August 4, 2003
Here's our BOL MONTHLY ROUNDUP
Designed to recap what happened on BankersOnline.com in the previous month and take a look ahead at what you can expect in July.
Welcome to the BOL Family
A warm welcome to the following companies who have joined BankersOnline.com or BOL Vendor Connect or renewed during the past month as advertisers or sponsors. These companies help make BOL possible. We urge you to learn about their offerings today!
  • Ballard Consulting Services, L.L.C. -- Ballard is a compliance consulting firm that offers regulatory training videos, online regulatory training and consulting.

  • Jack Henry and Associates -- Provides software solutions including core applications, e-banking, check and document imaging, cash management, and transaction processing solutions.

  • MapInfo -- Is a global software company that provides superior insight into branch and product line profitability.

  • The Centrax Group -- Centrax provides the best solution for CRA, HMDA & Fair Lending management, while Marquis and CallTrax offer the best value in Profitability, MCIF, and Sales/Service Contact Management.

    What's New
    Evening Webinar

    It's a first for BOL Learning Connect! We've received several requests from folks asking for a evening training event --- WE HEAR YOU! Join BOL GURU, Ken Golliher for his popular program on Holds for Tellers. It's being offered on Thursday, September 11 at 6pm CDT. Order in some pizza and gather the troops around the conference room while your staff learns the in's and out's of correctly placing holds and complying with Reg CC.

Did you miss a previous issue of the Round Up? Click here for June and July.
Guru Spotlight
This month we'd like to introduce you to our newest GURU Merrill Reynolds.

A graduate of Southern Methodist University and The Southwestern Graduate School of Banking, Merrill began his career as a bank examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. A 20+ year banking veteran, he has worked for four different banks in various lending and managerial capacities.

Look for Merrill's upcoming Webinar on BOL Learning Connect: Problem Loan Management: Alternatives to Forclosure, Thursday, October 9th




Click over to Guru Central to learn more about what our gurus can do for you.
New in the Banker Store
We've recently added Spectraform's Mortgage and Credit files as well as their Teller Transfer Slips, Cancelled Passbook Labels and their classic Board of Directors Minute Book to the Lending and Operations sections of our Banker Store. Check them out Today!


The second printing of our P.L.E.A.S.E. ID Verification reminder cards have just arrived!. This best-selling tool has helped thousands of frontline personnel quickly review IDs in a manner that efficiently checks all items that are subject to alteration and/ or forgery.

Banker Theme e-Cards
BOL is the only spot on the Internet where you can find free virtual greetings on bank related items.
Financial institutions have become increasingly dependent on technology. Here is an eCard from the Office Humor section of the BOL eCard Exchange that any techie will appreciate.


This card is perfect to commiserate with someone who has to deal with Reg CC or to show someone who thinks their duties are heinous that things could be worse. You'll find the eCard in the Office Humor section of the eCard Exchange.
Learning Connect Webinars
Our Fall Calendar is out and we have a star-studded cast of experts!

Are you currently using e-statements or thinking of switching to e-delivery to lower costs?

Are compliance concerns keeping you realizing the benefits of this new technology?

If so, our e-Delivery: Going paperless without violating ESIGN webinar is the perfect training. Learn from BOL GURU and ESIGN expert, Richard Insley as he teaches you to avoid the potential pitfalls.

August Webinar Training Events
8/20 - e-Delivery: Going paperless without violating ESIGN
Presented by Richard Insley
8/27 - Safe Deposit "The Fundamentals" (Basic Operations Presentation)
Presented by Dave McGuinn
8/28 - Working with Cops, Lawyers and Judges
Presented by Dana Turner
Coming in August . . .
We're on a mission to identify some of the most frequently asked and answered questions on the site. We'll be putting them in a "Been Asked...Been Answered" section, making it the perfect spot to click to when you have a question you believe others have probably posed previously. Watch for it!


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In the July Executive Briefing, we provide a heads-up for senior management on the need to file comment letters on Treasury's questions about retaining copies of ID and accepting foreign-issued identification. Plus, we explain why corporate governance is currently such a hot button. There's also advice on how to protect your loan portfolio from Reg B problems in the wake of the recent changes, tips from former hacker Kevin Mitnick, and a $1.1 million BSA reminder.
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