2006 Feature Index

December

• December 25 - The Twelve Days of Banking- Mystery Solved, by Bryan A. Kendrick
• December 18 - Insured Banks and Thrifts Report Strong Third-Quarter Earnings, FDIC Press Release
• December 11 - A Debtor By Any Other Name Is Still a Debtor, by Don Gwin
• December 4 - The Twelve Days of Banking, by Bryan A. Kendrick

November

• November 27 - Industrial Loan Companies: Will Your Customers Be Banking at Wal-Mart? by Ann Graham
• November 20 - Don't Fear the Physicians, by Bradford E. Adatto
• November 13 - FDIC Approves New Risk-Based Premiums for Deposit Insurance, Source: FDIC Press Release
• November 6 - Revisions to Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, by Karen M. Neeley

October

• October 30 - Making Your Loan Portfolio More Profitable is Harder (and Easier) Than You Think, by Steve Simpson
• October 23 - The Case of the Missing Church, by Carl W. Morgan
• October 16 - Keep Your Eye on the Game Clock, By Robert L. Pou III
• October 9 - Convenient Location Most Important Bank Characteristic According to Small Business Owners; Source: NFIB National Small-Business Poll
• October 2 - CSBS Testifies on Systems Impact of Key Federal Regulatory Proposals, Remarks By Steven L. Antonakes

September

• September 25 - Look Before You Bid: Contracting With Local Governments, by Karen Neeley
• September 18 - Faulty Marketing Threatens Safe Deposit Integrity, by David P. McGuinn
• September 11 - Banks and Thrifts Report Record Earnings in Second Quarter, Source: FDIC Press Release
• September 4 - FDIC Seeks Public Comment on Wide-Ranging Issues Involving ILC Charters, Source: FDIC Press Release

August

• August 28 - Transfers of Tax Liens To Tax Lenders, by Barry D. Johnson
• August 21 - FDIC Chairman Bair Warns of Higher Assessment Rates - Remarks by FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair
• August 14 - Directors’ Exam: Old Dog with New Tricks, by Bryan Kendrick
• August 7 - FDIC Places Six-Month Moratorium on ILC Applications and Notices, Source: FDIC Press Release

July

• July 31 - Forged Check Signatures, Part 2: A Customer’s Negligence Contributing to Forged Signature, By Jerry G. Sanchez
• July 24 - Forged Check Signatures, Part 1, By Jerry G. Sanchez
• July 17 - Show Me the Money/Cash Collateral Orders in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases, By Cliff A. Wade
• July 10 - Small Business Customers Will Switch Banks for Payment Options, By Ajay Nagarkatte
• July 3 - Need Some Comfort? Comfort Orders in Chapter 13 Cases, by Barry D. Johnson
• July 3 - How to Hire a Problem Manager, by Kurt G. Helm

June

• June 26 - Check Imaging Spin-Off “Capturing” Attention, by Bob Ezell
• June 19 - ICBA Survey Reports Community Banks Embrace Electronic Payments, Source: ICBA News Release
  
• June 12 - Texas Court Enters Judgment Invalidating Portions of the Texas Home Equity Lending Regulations, by Barry D. Johnson
  
• June 5 - FDIC Board Votes to Maintain Premium Rates and Seeks Public Comment on One-Time Credit, Source: FDIC Press Releases
  
  

May

• May 29 - Due Diligence Checklists Under the New Texas Business Organizations Code, by Marsha L. Dekan
  
• May 22 - Electronic Signatures and Disclosures, Part 2, By Jerry G. Sanchez
• May 15 - Electronic Signatures and Disclosures, Part 1, By Jerry G. Sanchez
• May 8 - Fair Credit Reporting Act and Dealer Arranged Financing, by Jack M. Burkett
• May 1 - A Perspective on Recent Regulatory Proposals, Remarks by Governor Susan Schmidt Bles, Federal Reserve Board

April

• April 24 - FDIC Conducts First-Ever Insurance Application Public Hearing for Wal-Mart
• April 17 - Problem Loan Management: Are You Being Effective? By Randall R. Doyle
• April 10 - BSA Gets Tougher on Community Banks, by Pat McElroy
• April 3 - More Lawmakers Urge Rejection of Wal-Mart Insurance Application, Source: ICBA Washington Weekly Report

March

• March 27 - Musical Tale with a Classic Message, by Bryan Kendrick
• March 20 - Watch Out for Those Collateral Blinders, by Wayne H. Frederick
• March 13 - Supreme Court Drives Nail Into Self-Service Box Coffin, by David P. McGuinn
• March 6 - Community Bankers Cite Concerns with Funding, Overbranching, Employee Retention, Findings from the ABA Community Bank Competitiveness Survey

February

• February 27 - 13th Annual Banker Survey Shows Less Optimism for 2006
• February 20 - Teamwork When We Needed It the Most, by Todd Murphy
• February 13 - The Greenpan Era Ends: August 11, 1987-January 31, 2006
• February 6 - New Ideas for Attracting and Keeping Core Deposits, from the IBAT Annual Convention

January

• January 30 - 2005 Highlights of the Southwest Banking Industry
• January 23 - New FFIEC FACT Act Examination Procedures, by Laura N. Pringle
• January 16 - Wildfire Worries: FDIC Encourages Bank Support, from the Shreveport The Times, Oklahoma The Journal Record, Abilene Reporter-News and the FDIC
• January 9 - Negative Amortization in Consumer Loan Products by Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan, Speaking before the Consumer Federation of America, December 2005
• January 2 - Southwest Region Construction Contractors and Equipment Distributors Confident for Strong 2006, by CIT Group Inc.