Bankers' Hotline, Volume 16, Number 5
Are You Prepared?: Experts Say Late Summer Highest Risk
When natural disaster strikes, lack of preparation can result in financial or criminal penalties for financial institutions, as well as human loss.
New $5 Bill Coming
As part of ongoing security enhancements to U.S. currency, the U.S. government announced its plans to redesign the $5 note.
In The News
- Cyber Crime Targets Financial Firms Big Time
- Skimming Gains Sophistication
- SpeedPass Moves to Debit Use
- Tap and Go at Stadiums
Statistics, Facts, & Such
Training Page
Let's Talk U.S. Treasury Checks
Counterfeiting currency is a source of financial loss to the American public, with more money lost every year as a result of the theft and forgery of Treasury checks.
Banks Looking to Grow Even More
The world's banks are moving away from cost reduction strategies of recent years toward growth strategies.
PIN Reminder by Phone
Customers of MBNA in Europe who call into the bank's call center are given the option to obtain their PIN in real-time.
From the editor's desk
Used and Abused
The Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act restricts what information we can give out regarding our depositors and their transactions. Thus, our government's access to SWIFT comes as a shock to most in the banking industry.
War Stories
Questions & Answers
- NOW Account for Estate Account
- Reg DD Requirements for OD Program
- What constitutes 'wilful blindness'?
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