
SAR Filing
Learn How to Write Reasonable Explanations
Safe SARs
SARs. What Constitutes Suspect Identification?
Application & Tax Return Conflict, Triggering SAR?
Counterfeit Checks & SARs
SAR for Disecrepancies in Employment Application?
AA on Loan Application - 2 SARs Filed on Customer
Aggregation for Different Businesses, Same Owner
Does Bank File SAR for Scammed Customer?
Is SAR Required on Crime With No Known Suspect?
Reasons for Filing a SAR
Requiring IRS Subpoena on Information Not in SAR
Time Frame to File an SAR
Obligations for Possible MSB
SAR on Customer Trying to "Game" Chexsystems?
Steps to Prove Check Kiting
Reporting an Employee Theft
What does SAR mean?
Negative Database Defined
FinCEN Taps Bank for Penalty
Current Federal Forms
Action Audit
Disclosing BSA Limits to Customers
BSA Training Is For Everyone!
Joint Payees & Forged Endorsements
The Best Way to File a SAR or a CTR
What are the new BSA Examination Procedures for Customer ID Programs?
Possible Employee Structuring, SAR-able
Can We Still Cash These Checks?
AML Requirements Upon Identifying an MSB
Concealing CTR Filing from the Customer
Exempt or SAR this Commercial Customer?
Filing a SAR for Payroll Fraud
If It is a Bad SSN, Do We File a SAR?
SAR Reporting and Due Diligence
Recovering On A Counterfeit Check
Ongoing Reviews and SAR Follow-Up
Developing A Successful Bank Secrecy Program: To Catch A Crook, Think Like One
Reporting SARs to the Board or a Designee
Suspected terrorist: Beyond SAR, what steps to take?
Dollar Threshold for Check Kiting SAR
SAR Filing Delay on Ongoing Investigation
Full Disclosure of SAR Content
Examples of Recognizing Suspicious Activities
FinCEN Guidance on SAR Filings
Timing Triggers for SARs
Social Engineer Contacts Bank
Branch Robbery in Homeland Alert Times
Origin of Requirement for SAR Reports to Board
SARs on Nigerian Letters
SARs Oops
Noncustomer Purchase of Official Check
FinCEN Expands E-Filing System: BSA Reports Can Now Be Filed Over Secure Internet
Retaining Records Regarding Forgeries
Automating The Case Management Process
Internal Theft & Filing SARs
New SAR Form and Software
Suspicious Activity & Stop Payments
CIP & SAR Filing Requirements
Training To File SARs
Filing SARs for Stopped Nigerian Scam
SAR Triggered by Invalid SSN?
Attorney-client Privilege & Filing a CTR
Should you inform an employee they are being investigated?
Suspected Kiting, Returned Deposits, and Holds
Reportable or structured transaction?
Filing SARs for OFAC Hits
How to file new SAR electronically?
SAR or CTR?
SAR Reports For Nigerian Email Scams
Filing A SAR For Suspected Employee Theft
Discovering past transaction from current OFAC list
ATM Stolen -- File SAR?
Spotting A Scam: High Volume of Returned 'Checks by Phone'
Are we required to monitor Internet Bill Payment transactions for CTR reporting?
Reporting suspected terrorism
SAR Slip-ups Result in CMP
Do weird cash advances warrant a SAR?
Obtaining CTR info from a noncustomer check payee
SAR Filing For Suspected Teller Theft
The Fine Points Of SAR Completion (Part 3 of 3)
Suspected ID Theft & SARs
A SAR For Every OFAC Hit?
The Fine Points Of SAR Completion (Part 2 of 3)
SAR Reporting For Kiting
Where do I get a SAR form?
The Fine Points Of SAR Completion (Part 1 of 3)
Filing SARs For Kiting
SAR Slip-ups Result in CMP
Filing A SAR For Identity Theft
Eight SAR Disclosure Issues
Obtaining Information for a SAR
When Hacking Triggers an SAR
Informing the Regulators of SAR Filings
Filing a Subsequent SAR
SARs and Identifying a Suspect
Disclosing SAR Information to State and Local Authorities
Keeping Records on SARs You Didn't File
Disclosing SARs To The Board
Is a forgery SAR reportable?
Reporting SARs to the Board of Directors
The Board's Role in SAR Reporting
Complying With A Subpoena & A SAR Filing Question
Tips on Suspicious Activity
SAR Filing For Check Fraud
Unusual Withdrawals From a Non-suspicious Customer: Do we file an SAR?
SARs and Phone Card Businesses
Letter to the Editor
Question & Answer
SAR Activity Review
Computer Intrusion: Is a SAR required?
SARs and the Nigerian Scam
Filing a SAR
Business Storing Cash in the Safe Deposit Box -- Time for a SAR?
SAR Find a Number
How Frequently To File SARs
We've been robbed! Do we file an SAR?
Always File A 1099
CTR Yes - SAR No
New SAR Activity Review Details Trends, Tips & Issues
Question & Answer
New SAR
COMPLIANCE NOTES - No Exemptions for SARs
Filing SARs How Safe Is The Harbor?
Don't Let SAR Reporting Backfire
New, Revised SAR Issued
Question & Answer
CTR & SAR Reporting
New Suspicious Activity Report
Question & Answer
Report On SAR Use
The ABA Comments On The Revised SAR
Counselor's Corner
SAR Analysis From FinCEN
Suspicious Activity Reports
Question & Answer
To Report Or Not To Report…
IN THE NEWS - Suspicious Transaction
IN THE NEWS - Update…
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
To Get A Supply Of The New SAR ...
Criminal Referral Form (CRF) Becomes Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)
Important Court Decision Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Neither Rain, Nor Snow…Will Keep Them From Filing A CRF!
SAR Delayed
Suspicious Activity Report
Question & Answer
UPDATE - And Clarification
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer


Sarbanes-Oxley
Corporate Governance
Selling Compliance as a Service to Your Customer
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Regs Triggered Due to Increased Asset Size
Business Email Retention
Badly Managed Electronic Communications a Danger
Have SOX Penalties Changed?
Record Retention for Internet Banking
New company wants to comply with SOX
Sarbanes-Oxley: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Regulatory Environment (pdf)
Complying with Sarbanes Oxley
Using IT To Respond To Increased Scrutiny From The Government And Your Customers


Savings Accounts
Passbook Savings – Rate Decrease Notification
Savings Account as Loan Collateral
Reg D Transfer Limitation Query
Understanding Guidlines for Retirement Savings
Decedent Savings Account – No Beneficiaries
Transfer Limit Change – Apply to Savings & MMAs?
Custodial Savings Account in lieu of a UTMA?
Reg D Change for CUs and Banks?
Reg D Change for CUs and Banks?
Savings Account - Quarterly Transactions
MAUTMA Passbook Savings Account
The Current Economic Crisis and New Accounts
Savings Accounts Funds Availability Disclosures
Lowering Savings Rate – 30 Day Notice Required?
Reg D - MMAs Vs Savings Accounts
Employer/Employee Contributions on HSA Statements
Reg D - Teller Counter Cash Withdrawals
Government Organization Money Market Savings Account
Use Same BIN for HSA & Debit Card Programs?
Guru Followup Question - Is it Service or Savings?
Placing Holds on Accounts Not Subject to Reg CC
Fraudulent Statements
Reg D – Excessive Withdrawals
Kids Savings Programs
Automatic Transfer Savings Eligibility
Reg D – Internal Transfer Loan Payments
Debit Card Transaction "Round Up" Program
Rollover from a 401k to an HSA
Banned from Opening MMA/Savings Account?
Reg D - Close Account Due to Excessive OD Activity
Offering High Rate Savings Account in Affluent Area
HSA Accounts & Reg D Transfer Limitations
Transferring HSAs to a Custodian
Restrictions May Apply
Passbook Savings Account Withdrawal Limit
Checking Accounts & DDAs
Reg D - Personal Statement Savings Accounts
Minor Savings Account Vs UTMA Account
Consumer Driven Healthcare Plans
Offsetting Two Separate Accounts
Reg D Limits -When is a Transaction a Transaction?
Minor Withdrawals
Opening/Styling Minor Savings Account
Charging a Savings Account Overdraft Fee
Sample Excessive Withdrawal Letters/Notices
Yearly Savings Statement
Discontinuing a Savings Product - Customer Notice
Advertising Health Savings Accounts
UTMA & Minor Saving Accounts
Dormant IRA Savings Accounts
Increasing Savings Account Deposits a Must
S Corp Interest Bearing Account
The Benefits of Health Savings Accounting
Electronic Payments - Checking Accounts Only
HSA Obligations
Minor Payroll Check Cashing
Checking/Savings Statements
Grand Opening Promotional Savings Account
Reg D - Notices of Excessive Transactions
OTS Savings Associations & Lottery Rules
Reg D Transfer Limitation Confusion
Drawing for a $500.00 Savings Account
Reg CC & Savings Accounts
Reg D Account Reserve Issues
Can we Issue Debit Cards on Savings?
Denied Opening a Savings Account
Reg D - Savings Transfers & Withdrawal in Person
Refusing & Returning Drafts on Savings Accounts
30-Day Notice Given for Change in Tier Structure?
The Legal Issues of Closing Joint Savings Accounts
POD Beneficiary Signing Security Agreement
Savings & Checking Account Inactivity Fees
Changing Saving Withdrawal Fees
State, County, Municipal Interest-bearing Accounts
Can We Refuse Large Cash Withdrawal Requests?
Timeframe Before Opening New Savings or MMA?
Exceeding Transfer Limits on Savings Accounts
What Regs Apply To Open a Minor's Savings Account?
Charging NSF Fees on Saving Accounts w/ACHs
FTC Releases Updated ID Theft Stats
Unlimited Amount of Savings Walk-in Withdrawals?
Deposit Accounts as Collateral
Regulations Applicable to Business Saving Accounts
Account Ownership and Telephone Transfers
What Period Do Limited Transactions Cover?
Overdraft Fee on a Savings Account
Identifying & Freezing a Decedent's Account
When is a CD Not a CD?
Thinking of Offering Medical Savings Accounts
Right to Setoff, Similar Ownership Deposits
What is an ATS account?
Ownership of account for infant
Limited Withdrawal Disclosure
Fee Limit in Reg D?
Reclassifying Savings with EFT Access
Savings Funds Availability
"Work-Arounds" on MMDA Transaction Limitations
Business Accounts Subject to Reg D
Credit Card Offset
Disclosures Required with ODP Product
Savings Overdrafts Caused by Chargebacks
"Minor by" Account Questions
ACH Debits to Savings Accounts


