September, 2005
Here's our BOL MONTHLY ROUNDUP
The hottest articles, best Threads, latest products, new faces,
and a look at some of the sponsors and advertisers who make it all possible!
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•  In the Wake of Disaster
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This month, we shine the Guru Spotlight on our own Andy Zavoina. Andy joined Glia Group and BankersOnline just two years ago -- today!

We caught Andy in a weak moment for his anniversary picture. He had finally found a regulation that bored him!

You can click on Andy's name to read his impressive Guru bio (there's not enough room here to do it justice). We just wanted to stick him under the spotlight to celebrate the start of his third year as a valued member of the BOL staff!

Happy Anniversary, Andy!




New CDs
Repossessions and Sale of Collateral

Bankruptcy Abuse, Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005


New Forms

It's not too late to register for the
11th Annual BANKERS’ Hotline Security Officers Workshop in Philadelphia.

If you want the best security training, great information given by the industry's best speakers, low price, and networking: call, email or register online today!

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Do you have a colleague working on updating a bank's BSA/AML program? The newest addition to our BSA/CIP section might be just the thing to provide that daily burst of encouragement!




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BOL Learning Connect
September Webinars

September 8 Advertising Rules for Lenders
Presented By: Jack Holzknecht
September 14 A - Z of Reg E
Presented By: Andy Zavoina
September 21 Applications: Preapprovals, Prequalifications, Inquiries and More
Presented By: David Dickinson
September 22 Recognizing Suspicious Activity
Presented By: John Burnett 8675309
September 28 Risk Analysis on Information Security
Presented By: Mary Beth Guard
September 29 The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
Presented By: Sam Ott
 Favorite Threads

With over 400,000 messages, Bankers' Threads has no equal as a spot for bankers to network and exchange information.
 Hottest Articles


 Newest Tools

The folks from National Penn Bank, PA have shared a fair lending training module they find useful. This is an excellent set of tools you may use for training. These are very well written and will suit the needs of many for initial fair lending training, or as a refresher. This may easily be customized to your exact needs and elevated to advanced training with your own fair lending scenarios.

A BOL User is sharing a list of CRA codes for small business loans. This follows the 2005 FFIEC File Specifications and includes optional loan types.

You've read the threads concerning the updated FedLine Advantage and how there was no audit program for it. So Kari Walock, CCBIA, CCBCO (Countess Kiwi) from First Federal decided to do something about it. She started with the FRB Password Practice Statement and the FRB Operating Circular 5, took what they said, and used either their questions or put them into question format. The Excel version of FedLine Audit is available here.

Risk assessments need to include your information technology, facilities and personnel. Ray Muth CPA, CISA, CISSP and CITP with BankLogic.Net is providing a workpaper to help you do just this. As a part of your disaster recovery and general risk mitigation program you need to evaluate your information technology, facilities, the chances of a natural disaster, technical problems and personnel resources. This workpaper guides you through 40 line items and helps you risk-weigh and prioritize these well thought out issues.
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