Bankers' Hotline, Volume 16, Number 4
Community Banks Look to Prepaid Debit Cards: Important Survey Indicates New Focus
Prepaid debit cards are the "Hot Product" according to recent survey results published by the Independent Community Bankers of America.
Help For Consumers to Fight Cybercrime
A website developed by the FTC helps consumers fight the war against Cybercrime.
In The News
- Recent Events May Threaten Household Debtors
- Cameras Get "Smarter"
- Debits Go Cross-Border in Europe
- Suspicious Activity Alerts
- Identity Fraud Takes on New Face
- Fraud Tools Gain Sophistication
- Banks Look at Online Protection
Statistics, Facts, & Such
Training Page
Special Report: More on Multi-Factor Authentication
In a continuation from last month's training page, this special report offers a glimpse at what is being done by financial organizations and their partners to assure the identity of online banking customers.
Debit Cards Reissued After Security Breach
A security breach forces several large and regional banks in the U.S. to reissue debit cards in large amounts.
Banks Fight Child Pornography
Financial institutions are joining forces to fight a crime that has nothing to do with financial fraud but everything to do with protecting the world's children.
From the editor's desk
"If You Can't Stand the Heat, Stay Out of the Kitchen"...Harry Truman
As Harry Truman suggested, those who can't stand the 'heat', do not fare well in some fields of banking. But there are some bright, skilled bankers who do deal very well with the heat in the kitchen.
War Stories
Questions & Answers
- Security of Building Tenants
- Check Endorsement Requirements
- MSB Determination
- Vendors Providing Advertising Services
- US Postal Money Order Endorsement
Other Bankers
- Executive Editor:
- Barbara Hurst
- Editor:
- P. Kevin Smith, CPP
- Contributing Editor:
- Genilee S. Parente
- Board of Advisors:
- John S. Burnett
Peter G. Djinis, Esq.
William Gearin
Lucy H. Griffin
Mary Beth Guard, Esq.
David McGuinn
Robert G. Rowe, III, Esq.
Barry Thompson
Dana Turner
Andy Zavoina