Savings Bonds
Refusal to Cash Non-Customer Savings Bond
Personal Rep Endorsing Decedent's Saving Bond
Security Interest in a Savings Bond
Non-client Savings Bond Redemption Fee
CTR - Savings Bond Purchased for Spouse
Under BSA are Savings Bonds a Monetary Instrument?
CIP and Savings Bonds
CIP and Savings Bonds
Treasury Ups Bond Holding Period


Scams/Schemes
SAR – Wire Transfer
The Prime Bank Scheme
Fictitious Financial Programs
Bank Fraud - Recovery Vs Loss Avoidance
Educating Customers on Cash4Gold Scams
Educating Customers on Defaulted Payday Loan Scams
Educating Customers about Facebook Scams
Preventing Whaling
Destroying Credit Cards
Mortgage Relief Scams
Scams Affecting Social Security and Disability Payments
Protecting Customer from Government Grant Scams
Safeguarding Against Pyramid Schemes
Portfolio Types that Experience Never Payment
Never Payment and Fraud Type
Bust Out Losses and Traditional Credit Losses
Capturing Bust Out Losses
When Does Bust Out Occur and on What Accounts?
Carrying Out a Bust-Out Scheme
Bust-Out Targets
The Latest Fraud Trends and Solutions
Requirements for Guarding Against Phishing Scams
Protecting Customoers from Elder Abuse Scams
What is Vishing?
Preventing Charity Fraud
In Need of Easy Explanation for Check Kiting
Cost of Undisclosed Debts by Borrowers to Lenders
Protecting Against the Credit Card Crisis
Identity Theft Technologies
Name Tags & FI Employee Security
Bank Employees' Role in Phishing Protection
Findings of the International Study on Identity Fraud
Pyramid Investment Scheme - File a SAR?
Loan Scam
What are the Five Most Frequently Seen Examples of Mortgage Fraud?
Top Ten Signs of Elder Financial Abuse
Pigeon Drop Scam
FDIC Insurance Scam
"...In The Good Old Summertime..." : Be Alert For Increased Fraud
More Scams using FDIC
Fraud, FDIC and FACTA
Does Bank File SAR for Scammed Customer?
Reporting Fraudulent Lottery Scams
Use of blank deposit slips in the lobby
Customer Gives Up Card Data in Scam
New Advance Fee Schemes Reported: Old from Nigeria - New From Afghanistan
Time Limit For Returning Cashier's Checks
Phishing Scams Increase 180% in April Alone!
Email from IRS? Nope, Just More Phishing
AML Certificate Number
Phishing Scams On The Rise
Skimming, Scanning, and Scamming: ATM Crime On The Rise
Filing SARs for Stopped Nigerian Scam
SAR Reports For Nigerian Email Scams
Counterfeit Currency Alert: Check the Watermark
Spotting A Scam: High Volume of Returned 'Checks by Phone'
"Ponzi" Scheme
SARs and the Nigerian Scam
Nigerian Scam Goes High Tech
BOL Poll: Banking Scams
The Nigerian Letter Scam: From Snail mail to Email
Current Scams
Smart Seniors Fight Back!


Section 312
PATRIOT Act: Section 312, PEPs, and Senior Foreign Political Figures


Section 314(a)
Government Lists for 314a Search Requirements
Differences Between OFAC Lists and Section 314(a) Lists
Retention of OFAC and 314a Records
314(a) Record Retention
Still Some 314(a) Problems
Destroying 314(a) Search Requests
314(a) Search Request Questions


Section 314(b)
314(b) Filer
314(b) Information Sharing Update
Information Sharing:Should You Certify?


Section 326
Section 326 Takes Over: "The Devil Is In The Details"
One 326 Problem
CIP Business Accounts


