July, 2005
Here's our BOL MONTHLY ROUNDUP
The hottest articles, best Threads, newest tools, latest products, new faces,
and a look at some of the sponsors and advertisers who make it all possible!
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Vendors in the BOL Family
Bankers Toolbox - Provider of BSA/AML compliance software for community and regional banks.
Getronics - Source for enterprise content management, storage and server integration and network and desktop outsourcing.
Hyland Software - Provides software solutions including the Onbase enterprise content management solution.
Lexus Nexus - For identity authentication and fraud prevention solutions including Instant ID.
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This month, we shine our Guru Spotlight on Dana Turner, a principal with Security Education Systems, a consulting, training and investigation firm located near San Antonio, SJB, Texas. Dana has served as a law enforcement officer; as a community college instructor and administrator in both the law enforcement and business management fields; and as a program development specialist and trainer for private businesses, governmental agencies and professional associations.
Dana is presenting a BOL LearningConnect webinar on
Conducting Background Investigations on August 16.
As a writer, Dana has written many manuals and books, and numerous newspaper, trade publication and magazine articles published and distributed both nationally and internationally.
Click over to Guru Central to learn more about what our gurus can do for you.
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If you just hired interns or extra tellers for the summer, they will be wondering what it is really like to work in a bank.
  It's important for each one of them to know that he or she now represents your organization, and that the dress, manners, knowledge and professionalism they display will reflect not only on themselves, but on the whole institution. From Day One there are compliance rules (such as confidentiality) they must learn and understand.
 The Federal Right to Financial Privacy Act is complex, yet every financial institution must be thoroughly familiar with its provisions in order to handle records requests in a timely and appropriate fashion. This Webinar will help them to master the intricacies of this important federal law.
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BOL Learning Connect
July Webinars
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 Favorite Threads
With over 387,000 messages, Bankers' Threads has no equal as a spot for bankers to network and exchange information.
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 Hottest Articles
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 Newest Tools
Gail Cole of Compliance & Risk Management Consulting, LLC in Columbia, South Carolina wanted to return a little to her BOL peers in thanks for the assistance BOL has provided. She developed this Laws and Regulations listing to act as a resource and a primer for anyone needing a description of the banking regulations and citations of laws they relate to. This goes beyond the alphabet soup we normally see as Gail has included many related laws that are also addressed routinely.
NSS Corp. developed a tool to help in the planning process before you employ a incentive plan. Incentive Planning: Performance Measures Checklist will walk you through the six major considerations you need to make before putting an incentive plan in place. You need to know that the plan will be effective and meet your goals. This will help you answer the key questions and understand this process.
Security breaches are all over the news. You've heard of CardSystems, MasterCard, Choicepoint and more. Susan Silberisen of Applied Intent has provided this professionally produced 13-page document to assist you in your Customer Notification Process when customer information has been compromised. If you have already implemented a strong security breach program or are just beginning to meet this new requirement, this will be helpful information. It includes a sample policy, procedures, reporting requirements, notification letter and more.
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