Security
Info about Dealing with a Robbery
Bank Fraud - Recovery Vs Loss Avoidance
Security Officer Certification Course
Reforming the US Financial Regulatory System
Bait Money - Annual Change
Destroying Credit Cards
Hacked PC – Who Takes the Loss?
Pop Up Box
Successful Training Techniques
Focusing on Bank Standards and Policies
Training Requirements for Security Officers
Improve Your Physical Security
We had a breach and might have to go to court
Safeguarding Against Pyramid Schemes
The Insider Threat
Cash Vault Combination
Bullet Resistant Glass: How it Works
Ease IT Compliance with Industry Control Framework
Signer Pledging Interest - Appraisal Notice Given?
Manufacturing a Bullet-resistant Barrier System
Bullet-resistant Products and Personal Connection with Customers
Safe Deposit Box or Home Safe: Today's Consumer Dilemma
Bullet-resistant or Bullet-proof Barrier System
Dealing with an Embezzlement Investigation
Privacy Act - Check Verification
Turning Video Over to Police – Subpoena Required?
ISO Independence
BlackBerry Banking - Time Out Control Default
Dismissed Employee Applying for Another Job
Installing Audio Alarms as a Burglary Deterrent
Minimum Vault Classification - Reg Requirements
Vault Operations
Fire Proof File Cabinets
Safe Deposit Boxes in the Lobby
Vault Requirements for Housing Customer Assets
Dye Pack Debate
SAR Filing – Time Limit
Include the Minor on the CTR?
Best Job Candidate for BSA Officer
Bank Protection Act - File Annual Report to FDIC?
Time Limit to Appoint New Security Officer
Establishing a Sound Application Security Program
Security - Employee Foreclosure
Second Homes Subject to ROR?
Surveillance Cameras at the Safe Deposit Box Vault
Safe Deposit Box Agreement - No Valuables Allowed
Preventing Charity Fraud
Security in a Cyber World
Employee Branch Opening and Closing
Changing from First Name to Full Name Badges
Courier Service Rules - Branch Cash Transporations
SAR Reporting on Forced Balancing
CTR on a Courier Service
Using Banker Photos in Marketing Campaign
Risks Associated with Old Safe Deposit Locks
Teller Cash Drawer Rules & Regulations
Customer Notification of Security Cameras
Safe Deposit Burglary Mirrors "The Bank Job" Movie
Standard for All Clear
One Person at the Branch
Clean Desk Act
Right Answers, Wrong Voice
Name Tags & FI Employee Security
Protecting Your Elderly Customers from Financial Abuse
Introducing the New $5 Bill
Cash Left By Previous Owner in Safe Deposit Box
Counterfeit Pens & Old Bills
Personal Property of the Tellers
Change in Environment Changes Security Strategy
Reason for the Bank Protection Act
Banks Scammed by Bogus Couriers
Arrested Man May Be Bank Heist Suspect
Observant Bank Manager Helped Police
Height Markers
Removing the Veil - Culture Vs Security
Teller Stages Fake Robbery
Yet Another Bike Bandit!
Training Thwarts Robbery in Georgia
Counterfeit Bill Procedures
Servicing Drive Up ATMs
Bank Robbery 101
Stolen Gun Connects Three Hoosier Heists
One Injured in Muncie Bank Takeover
Phone Center Robbery Procedures
Video Surveillance Warning
Caught by the Net: How your online profile could ruin your travel plans, your career, and your life
Locked in a Bank Vault - Practices or Procedures
Vault Dimension Requirements
Bank Robberies & Customer Safety
Who Is This Man?
Security for Staff After Daylight Saving Ends
Remote Control Robber Sought
Failed Controls Led to Major Embezzlement
Spotlight on Elders in Georgia Heists
Privacy policy and Security Statement
Maintaining Confidentiality
Security Officer at the Holding Company Level
ATM Lighting - Subdivision (3)
All Clear Signal
Designating a Security Officer
Last Ride of the Bicycle Bandit
Yet Another Not-Too-Brilliant Robber
Bomb Attack on ATM
Dye Pack Stain Query
Protecting Customers from Robbery
I'm Alone at my Branch -- Is This Typical?
Executive Officer Kidnap Policy
Regulations for Teller & Vault Kitties
Foiled Quebec Threat Raises Concerns
Tree Robber Hits NH Bank
Bizarre "Pizza Bomber" Robbery Update
Furnishing Security Info Upon Debit Card Issuance
Bad Key Wallets - A Key To Disaster
Robberies Increase in Latest FBI Stats
Bank Robberies Can Be Violent
Bait Money in Consecutive Numerical Order?
There's a Lesson in Here, Somewhere
Band-Aid Victim Tellers Testify
Strengthening Inbound Phone Identification Process
High-End Copiers May Be a Security Gap
Purpose of Changing Bait Money
Forgeries and Check 21
Suspect Description - Use a Form?
Security Video/Digital Retention
Preparing Your Annual Security Program Report
Robbing Banks -- It's a Lousy Job, but the Work is Steady
Quick Getaway, Quicker Capture
Happy Holidays, You're Under Arrest!
Horrific or Polite -- They Are Still Bank Robbers
Background Investigations: Part 3: The What
Background Investigations -- Part 2: The Who
Background Investigations: Part 1: The Why
Dirty Deputy Derailed, Again
Regulation Regarding Receipt of Deposit By Email
ATM Camera Requirements
Which Second Factor Authentication is better, USB fob or Layered Security?
Bank Building Specs
Saturday Safe Deposit Box Access
State Bank - Federal Law Enforcement
What is the difference between multi-factor authentication and layered security?
Savings Accts Reclassified as Transaction Accounts
Do I have to perform a Risk Assessment on all of my electronic delivery channels?
Does all multifactor or multilayered security have to be customer facing for high-risk transactions?
Vendor Confidentiality Agreements
Training Requirements
FBI: Bank Robberies Down in 2005 Overall, but Up Regionally in 2006
Should These Robbers Consider a Career Change?
All Alone Am I -- At My Branch
Texas Authorities Searching for "Backpack Robber"
Band-Aid Bandit Busted
Is Our Network Really Secure?
Sending Financial Information Over Non-secure Line
Alarm System Guidelines
Taking Home the Key to the Bank
Loan Customer an Existing Customer for CIP?
OFAC - Cashing Non-Customer Payroll Checks
Lax Controls Can Cost You -- Big Time!
Sherlock Holmes Not Needed to Solve This Robbery
"No Hats, No Hoods, No Sunglasses" ... Wigs and Beards, Too?
Are You Alert to Loan Fraud Clues?
A Lesson Learned from Someone Else's Mistake, is a Valuable Lesson Learned
IT Security Checklist
Billtraps and Frequent False Alarms
Integrating Wired and Wireless Security Systems
Security Officer's Role in BHC's Insurance Agency
Best Practices for VCR Tapes
Refusing Suspicious Deposits
SARS - When Does 30 Days Begin?
Selling Account Monitoring
Covert Video Surveillance of Staff
Lobby Lighting Requirements
Risks Abound in Self-Service Box Industry
Distance Between Entrance Doors & Teller Station
Selling Compliance as a Service to Your Customer
"VOID" Security Feature and Imaging
Evaluating the Security of Online Collaboration Vendors
Fed Helps Cancel Fraudulent Paper Drafts
Bank of New York Pays to Avoid Criminal Charges
Handicapped Robber
Box Relocations Provoke Lawsuits
Are Your Internal Controls like Swiss Cheese? - Part 16
Note to Self - Check Pants Pockets
Bad Aim
Deterring "Smash and Grabs"
Bait Money
New Jersey Bill Would Mandate ATM Panic Buttons
Helping Businesses Prevent Fraud
Banks Form ID Theft Assistance Group
Robbers Do Stupid Tricks, Too
Do You Know Where Your Laptop Was Sleeping Last Night?
Tastefully dressed
One More Way
"...In The Good Old Summertime..." : Be Alert For Increased Fraud
Follow the Cash Trail
Security Camera Requirements
Using Courier to Transport Cash
Taking Comfort In Your Security
Password Protected Email Sufficient Under GLBA?
Database Benefits & Risks
Email and Internet Fraud
More Scams using FDIC
Fraud, FDIC and FACTA
About an information security risk assessment
What must we do to comply with FFIEC requirements?
Help For Victims of ID Theft
Converted ATMs
Sliding Doors & Security
Fighting Back With Education
Dots that Protect Documents
Identity Management Not Secure in Many Companies
Spending on Biometrics Climbing Rapidly
Biometrics as Passwords
Secret Technology Foils Counterfeiting
Coalition Will Fight Online Fraud
'Skimming' Too Easy with New Technologies
New IRS Team Provides Education to Combat Money Laundering
$9,250,000 Judgment for Missed Paperwork
Should Have Taken The Bus
ATMs Not Too Secure
ID Theft of Another Flavor
He Was Short-Changed!
New Level of Smart Card Protection
"I Know Him!"
Wearing His 'Special' Shirt
Keeping Online Banking Safe: Why Banks Need Geolocation and Other New Techniques Right Now
If At First You Don't Succeed…
And Yet AGAIN!
A Bad Family Activity
Protecting Elderly Customers & Large Cash Withdrawals
A Sharper Eye
Invisible Ink Spray
A Lock That 'Talks' to Phones
Trash Retention
Using Armed Guards or Escorts
New Security Officer Looking for Resources
All Alone Am I -- At My Branch
Use of blank deposit slips in the lobby
Positive Pay Solution
MICR Check Printing Security Checklist
Budget? What Budget?
Top Trends Impacting Bank Technology for 2005
Concerns About Internship Program
Drive-up Security Question
Can a Convicted Felon Work for a Bank?
Dealing with positive OFAC matches
Bogus Cashier Check Warnings and Reg. CC
Are There Published Standards for Video Surveillance Programs?
What Paper-based Security Features are Most Recommended?
Bank Vault Requirements?
Board Information, Security Issues
Reducing Robberies
Double Edged Protection
I am trying to find information on detecting internal fraud. Can you help?
ATM Lighting Standards for Multi-State Bank
A Theory About Bank Robbery
Identification & Access: Security Still of Primary Concern
Advice From FBI: Watch Your Laptop
Statistics on Security Measures
What are the New Laws for Combating ID Theft?
Data Needed to Verify New Internet Banking Users
Does IM Pose a Security Risk?
Emergency Preparedness Update
States Looking at ATM Emergency Bills
Storage Security: How To Ensure Confidentiality of Data Stored By Service Providers?
Security is Top Level Consumer Concern
States Looking at ATM Emergency Bills
New Disaster Recovery Requirements
Marking Teller Currency "Invisibly"
Monthly security meeting topics
Guru Compilation: Email/Web Issues (PDF)
Guru Compilation: Employee Safety (PDF)
Guru Compilation: BSA (PDF)
The Impact of California’s New Law Regarding Security Breaches
Our Best Protection Against Terrorism
Password Security Hints
Ongoing Reviews and SAR Follow-Up
Annual policy reviews
Employee Background Checks
Securing Wireless Networks
The Value of Intrusion Detection
Apology Accepted
24/7 Fraud Check
ATM Security Tip
Canada Gets New Resident Card
Guru Chatter on Miscellaneous Security Issues(PDF)
Guru Chatter on Surveillance Video
Bank Security Requirements
Risks Associated with Metal Detectors
Your Safety and the "Not Me" Illness
Unusual Getaway Vehicle
The Japanese Solution to Machine Theft
Definition of "Tamper-Resistant Lock"
Our Best Protection Against Terrorism
Creating an Incident Response Plan
How Much Anti-Virus Protections is Enough?
Patches and Bug Fixes: Keeping Ahead of the Hackers
Calculating ROI for Network Security
Firewalls and Intrusion Prevention: Do you need both?
Security Tips for Supermarket Branches
Panic & Alarm Buttons
Surveillance Film
Bad Hair Day
Information Security: Authentication In An Online Environment
ATM Lighting Requirements
Taking Home the Key to the Bank
Ratio of Security Officers to Branches
10 Potentially Catastrophic Mistakes During Bank Robberies
Social Engineer Contacts Bank
Use of Void Pantogram
Expiration Date on ATM Card
Cash Drawer Sharing
Can Only Officers Approve Checks?
Internal Fraud: Working with the Thief from Within
Branch Robbery in Homeland Alert Times
Janitors and Privacy Issues
Fighting Back
Security Post 911-What Factors Drive Community Banks Now?
Business Continuity Planning - At the Top of 2004's "To Do" List
Multi-Factor Authentication: The Next Generation Solution
Posting Officer Info on Web Site
Smoke and Alarm Devices
Testing Candlefoot Power of ATM Lighting
Seeking Supplies for Tellers
Testing ATM Lighting
Staying Open in the Event of a Power Outage
Bank Robberies 2001 - Part II
Officer Access to the Vault
Is there a bait money requirement?
Should you inform an employee they are being investigated?
Handling Returned Mail & Security Issues
Bank Protection Act Building Security Requirements
Privacy II: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Strikes Again
Blocking View of ATM
Using Actual Video Of Robbery In Training Session
Extortion/Kidnapping Checklist
Only One Employee In The Office
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Assessing Vulnerabilities
Remove Hats Sign
Presenting Annual Security Reports To The Board
Kidnapping, Extortion and Bomb Threat Policies
Fraud Prevention Incentive Plan For Employees
Security Training Not A Joke
Non-Network Vulnerability
Mock Robbery "Skits"
Security Issue - Branch With Only 2 Employees
Robber Height Markers Vendor
Guidance For The Annual Security Report To Board
Backup Tapes & Fireproof Cabinets
Is It Necessary To Save Teller Trash?
Can We Close Abusive Customer's Accounts?
Fraud Assessment Checklist
Uncovering Potential Fraud: How Far should your investigation go?
Surveillance Tape Retention Schedule
Eliminating Branch Opening Procedures and Time-Delay Vaults
Insurer Says Executives Face Kidnap Risks
Can we close an account if we feel that a customer is up to no good?
Is there an industry standard for using CCTV systems?
Transporting Cash
Being Ready for Bomb Threats
When Tellers Are Targeted
When Tellers Are Targeted -- Part II
Top Ten Weapons Against Web Site Theft
High Tech "Dye Pack"
ALERT: Remote Sendmail Header Processing Vulnerability
Time-Delay Locks on Cash Vaults
Preparation Priorities: Twenty Areas To Check NOW
When disaster strikes
CyberSecurity Advisory Checklist
Physical and Digital Threats to Financial Institutions in the Wake of the Terrorist Attacks
Tips for Dealing with Suspicious Mail
Are You Running With Scissors? Physical Security: What You Should Be Doing Now!
Required UL Classification For Vaults
Keeping Up With New Physical And Electronic Security Requirements
Identity Theft and the Legislative Mood
Security Spending - Are you spending it in the right places? - Part II
Security Spending - Are you spending it in the right places? - Part 1
Ongoing Steps For Virus Protection
What are "bust out schemes"?
Dye Pack Vendors
Improving Branch Security
Solving Dual Control Problems
Displaying Teller's Names
Posting Officer Names And Photos On Your Web Site
Letting Customers Into The Branch Early
IT Security Policy
Should tellers have their full name on their name plates?
Software Piracy
Security Portals
Armed vs. Unarmed Guards
Follow Simple Steps to Boost Internet Security
Industry Standard For Alarm Testing
Policies and Guidelines For Handling Losses
Robbery Deterrence: Security Guards vs. Equipment and Procedures
Night Inspection Tips
Resources For IT Security Training
Funds Transfer: Developing Commercially Reasonable Security Procedures For Your Bank, Part 2
Illuminating The Vault: Lighting Requirements When The Vault Is Visible From Outside The Building
Back Office Security Training
Bait Trap Advice
Teller Alarms and/or Bait Traps For The Drive-Through
Account Opening: Should we be photocopying identification? Are we required to?
Willful Violations of Opening Procedures
Physical Security: What You Should Be Doing Now
Remote Access Security Tips
Security Policy vs. Information Security Policy
CyberSecurity Checklist
The Challenges of e-Security
Sample Confidentiality Agreement
Opening Procedures
Night Inspections
Convenience Store ATMs
Developing a security plan
Pretend you're a crook
Developing a security plan
The Institution's Security Program
Security Procedures
Ideas for Your Next Security Training Session
Branch Security From Home Base
OCC Says, "Watch out for Hackers!"
Internet - Safety Nets For The 'Net
Fast Track Program
New FBI Terrorist Collector's Series
Question & Answer
Focus On SECURITY
More Security Survey Results
Personal Computer SECURITY
"Please Enter The Last 4 Digits Of Your Social Security Number…Now"
Come In, X9F2…
Criminal Referral Forms & FDIC
Are You Prepared For A Bomb?
Excedrin Headache # 444
Hooray, Hooray, It's The First Of May!
Mailbox Hi-jacking
Memo To Security Officers
Open Sesame!
Tighten Up Security
A Banker's Sixth Sense-Pay Attention To It!
A Matter Of Forgery
Bank Protection Act Changes-More Work For The Super Security Professional
Bank Protections Act
Can You Believe? !
Can You Identify That Person?
Counterfeit Currency
Counterfeit U.S. Government Checks
Credit Card Fraud Skyrockets!
EDITORIAL PRIORITIES
Fax Fraud Facts…or…Fraud Fax Facts
Fingerprint Reports Expanded
Fingerprinting Questions & Answers:
Good Samaritan Scam
Happy Halloween
Mandatory Fingerprinting?
Mock Holdups-A Good Idea?
More On The "Super Security Professional"
Morning Glory Robbery
Robberies On The Rise
Some Days NOTHING Goes Right !
Super Security Professional!
Teller Breaks Up Drug Ring!
Unusual Prison Work
What's In A Name…?
Where Are Your Trash Baskets?
Your Trash Is Their Cash!
...But I've Seen Him In Here Before!
Is This Signature Forged?
Prove That Pass!
Smart Seniors Fight Back!


Security Spotlight/Briefings/News
Security Spotlight October 2009
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Security Spotlight December 2007
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Security Spotlight  January 2007
Security Spotlight November, 2006
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Security Spotlight August, 2006
Security Spotlight July, 2006
Security Spotlight June, 2006
Security Spotlight May, 2006
Special Banker Briefing March 15, 2006
BOL News January 5, 2006


Security Interest
Do a Flood Determination for Each Property?
Securing Debt Payment
Perfecting Interest in Federal Receivables
Security Interest in a Savings Bond
Customer Rescinded the Loan
RESPA - Loan on the Land, Not the Mobile Home
Lending DDA Funds
Funding on Warehouse Lines of Credit
New Security Agreement Required?
Timeshare as Collateral
Financing Statement Expiration
No ROR Needed on Loan Renewal?
Security Interest in Railroad Cars
Wedding Ring as Loan Collateral
Lien Position on Loan Secured by CD
Requiring Both Spousal Signatures to Perfect Lien
New Twist on the Right of Rescission
Taking a Security Interest in a Radio Station
Right to Cancel on 'Abundance of Caution' Mortgage
Purchase Money Loan for Wedding Ring
Does the Spousal Signature Rule Affect Perfection?
Household Goods as Collateral -- Reg AA Question
If There is no Recorded Lien, is it a Refinance
Perfecting a Lien on Aircraft
Purchase money open end line of credit?
Does a security interest follow the collateral?
Perfecting A Security Interest In A Life Insurance Policy
Does right of rescission and HMDA apply for unsecured home improvements?
Modifying Secured Loans
Proper Way To Perfect Interest In Mobile Homes
Notification Requirements For Notice of Security Interest
Protecting Lenders' Interests in Aircraft, Engines, Propellers and Spare Parts


Security Officer
Security Officer Certification Course
Successful Training Techniques
Training Requirements for Security Officers
Dealing with an Embezzlement Investigation
Bank Protection Act - File Annual Report to FDIC?
Time Limit to Appoint New Security Officer
Change in Environment Changes Security Strategy
Phone Center Robbery Procedures
Designating a Security Officer
Preparing Your Annual Security Program Report
Background Investigations: Part 3: The What
Background Investigations -- Part 2: The Who
Background Investigations: Part 1: The Why
Security Officer's Role in BHC's Insurance Agency
Security Camera Requirements
Using Armed Guards or Escorts
New Security Officer Looking for Resources
Budget? What Budget?
Reducing Robberies
A Theory About Bank Robbery
Emergency Preparedness Update
Our Best Protection Against Terrorism
Your Safety and the "Not Me" Illness
Board of Directors Liability
10 Potentially Catastrophic Mistakes During Bank Robberies
Posting Officer Info on Web Site
Written Security Program Required
Training on ID Verification and Spotting Fakes
Security officer liability
Blocking View of ATM
Using Actual Video Of Robbery In Training Session
Extortion/Kidnapping Checklist
Only One Employee In The Office
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Assessing Vulnerabilities
Presenting Annual Security Reports To The Board
Guidance For The Annual Security Report To Board
Does a financial institution Security Officer have to be an Executive Officer?
Annual Report to the Board of Directors
Security Officer's Position Description
The Security Director
Gaining power through your budget
Getting the board to recognize your effort
The Security Officer's Role
Star-Wars Style Security
EDITORIAL - You Can Count On It
EDITORIAL - It's The Communication, People
EDITORIAL - To Be Forewarned...
IN THE NEWS - "Facing" The Criminals
Question & Answer
How Many Hats Do You Wear?
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
EDITORIAL - Bank Security Officer Training
EDITORIAL - It's What You Know
EDITORIAL - Required Security Officer Training?
EDITORIAL - Security Officers Self Analysis:When Will You Change?
EDITORIAL - Want To Leave Banking? Here's Some Advice…
What's In Your Trash?
EDITORIAL - Be Careful Of That Interview!
EDITORIAL - Our System Is Perfect-NYET!
EDITORIAL - Welcome To The 'Information Superhighway'!
Luncheon Meetings: Cheap Insurance
BAI Survey
EDITORIAL - Make A Silk Purse Out Of A Sow's Ear!
EDITORIAL - Sometimes It Isn't What You Know…
Fraud Survey Results
Question & Answer
Security Survey: How Many Hats?
EDITORIAL - Make Time To Network!
You've Just Been Promoted To Manager!"
EDITORIAL - Plan Ahead For "Moving Up"


Service Fees
Splitting Advertising Costs - RESPA Violations?
RESPA: Private Suits for Markups
Free Accounts with Low Balances Cost Us Money
Charging Bad Address Accounts A "Service Fee"
Changing Deposit-Related Fees
A Lesson Learned
Cashing Checks For Non-customers
Increasing Your Customers' Profitability
Settlement Fees - Attorney vs. Settlement Company
Fees Service, Service Fees, and Compliance


Service Provider
Service Provider Documentation
HUD 1/1A and Privacy
After the Hack
RESPA: Private Suits for Markups
Disclosing Coupon Book Company As Service Provider
Federal Reserve Responds to Reg D Questions
RESPA Kickbacks: It Takes Two To Tango
Getting the HUD-1 Right
Monitoring Service Provider Compliance with Information Security Requirements
How Are You Managing Technology Risk?
RESPA & gift certificates
HUD-1, Identifying Fees Paid, and Examination Requirements
New HUD RESPA Policy on Payments
RESPA: One-Two-Punch: HUD Follows RESPA Policy Statement With Action
RESPA: Kicking Back RESPA
RESPA - Where The Chips Fall
Merging Reg Z and RESPA
RESPA Clarified
Broker Fees: There's More Than One Way to Skin A Regulation


Servicemember's Civil Relief Act
Requests from Servicemembers
Loan Rate for Army Reservist
SCRA Notice in Past Due Mortgage Notices?
SCRA – Report Delinquent History on Credit Report
SCRA – Is 6% the Interest Rate or the APR?
SCRA – When Does Active Duty Begin?
Banks and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Entitled to SCRA Relief?
SCRA Notice - Mortgage Only or All Borrowers?
SCRA - Finalized HUD Notice
Calculating Servicemember Loans
Is the SCRA Rate Retroactive?
SCRA & Collection Calls on Past Due Credit Cards
SCRA - Must We Defer Loan Payments?
Does SCRA Apply to Employees of the Military?
Determining Reduced Payment Amount under SCRA
SCRA and Sub-6% Mortgage Loan
Determining Reduced Payment Amount under SCRA
What is "Active Duty" Under the SCRA?
Is This Servicemember Protected by SCRA?
Interest rates for servicemembers
SCRA and Loan to Estate
SCRA: How Far Back Does Relief Go?
What is Active Duty for SCRA?
SCRA and the Interest Rate Reduction Requirement
SCRA Q & As
SCRA Rate on Student Loans
New federal law addresses bank, military service member relations
SCRA records retention
Overdrawn Accounts and the SSCRA
When duty calls: dealing with employees on military leave
Military leave
Debiting a Military Customer's Account
SSCRA & Rate Caps
SSCRA Rate Adjustment
SSCRA Applicable to Enlistees?
Military Dependants Eligible For SSCRA Benefits?
SSCRA: What defines active duty?
SSCRA: Definition Of Active Duty
Military ID Cards
SSCRA Rate Reductions & Timing
SSCRA Interest Loss To Be Reimbursed
BOL's Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Page
SSCRA Interest Loss To Be Reimbursed
SSCRA Resources
SSCRA Obligations
Soldier and Sailors Civil Relief Act Information
SSCRA: How does it affect foreclosure?
SSCRA and Repossessions
SBA Loans and the SCRA
SSCRA
BOL's SSCRA page
SSCRA Q&A - Pt. 1
SSCRA Q&A - Pt. 2
Reservist Achieves Victory Under SSCRA: What Every Lender Should Know
Understanding the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act


Settlement/Settlement Statement
Mortgage Reforms
TIL Disclosure Statement - List Fees?
Who Completes the HUD 1?
Newspaper Loan Closing Coupon - APR & Disclosures
Commercial Loan - HUD Settlement Statement?
Real Estate Settlement Booklet
Refinance or Purchase for Disclosure Purposes?
Adjusting the HUD-1 Settlement Statement
HUD Settlement Statement Required?
Selling Mortgage Applications
Hors d'oeuvres and Drinks
HELOC - Disclosing Closing Costs
GFE Disclosures
Seller Signs the HUD 1?
Settlement Services - Specific Attorney Required
Flood Hazard - 10 Day Waiting Period
POC Costs & Property Taxes Listed on HUD-1A form
Co-Borrowers, GFEs, and Signing the HUD-1
Origination Fee vs. Points
Completing a GFE with "P.O.C"
GFE & Settlement Statement - Fixed Rate 2nd Mortgage
RESPA: Private Suits for Markups
Two loans at closing - one HUD-1
Place of Settlement on a HUD-1/1A
PMI at Closing -- Prepaid FC?
The GFE: HUD Starts Over
Combined Fees on a Mortgage Loan
Disclosing Property Taxes Under RESPA
Settlement Statement for Non-home Loans
PMI Disclosures On The Settlement Statement
Customer Signatures on RESPA Docs
Getting the HUD-1 Right
Dating HUD Statements
Declined Applications & RESPA Disclosures
Disclose Cancellation Fee on the HUD1?
Notification Requirements: One Day In Advance Of Closing Rule
GFE/Settlement Sheet Completion Appraisal Notification for Residentially Secured Business Loans
RESPA / Reg X: What's in the Water at HUD?
Listing Insurance on HUD-1s
New HUD RESPA Policy on Payments
GFE/Settlement Sheet Completion Appraisal Notification for Residentially Secured Business Loans
RESPA: One-Two-Punch: HUD Follows RESPA Policy Statement With Action
Settlement Fees - Attorney vs. Settlement Company
Private Mortgage Insurance


Sexual Harassment
Protecting Against Sexual Harrassment
Sexual harassment: a risk that should not be ignored
Undercover Investigation Justifies Terminations
September 11 Doesn't Justify Discrimination Against Muslims, Arabs, Others
How to Investigate Sexual Harassment Complaints
A Quick Reference Guide to Sexual Harassment Law
EEOC Policy Guidance on Sexual Harassment


Signage/Logos
ATM Funds Availability Signage for Funds Transfer?
Reg CC Funds Availability Verbiage
EHL logo on Commercial Loans
Bank Partnering with Realtor - Signage Compliance
Advertising Mortgage Products on a Bank Statement
Radio Ad
Member FDIC
Advertising APY Instead of Annual Percentage Yield
Disclosure in Foreign Language
Bank T-shirts
Visa Logo on Debit Cards Equals Zero Liability?
Obtaining CRA Notices
FDIC Official Advertising Statement
FDIC Membership
Night Deposit Drop Signage
Reg CC Signage & the Drive-Thru Window
Marketing Servicing Agreements
Required Website Disclosures
New FDIC Signs
Loan Sign Advertising Compliance
Night Drop Signage
Potential Customer Letter
Advertisement for Stored Value Cards
Looking for a Financial Disclosure Notice
Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
Dealing with Credit Card Fraud - Time Frame
Marketing Button - Indoor Signage?
Outdoor Sign
FDIC Insurance Changes - New Signage Required?
Advertising Increased Insurance
Just Say APY?
Equal Housing Lender Sign - Latest Version
New FDIC EH Lender Poster
HELOC Outside Banner
FDIC Logo on Security Envelopes & Promo Items
Reg CC Signage Requirements
Required/Optional, Member FDIC
Electronic billboard and FDIC
Holiday Closing Sign Rules
Mention Loan in Ad and Trigger Equal Housing Logo?
Website - FDIC Logo
"Member FDIC" Statement
Deposit Bags
Trigger Terms on Rehab Loans
FDIC signs
Sponsoring a Radio Ad - Member FDIC Required?
EHL Doghouse Logo
Loan Message on Statement – EH Logo Required?
Blended APY on Rate Board/Lobby Sign
Cell Phone Banking - Display FDIC & EH Logo
Advertising with a Realtor
USA Patriot Act Signage
Member FDIC Logo on Bank-Sponsored School Sign?
Advertising a Private Insurance Carrier's Logo
FDIC Logo
Member FDIC Logo on Bank-Sponsored School Sign?
Advertising Definition
In the Doghouse?
Reg Z Advertising Disclosure Rules For In-Branch Posters
Wording on Billboard Advertising
OLD FDIC Seal in Print Ads
Equal Housing Lender Posters - OCC Vs FDIC
Electronic billboard advertising compliance
Member FDIC on Sheet Stuffer?
Advertising Questions
Buck Slips
Logo Size
Advertising Questions
Event Sponsorship
Equal Housing Lender Logo
EH Logo on Website
Mortgage Advertising - Which Logo Do We Use?
Signage Search
About the New FDIC Sign
Rate Sheets
EH Logo Required on Forms in Application Package?
FDIC Logo and Credit Card Ads
FDIC and EHL Logos
FDIC logo and credit card ads
ATMs & New FDIC Signage
Advertising on a Banner
Logo Size Requirement
New Signage?
Displaying FDIC Signage Before the Compliance Date
FDIC Logo Required on Public Relations Ad?
Should We Include the Logos in the Ad?
Equal Housing Logo - What is it?
EHL Logo Ad Sizes
House Logo Required on Statements?
Exterior Signage Disclosures
EHL Logo - Classified Ads
Commercial Real Estate Tombstone Advertisement
Commercial Lending Newspaper Advertisement
Teller Window Signage
FDIC Logo & EH Logo Left off of Promo Pens
Member FDIC Logo on Bank Sponsored School Sign?
In the Doghouse?
FDIC Signage Change
FDIC Official Statement in TV Ads
Use & Display of the Equal Housing Lender Logo
New FDIC Signage Size
APY vs Annual Percentage Rate
FDIC Logo - Minimum Type Size on Print Ads
Lender Business Cards - EHL Logo & FDIC Logo
Mobile Phone Ads - Display "Equal Housing Lender"
Bank Sign at Baseball Field, FDIC Logo Required?
Transactional Kiosks move toward new direction for self-service
EHL and/or EHO logos
Member FDIC on Name Badges
Website Video Advertisements
Typing "Equal Housing Lender" in Lieu of Logo?
Reg Z Advertising Disclosure Rules For In-Branch Posters
Online Annual Reports and the FDIC Logo
Readability Standards For "Clear and Conspicuous" Display
EHL & FDIC Logo Required on Direct Mail Postcard?
Using The FDIC Logo When Marketing Your Wealth Management Products
Regulatory Logos on Promotional Items
How have the new changes in FDIC insurance affected banks?
FDIC Logo & EH Logo Left off of Promo Pens
Is OD Privilege Signage Required on ATMs?
Advertising NDIP On Outdoor Signs
Posting the FDIC Logo
Electronic signage
EHL Logo and Member FDIC on Bank Forms
Common Website Violations
Posting Cut-Off Time on Funds Availability Notice
Advertising a Private Insurance Carrier's Logo
Size Restrictions on FDIC Insurance Signs
Does Logo Size Matter?
List of Required Signage from the FDIC
FDIC Signage Dilemma
Handling Multiple Regulatory Disclosures
Tiered Rate Savings Ad on Scrolling Sign
Signage Required for Holiday Closings
Billboard ad info needed
Are EHL Logo and Member FDIC Required Here?
Guru Compilation: Signage (PDF)
FDIC Sign Size Requirements
"Member FDIC" on the Donated Scoreboard
Electronic Advertising
NDIP Signs in Deposit-Taking Areas
Advertising Disclosures With Letterhead
Yard Signage and Triggered Disclosures
Information Security Awareness Signs
Using the EHL in Print Advertising
Mandatory Use Of EHL Logo
Posting CIP Notices in Branches
EHOL Logo Requirement
Using the EHL in Print Advertising
Posting Holiday Closed Notices
ATM Surcharge signs
New HMDA Sign
EHL Logo Sought
Fighting Back
EHL Logo for Web Site
FDIC Signage on ATMs and Night Depositories
"Financed By" Signs
Remove Hats Sign
ATM Signage Requirements
Required Branch Signage
Signage For An ATM
Annual Financial Disclosure Statement Display Requirement
Branch Signage Display Requirements


Signature/Signature Card
Corporate Account – Signature Cards
POA as Agent and Authorized Signer
Complying with E-SIGN
Possible Regulation B Violations?
A Common Business Practice?
Corporate Name Change & Signature Cards
Dormant Account Signature Card Safekeeping
Use of Initials on the Signature Card
Reviewing Forged/Fake Check Rules & Procedures
E-statement Conversion – Signatures on File?
Esignatures
Estatements and Multiple Accounts
Temporarily Restricting Signer's Withdrawal Access
Auto Debit Loan Pay - Signature Required?
Need Clarification on Endorsement
Documentation Proof of Authorized Transaction?
Is a Faxed Signature Legally Binding?
Adding Daughter to Father & Son Joint Account
Facsimile Signatures
Signing the GFE on a Refinance
TILA Signed by Non-borrowing Spouse
Consumer Liability Determined by Reg E or Visa?
Bank Liable on Forged Signature Claim from Jan 05
Signature Required on Phone Stop Pays?
Converting to Self Enrollment Online Banking
E-Sign
Payroll Check Signed by Entity
Reg B - Dual Signatures
Minor Check Cashing
Authorized Signer's Rights
Ordering Debit Cards - Signature Required?
Check Fraud Reporting Time Frame
Lender Signature Required on URLA?
RE Loan with Two Single People
Signature Stamp Liability
"3 Day Docs" Signature Time Frame
A Signature Card for Every Account?
Master Signature Card
Customer Re-sign the Card if Beneficiary is Added?
HUD-1, Signature Required
Reg B & Indemnity Deeds of Trust
Signed Access Device Request
Requiring Both Spousal Signatures to Perfect Lien
LLC Certificate of Formation
Scan the Signature Card, Keep the Original?
Changing Signatures on Business Accounts
Signer's Checks Deposited into Owner's Account
Unsigned Commercial Loan Application
Cashing a Check with Two Signatures and One ID
Customer Signature Required on ACH Affidavit Form
Transfer of Servicing Notice Signature Requirements
Making Regulatory Burden Worse
Notary Witnessing Mortgage with Two Signatures
Mortgage Disclosures Requiring Signatures
Can You Make CHANGE? . . . for a safer box access system.
Bank signature guarantees without Medallion
Regulation B: The Signature Conundrum
Forged facsimile signature -- who pays?
Liability on altered checks
Signature on File to Authorize Recurring ACH
Forged Checks & Signature Verification
Ordinary care in sight examining checks
When parties fail to sign the signature card
Does the Spousal Signature Rule Affect Perfection?
Two signatures on UGMA/UTMA account?
Paying on forged signature
"See ID" Instead of Signing the Debit Card
Beneficiary Withdrawals & Representative Payee Accounts
Can I Accept a Facsimile Signature as an Original?
Requirements for Signature Cards
Getting Permission to Run Credit Report on DDA
Using White-out on a Signature Card
Signature on Adverse Action Notice
Companies Partner To Offer E-signature Capabilities
Sixty days to return paper draft?
Requiring "Trustee" After Signature
Dual Control & Dormant Account Signature Cards
No Signature Card: Close Account?
Two Signature Required Accounts: How should we give notification of a change in terms?
Customer Signature Requirements
Should Trustee Always Include "Trustee" After Signature?
Non-Resident Signer With No SSN
Signature Required For Guarantor's Credit Report?
Right Of Rescission Confirmation: Is a signature required?
Required Signatures On TIL?
Pulling Credit Report Without Customer's Signature
Spousal Signatures On A Business Loan
Check Cashing Business Depositing Checks Payable To Cash
Signatures: Love 'Em But Leave Them Off Of Loans
Who's responsible if we accept a check that isn't signed?
Unique Character Facsimile Signature Regulations
Multiple Signers & IOLTA
When a joint accountholder dies, what is the usual procedure for setting up new signature cards?
When a new signature card has been executed and filed, what should we do with the old card?
Converting An Account Requiring Two Signatures To An Individual Account
Medallion Signature Guarantee Stamp Security
Pre-nuptial Agreements, Real Estate, and Mortgage Loan Signatures
Deadline For Returning Forged Signatures
Signature Verification When Two Signatures Are Required
If the customer can't read or write, can they sign for the loan with an 'X'
Power Of Attorney Signed With An X: Is it good?
Signature Card Retention Requirements
Urgent Acceptance of Faxed Signature
Multiple Convenience Signers
Whose Signature Are You Requiring?
What are the rules concerning Medallion Signature Guarantees?
UTMA: How should the custodian sign the signature card?
Avoiding Monitoring For Multiple Signatures
Joint Accounts With Those Too Young To Know Any Better
Authorized Signer Rights After Owner's Death
Cash Back to a Nonsigner
Two Signatures Required
Can a lender require a spouse to sign for a business loan?
Joint Account With Only One Signature On Signature Card
Multiple CDs = Multiple Signature Cards?
Check Review Threshold - What Is the Standard?
Customer Negligence and Signature Stamp
Policy For Reviewing Multiple Signatures On Checks
Using A Signature Stamp For An Individual With Disabilities


Small Business
Red Flags Rule Requirements for Small-business Portfolios
Differences Between Business Fraud and Consumer Fraud
Challenges in Identifying Small-business Fraud
Red Flags Rule Requirements for Small-business Portfolios
Red Flags Rule – Small Business Loan Requirement?
Business ID Theft, Account Takeover, Never-pay
Protect Against Small Business Fraud
Federal Credit Application Insurance Disclosure
Portfolio of Lending Products for SMBs
Market Presence
Avoiding Bankruptcy
Risk Monetization
SMB Loan Portfolios
SMB Recession
Community Banks and the Banking Crisis
Risk Management with Small and Mid-Size Businesses
Using Risk Management Practices to Improve Small Business Liquidity
Attracting the Attention of Institutional Investors
Reg O - SBA Loan
Steps to Capturing Your Share of the Expanding Small Business Loan Marketplace
Small Business Loans
Clearing the Credit Report Since It Finally Paid
Reg. B and Small Business Lending
Cutbacks: Helping Small Businesses
Action Date for CRA Small Business Loans
Serving the Small Business Market is a Must
Is This HMDA Reportable
Sending Business Check Cards
CRA Data Collection for New Businesses
Do Not Confuse Income and Revenue
Are business credit cards reportable as small business loans?
Major Fishing in the SBA Pond
Encouraging Small Business Checking
Recognizing income for new businesses
Small Business Owners & Credit Evaluation


Smart Cards
Non-personalized Prepaid Mastercards
Expired Stored Value Card
Is a 1099 Required for Gift Cards?
Compliance Issues of Stored Value Cards
Gift Cards a Monetary Instrument?
Paper? or Plastic?
Payroll Card Use Growing Rapidly
Prepaid Industry Global in Scope
New Level of Smart Card Protection
Pick Your Own Bonus Point Program
Coffee & Credit All In One
French Issue $107 Limit Card
Java and Prepaid Cards: A Better Brew
Smart Cards on Campus
Stored Value Cards for Payroll
Stored Value Card Dollar Limit
Pre-paid debit cards --- stored value cards?
Offering Stored Value For Transportation
Increasing profits with a stored value card program
How does the periodic statement apply to stored value cards?
Smart Cards Go to School
IN THE NEWS - New Use for Smart Cards
IN THE NEWS - Smart Card Developments
IN THE NEWS - The Federal Government Gets "Smart"
Smart Cards In Transportation
Stored Value Cards
"Feature Reloadable" ATM Cards
IN THE NEWS - Coming Soon…
IN THE NEWS - Sorry…We Don't Take The Card Here…
IN THE NEWS - Stored-value Cards Join The Army
Smart Card Development
Stored Value Cards - A Different Opinion
"Just Take It Off My Card..."
EDITORIAL - We'll Just Wait And See
It's A Beginning…
Just A Little Piece Of Plastic…


Social Security
Correct CTR Completion for SMLLC
Trust Account Styling
OFAC Check - Non-customer Transactions
Scams Affecting Social Security and Disability Payments
Death of SS Recipient – Check Return Rules
Vault Requirements for Housing Customer Assets
Titling a Representative Payee Account
Surviving Payee Negotiating Treasury Check
Red Flags - Verifying SSN & Date of Birth
Debit Cards for Minors Receiving SS Direct Deposit
Say Uncle?
TIN, Please
SSI Check Deposit Account Restrictions
Opening Accounts for New Amish Customers
Nursing Home as Representative Payee
"Work Purpose Only" Social Security Cards
Social Security Check Offset
Social Security Reclamations
Listing TIN on Face of Note
Customers Faxing Applications with SSN on Them
Students More At Risk For ID Theft
Copy of SSN Card
Assigning a Social Security Benefits Check
Beneficiary Withdrawals & Representative Payee Accounts
Social Security deposits to frozen accounts
Daddy's Girl
Revealing Robbery Notes
Paying OD in Anticipation of SSA Deposit
Social Security Deposits to Frozen Accounts
DNE Notification on ACH
Withdrawals of SS Funds After Owner's Death
Photocopying SS Cards
Can We Offset If We Receive A Reclamation?
Bank Offsets Against Social Security & V.A. Direct Deposits
Social Security Offsets -- the Associations Fight Back
Reversal of Lopez Case on Social Security Offsets
Supreme Court Rules on SS Offsets
Procedures For Handling Guardian / Representative SSI Checks
Taking Deductions From Accounts Receiving Social Security Payments
Procedure To Handle A Social Security Deposits Made By A Nursing Home
Requirement For Obtaining Accountholder Social Security Number
Social Security Deposites & Levies
Negotiating U.S. Treasury Checks
Social Security Administration: ATM Cards For Representative Payees
Reversal of Lopez Case on Social Security Offsets
Social Security Offsets -- the Associations Fight Back
Social Security Offsets: What Now?
Social Security Offsets: Aren't overdraft fees extensions of credit? What about Reg B?
One More Reason to "Know Your Customer"


Sole Proprietorship
Cash Back on a Sole Proprietorship Deposit
Can a Sole Proprietorship have a NOW Account?
Questioning the Eligibility of Our NOW Accounts
Reg CC - New Account
Commercial Loan to a Sole Proprietorship
Business Transactions Via Personal Accounts
Account Styling – Sole Proprietorship with a TIN
CTR on Spousal Sole Proprietorship Account
Sole Proprietor Using EIN to Open a Now Account
Bank Execution Against an Individual
CIP Documentation & Sole Proprietorships
Debit Card for Sole Proprietor
NOW Acct for Sole Proprietorship DBA a Corporation
Sole Proprietorships & FCRA Adverse Action Notices
Sole Proprietor Vs Sole Practitioner
File an Amended Designation of Exemption?
HR 323 & CTR Exemptions of Seasoned Customers
Designating the Signer on Sole Proprietor Loan
CTR - DBA Account
Spousal Business NOW Accounts
Sole Proprietor Without DBA in the Title
Spousal Partnership Opening a NOW Account
Commercial Account Overdraft Fees
Sole Proprietorships & Reg E
CIP for Non-resident Alien Sole Proprietorship
Deposit Sole Proprietor Checks in Personal Account
Sole Proprietorship Accounts & Reg DD
Death of a Sole Proprietor
Titling a loan to a sole proprietorship
New Accounts: Do you need an affidavit of sole proprietorship? Account Styling SSN vs EIN
Completing CTR for Sole Prop Deposits
"Joint" Sole Proprietors
Right of Offset
Account Styling: Converting a Partnership Account to a Sole Proprietorship Account
Reg E: Is a sole proprietorship a natural person?
When opening an account with a fictitious name certificate, must the account be a business account?
Sole Proprietorship Accounts & Business License Documentation
When the sole proprietor dies, does the spouse control the account?
Cashing Checks For Sole Proprietorships
Corporate Seal Requirements & Documenting Sole Proprietorships
Sample Affidavit of Sole Proprietorship
Using DBA On Sole Proprietorship Loans
Can a Sole Proprietorship Account Designate a POD?
Check Cashing: Cash Back For Sole Proprietor Accounts
Can a sole proprietorship be owned by a trust?
Can a sole proprietor have a single EIN for several businesses?
Sole Proprietor Checking Account Features
Structuring A Sole Proprietorship Account


Special Focus Section
Risk Managment Special Edition
Red Flags Special Edition



Spouse Signature/Guarantee
Regulation B: The Signature Conundrum
Does the Spousal Signature Rule Affect Perfection?
Disclosures to Non-Borrowing Owners
Spousal Signature Requirements in Community Property State
Non-Spouse IRA Beneficiary: Should you get the spouse's signature?
Loan Guarantee By Spouse
Requiring a Spousal Guarantee
Can a lender require a spouse to sign for a business loan?


SSL
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer


SSN
Sole Member LLC – Account Titling
Miller Trust – SSN or TIN?
Estate Account – TIN or Deceased SSN?
OFAC Check - Non-customer Transactions
Noncustomer Refuses to Provide SSN
SSN or ITIN Required for Non-Resident Aliens?
Titling an LLC With a SSN
Opening a Living Trust Account with an SSN
CIP Documentation - Court Ordered Accounts
The Amish & Non-Interest Bearing Accounts
Conservatorship Checking Account
Resource Needed for Verifying SSNs & ID Checks
CTR on a Courier Service
Irrevocable Trust - Use TIN or SSN?
Setting Up a Minor Representative Payee Account
Identity Theft Technologies
EIN & SSN - Same Number?
Foreign Accounts – Interest Reporting
SSN for a Single Member LLC?
SSN on Credit Denial
Filing a SAR on Customer with a Fake SSN
W8-BEN on Non-resident Alien with a SSN
File an Amended Designation of Exemption?
Two Separate LLCs, Same Owner & Same EIN
POD's SSN Required?
New Account Verification
Putting the Customer's SSN on the Back of a Check
Getting Around ID & SSN Requirments
CIP all Signers on a Non Profit Account?
Memorial Fund Account Tax Issues
Handling Interest After Demise of Depositor
CTR for a Customer with a Hyphenated Name
Social Security Reclamations
SSN Requirements for Signers
Copy of SSN Card
Account for Non U.S. Person
Using SSN for Online Access
SSN Verification Manual
New Accounts: Guidelines for Non-profit Accounts
Correct Form for Non-Resident Alien with SSN
Can I make a copy of an SSN card?
DDA LLC Ownership Style
CIP Business Accounts
Data Needed to Verify New Internet Banking Users
Account Styling SSN vs EIN
LLC Using a Social Security Number
If It is a Bad SSN, Do We File a SAR?
Who is the Customer of a Group Account?
Requiring an SSN is a Violation of Law, He Says
CIP & SSN Verification
Quote: SSN Not Required
W-8Ben Customer's Joint Account
CIP & SSN Requirements
Is SSN on Mortgage Illegal?
SSNs & Savings Account For Minors
Verifying SSNs: Does the SSN match with someone living?
BSA TIN Requirement & Religious Beliefs
CIP and compliance with other laws
Verifying The SSN & CIP
CTR: Use The Name On Driver's License or SSN Card?
Non-Resident Signer With No SSN
Opening Account for Non-Resident Alien
Must An Executor/Executrix Obtain a Tax ID Number?
Opening Non-Personal Account With SSN?
Can An Estate Have A NOW Account?
LLC Accounts: SSN or TIN?
Account Styling: SSN or TIN for DDA in individual name, DBA as company?
LLC: TIN or SSN?
Preparing for Section 326
Fundraising/Donation Accounts
Campaign Fund Accounts: Candidate's SSN or TIN?
Can a trust be garnished (if the customer's SSN is used)?
Verifying Identity Without Requesting The SSN
Verifying SSNs & TINs
Can a revocable trust account be opened using a deceased person's SSN?
Grantor Trusts & SSNs
SSNs & Customer Identification
Using SSN As TIN For A Irrevocable Living Trust?
IRS Reporting: Can nicknames be used as long as the SSN is correct?
Bank Offsets Against Social Security & V.A. Direct Deposits
Invalid SSN On New Account
SSN Indexes: Where can we find them?
Using DBA On Sole Proprietorship Loans
TIN Certification With No SSN?
Legitimate Customers with No SSN
LLC: EIN or SSN?
SSN As Employee Identification


Statement of Condition
Account Balancing Form
Link to Error Resolution Notice
Free Accounts and Fee for Statement
Phase 1 Exemptions- Statement of Condition
Online Annual Reports and the FDIC Logo
Are your Internal Controls like Swiss Cheese? Part 12
Statement of Condition Availability


Statements
E-Statement Agreement - Signature Card
Bank Address/Phone Info on E-statements
Paid Statement Stuffers
Delivery of E-statement Disclosures
E-statement Verification
Advertising Mortgage Products on a Bank Statement
A2A Statement Information
Closed End Loans – Billing Notices & Statements
Switching Formats
Charging a Paper Statement Fee
Marketing Messages
E-Statements - Customer Notification
New Reg DD Amendment – OD Fee Disclosures
TIL Disclosure Statement - List Fees?
Debit Card Fraud – Customer Liability
Accessing Credit Card Statements Online
E-Statement Authorization
ODP Via a LOC - Annual Financial Statement
Lowering Savings Rate – 30 Day Notice Required?
Free Accounts and Fee for Statement
Employer/Employee Contributions on HSA Statements
Unopened Online Banking Statements
Stop Email & Paper Statements Per Customer Request
Reg E - Untimely Notice
Annual Privacy Statement Mailings
Statement Considered an Advertisement?
Reg E Claim Time Frame
E-statement Conversion – Signatures on File?
E-Statement format change
Bounced E-Statement
Green Financial Services Marketing: Leading the Way to Eco Friendly Business Practice
Unauthorized Items - 24 Hour Rule
Fraudulent Statements
Compliance Info for Emailed DDA/SAV Statements
Tiered Rate Checking Account APY Disclosures
Statement Stuffer Loan Ad – APR Disclosures
Delivery of E-statement Disclosures
Broker Required to Send Servicing Disclosure?
Braille Statements
Account to account transfers- covered under Reg E?
Date of Deposit Causes Reg D Violation
Website - FDIC Logo
Date of Deposit Causes Reg D Violation
Sending Out Privacy Notices in Statements
"Member FDIC" Statement
Online Presence for Community Banks
Compliance Issues for E- Statements
Undeliverable Electronic Statements
Securing Debt Payment
Perfecting Interest in Federal Receivables
Sponsoring a Radio Ad - Member FDIC Required?
Loan Message on Statement – EH Logo Required?
Service Charges
HELOC - Property in a Land Trust
Reg D - Personal Statement Savings Accounts
Negligent Customer Disputing Charges
Small Bank CRA Statement
Sign Up for E-Statements Here
Requiring E-Statements
Facsimile Signatures
E-Statements Not Being Viewed
Redelivery Of Returned E-Statements
FDIC Logo
Requiring e-statements on employee accounts
E-statement Verification
Bank Statement Returned Mail Compliance
Paper Statements for E-statement Customers
Periodic Statement Transaction Information
Tiered System Overdraft Fee Disclosures
Annual Escrow Analysis Notice
Account Number on Hold Notices & Bank Statements
CSDS Provided Prior to Closing?
e statements
Required Deposit Statement on the TIL
New Customers - Returned Mail
Reuse of Consent
Statement Stuffer
Privacy policy and Security Statement
Yearly Savings Statement
E-Statement Retention - Fed Rules
Time Frame for Checking Statements
Needs Help Understanding Statement
Check 21 Disclosures
Is Imaging Front of Check a Legal Copy of a Check?
Can We Truncate Statement Account Numbers?
House Logo Required on Statements?
Written Statements and Reg E Errors
Reg E - Notice In lieu of Periodic Statements
Statements Via Internet Only
Returned Statement Record Retention
E-Statement Compliance
Stubborn Customers & Their Financial Statements
Posting the CRA Statement
Checking/Savings Statements
Reg E - Statement Enclosures
eStatement Service
Employee Statements Sent Via Email
Reg DD - Properly Disclosing the Total Charges
Former Signer Obtaining Account Statements
E-statement Disclosures
Customer Hasn't Checked Statement Since Nov 2005
Do We Need to Re-disclose?
Privacy Issues & Combined Statement
Annual Financial Disclosure Statements
Annual Privacy Notice on Deposit Statements
Equal Housing Logo Requirements
Regulatory Logos on Promotional Items
Annual Mortgage History Statements
Type Size Required on a Periodic Statement
Required Website Disclosures
Complying with Reg DD
Annual Financial Statement on Consumer Loan
Customer Doesn't Want a Monthly Statement
A Tip on Statement Stuffers
Pull Method Rules for E-statements
Financial Statement on Another Bank's Forms
Customer Notification for Phone & Online Payments
Escrow statement requirement
Is a Monthly Statement Required on Open End?
Indirect Lending Statements
Aircraft as Collateral - UCC Financing Statement
Statement Frequency
Regulation Regarding Receipt of Deposit By Email
Requiring IRS Subpoena on Information Not in SAR
What Period Do Limited Transactions Cover?
Monitoring Customer Electronic Statements
Customers Need Paperless System Explanations
Are Statements Required for Passbook Accounts?
Statements for the Disabled
Statements by E-Mail
Is Account "Free" if We Charge for Images?
How Much Can Privacy Statement Change w/o Notice?
Auto Transfer Agreement & Access to a LOC
The ROI of Internet Statement Delivery
Internet Statement Delivery: To Push or to Pull?
Periodic Statements on Passbook Accounts with EFTs
Test Drive Procedure on E-Statements
Pros and Cons of E-Statements
Online Banking: Is a paper statement required?
Statement Requirements For Passbook Savings Account
Record Retention & E-Statements
Notification Requirements & Posting Periodic Statements On Web Site
"Push" and "Pull" Internet Account Statement Delivery


Statistics
Statistics, Facts, & Such
FTC Releases Updated ID Theft Stats
Statistics, Facts, & Such
Survey Reveals Banks Aren't Tapping Their Own Customers
Statistics, Facts, & Such
The Identity Fraud Problem: How Big Is It?
Statistics, Facts & Such
Statistics, Facts, & Such
Statistics, Facts & Such
Statistics, Facts, & Such
Statistics, Facts & Such
STATISTICS, FACTS, & SUCH
STATISTICS, FACTS, & SUCH
Retail Banking Statistics
Statistics, Facts & Such
Statistics, Facts, & Such
The Difference Between Girls and Boys...Online
Computer Statistics And Losses


Stale Dated Checks
Expiration of Cashier’s Check?
Right to Refuse Payment on Stale Dated Check?
Replacement of Stale Dated Money Order
Time Frame for Returning a Stale-dated Check
Check Written in 2002 and Paid in 2007
When is a Check Considered Stale Dated?
How long are business checks "good"?
Stale Dated Checks
Stop Payment Request: To Ask or Not to Ask
Stop Payment Expiration Date
Do cashier's checks become stale dated?
Stale-dated Check Definition
Cashing Old (Very Old) Cashier's Checks
Is the drawee bank liable for a stale dated check?
At what point does an official check become stale?
Status of Stale Dated/Post Dated Checks
Banking Myths & Phantom Requirements: Myth of the "Dead" Check
What is the time period for a check to be considered stale dated?
Stale-dated Check Responsibility
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer


Stop Payments
Check Paid on Old Stop Pay
Verbal Disclosures on Phone Stop Pays
Info Needed for a Stop Pay
Stop Pays Subject to Reg E
Signing a Stop Pay Made by Phone
Placing a Stop Pay on a Converted Item
Stop Pay Time Limit
Stop Email & Paper Statements Per Customer Request
Clarification on Paper & ACH Stop Payments Needed
Stop Pay on Employee Benefits Cashier’s Check
Stop Pay on Check to a Check Cashing Business
ACH & Reg E
How Long Does a Bank Have to Send Back Items?
Stop Pay on a Post Dated Check?
Early Cashing of a Post Dated Check
Reg E - Stop Pays on Preauthorized Transfers
Returning a Cleared Stop Pay Item
Clarification on ACH Stop Pays & Revoking Payments
Stop Pay on Checks Issued from Home Equity Product
Stop Pay on Check Made Payable to Cash
Signature Required on Phone Stop Pays?
ACH Stop Payments
Who Takes the Loss?
Stop Pay Situation
Stopping an ACH Insurance Debit
Cashier's Check Returned Stop Pay - What Now?
Stop Payment on a Memo-posted Check
Cancelling a Stop Pay
Stop Pay - Reason Required?
Incorrect Check Number Given on Stop Pay
Online Stop Pay - Signature Required?
When is a Check Considered Stale Dated?
Covering Personal Overdrafts from Business Account
Verbal Stop Pay
Internet Stop Pay Time Frame
Stop Pay on NSF Item?
Stop Pay on a Ripped Up Cashier's Check
Stop Pay Dilemma
EFT - Once and Future Stop Pays
Stop Payment on an Official Check
Valid Reasons for a Stop Payment on a Check?
Is VOID like a Stop Payment?
"Refusal to Pay" Fee?
Contesting a Stopped Cashier's Check
Online Stop Payment
Stop Payment Orders - After the 6 Months
Stop Pay - Collecting on Services Rendered
Stop Payment on Interest Checks
Customer Signature Required on ACH Affidavit Form
Check and Deposit Issues (PDF)
Forgery and Endorsement Issues (PDF)
Problems in Dual Stop Payment Environment
Stop Payment Orders for Up To 18 Months
Preauthorized Check, Stop Payment, and Liability
Stale check paid after stop expired
Stop Payments on Money Orders
Suit on Stopped Check
Stop pay on cashier’s check: Who pays?
Bill pay stop order
SPOTLIGHT ON…Return Items, Part II
Time Frame a Stop-Payment Order is Effective
Stop Payment Abuse/Theft by Check
Stop Payments on Bank-Issued Money Orders
Streamlining Stop Payment
Paying Checks After Death of Depositor
Stop Payments on Payroll Check
Stop Payment on a Loan Disbursement Check
Applicable Rules to ACH Stop Payments
Stop Payment on Bank Checks
Stolen cashier's check
STOP a Certified Check
Stolen checks, two banks: Who pays?
Communicating Stop Payment Length
Why No Stop Pays on Cashier's Checks?
What Does "Endorsement Cancelled" Mean?
Non-expiring Stop Payments
Stopping a Collection Item
E-Stop Payment Requests
Refusing Oral Stop Payment Orders
Liability Waiver on Lost/Stolen Checks
Two Forgery Issues: Stolen Check Affidavits & Using Images Instead of Originals
Suspicious Activity & Stop Payments
Avoiding Overdraft by Stopping Payment
Oral Stop Payments and the UCC
Taking Stop Payment Orders by Phone
Customizing Language on Stop Payment Forms
Stop Payment on NSF Check
Stop Payment On Check Card Transactions?
Stop Payment Expiration Date
Placing A Stop Payment On A Cashier's Check
Closing An Account
Stop payment on official check
Stop payment on bank expense checks?
Risks Associated With Customers Placing Stop Payments Online
Payment Stopped: Can payee issue ACH for the amount?
Can We Stop Payment On An Official Check?
Stopping Payment on a Cashier's Check
Early Stop Payment On An Official Check
Problems with automatic 6-month designation for stop payments?
Can a stop payment be made after we accept the check for deposit?
Can the remitter of an official check place a stop payment on it?
Stop Payments On Official Bank Checks
Stop Payment Order After The Check Has Been Presented For Collection?
Endorsed Checks, Stop Payments, Late Return, and Liability
The Check Was Paid Prior To The Stop Payment Order: Who's Responsible
Stop Payment Fees For Revoked ACH Transaction
Return Deadline for Stopped Payment Items
Stupid Fee Tricks
Signed Authorizations for Stop Payments
Banking Myth: Can you stop payment on a check payable to cash?
Extending Stop Payments More Than 6 Months
Banking Myths & Phantom Requirements: Stop payments on checks payable to "Cash"
Are there any reasons in which a stop payment cannot be placed?
Stop Payment Reasons
Setting the Clock on Stop Payments
Reasons For Stop Payment
Stop Payment Policy
Stop Payment on a Money Order?
Stop Payment on a Money Order?
Stop Payment Requests by Email
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Question & Answer
Quesiton & Answer
Question & Answer


Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning for Technology
How Are You Managing Technology Risk?
Corporate Governance: Governing the Governors
CRA & Small Bank Requirements
Examiner Watch: Is your IT Plan Ready?
Saving a Strategic Plan
Planning a Strategic Plan?
Planning CRA Strategically
Strategic Plans for CRA?


Stress
After The Robbery
Bravery In The Workplace How One Branch Coped
Identify Your Sources Of Stress
Learn To Relax
Let's Get Stressed!!
Stress, Stress, Stress, What Is Stress???
EDITORIAL - "You Want Stress?…I'll Give You Stress !"
Stress In Banking Occupational Hazard
Don't Invite Stress Home For The Holidays!
Handling The Difficult Customer
Job Satisfaction…Then And Now
On Building Roads And Walls…
Overcoming The Demand To Absolutely, Totally, Please Everyone
Stress In Banking
Stress In Banking
Stress In Banking HANDLING THE LOSS OF YOUR JOB
Stress In Banking Hurry Sickness
Stress In Banking Managing Stress
Stress In Banking WORKAHOLIC...equals...STRESS
What is Stress?


Subpoenas
Surveillance Video
Turning Video Over to Police – Subpoena Required?
IRS Requesting a Copy of a CTR
Certificate of Compliance Guidance Needed
Subpoena - Joint Account Holder Notification
Filed SARS. IRS Wants Customer Back-up Info
Police Department Requesting Customer's Statements
Requiring IRS Subpoena on Information Not in SAR
RFPA and Subpoenas
Federal Subpoena for Business Customer Records
Providing Police Information w/o Subpoena
Narrowing the Scope Of A Subpoena
Question & Answer


Sub-Prime Lending
Foreclosures and the effects of the subprime market
Potential Sub-prime Lending Disaster
Are Subprime Loans HMDA Reportable?
Sub-Prime Lending: Agencies Propose to Collect Sub-Prime Loan Information
Predatory Lending Practices Result in Large Settlement
Do You Know What YOUR Loan Broker Is Doing?
Does subprime lending only refer to real estate?
Subprime Lending Guidance
Fair Lending The Hazards of Sub-Prime Lending
Credit Reporting A Pet Peeve from Hawke
Mortgage Loans Hop On The TRAM


Suspicious Activity
Suspicious Activity - Dollar Amount Trigger
Domestic Shell Companies
Willful Blindness
SAR Filing – Who Makes the Call?
CIP on Former/New Customer
File a SAR?
About CTR Exemptions and the BSA
Outgoing Wire Transfer - Physical Address Required
Form to Report Suspicious Activity to BSA Officer
SAR Filing with FBI or Secret Service
Customer Failed to Report Card as Lost or Stolen
Business Transactions Via Personal Accounts
Penalties for Not Filing SARs
File a SAR on Levied/Garnished Customer?
Check Kiting Case - SAR Reporting Time Frame
Protecting Your Customers from Identity Theft
Business Owner Cashing Employee Checks
Preventing Counterfeit Check Processing
Pouch Activities Risk
Customer Identification Programs
Are My Transactions "Suspicious Activity"?
SAR & CTR Required?
Purchase of Monetary Instrument Under $3000
SAR'd Customer Eligible for a Phase II Exemption?
When should the Bank file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)?
Structuring - SAR Filing & Board Notification
File SARs for Significant Cash Withdrawals?
Suspicious Activity Account Closing Procedures
File a SAR In Lieu of a CTR?
Getting Around ID & SSN Requirments
Car Sale Fraud, SAR Required?
Customer Frequently Changes His Address
SAR: Staff Member Disclosed Client Info to 3rd Party
Loan was Denied. Do We Still File a SAR?
External Auditors Reviewing SARS Filed in 2005
If It is a Bad SSN, Do We File a SAR?
SAR Reporting and Due Diligence
SAR Confidentiality
Special Terrorism Reporting Number
FinCEN Guidance on SAR Filings
Branch Robbery in Homeland Alert Times
Origin of Requirement for SAR Reports to Board
SARs on Nigerian Letters
SARs Oops
Noncustomer Purchase of Official Check
Explaining Suspicious Activity
How to file new SAR electronically?
List Of "Tax Haven" Countries
Identifying Suspicious Activity In Charitable Organizations
YOU Tell 'em…No, YOU Tell 'em…


Sweep Accounts
FDIC Insurance & Sweep Accounts
Customer Notice Required on Sweeps?
Commercial Customers - Interest Bearing Accounts
Sweeping Funds - Avoiding Transfer Limitations
What are Sweep Accounts and what do I need to consider?
Reg DD - We Only Offer ODP for Sweep Accounts
Reg D Transfer Limits & Sweep Accounts
DDAs Linked as Sweep Accounts for OD Protection
Using A Statement Savings Account For A Sweep Vehicle
Regulation D, Transfers Of Funds: Do sweeps count against the transaction limit?
Too little, I'm in trouble. Too much, I'm in trouble. What's the solution?




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