FEATURE ARTICLES

2007 Feature Index

December 31 - Mortgage Loan Crisis - Lenders and Borrowers Work Toward Solutions
December 24 - Attempted Check Fraud Doubles to $12.2 Billion, Actual Losses Close to $1 Billion, Source: ABA News Release
December 17 - Cost Segregation: A Quiet Revolution, by Gil Mitchell
December 10 - ABA Remains Optimistic About Recent Stats; FDIC Report Includes Third Quarter Earnings Data
December 3 - Letter to Stakeholders Third Quarter-2007, by Sheila C. Bair, FDIC Chairman

November 26 - Excerpts from Remarks by FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair to American Community Bankers Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV November 9, 2007
November 19 - It’s Hunting Season, by Bryan A. Kendrick
November 12 - The Shelf Life of a Candidate in Today’s Market by Sharon Emiliano, Harvey Urban, and Jon Davis
November 5 - Excerpts from Testimony of FDIC Chairman on Legislative Proposals to Reform Mortgage Practices, Source:
Sheila C.Bair, Chairman, FDIC

October 29 - Alan Greenspan’s Memoirs of nearly 19 years as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, by Marshall E. Surratt
October 22 - Risk Management: Telemarketers and Data Processors, by Karen M. Neeley
October 15 - The Check is in the Mail, by Barry D. Johnson
October 8 - Five Myths of Overdraft Protection, by Erik Hoghaug
October 1 - Whether Tragedy or Comedy - Being Locked in a Vault or Branch Facility Is No Laughing Matter, By David P. McGuinn

September 24 - Civil Discovery of a Bank Customer’s Records, by Robert R. Bodoin and Eamonn J. Wiles
September 17 - ACH Risk Management: Fraudulent Shenanigans Not New, by Dennis Simmons
September 10 - Earnings at FDIC-Insured Institutions Total $36.7 Billion in Second Quarter, Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
September 3 - New Tax Benefits of Sub Chapter S Election for Community Banks, by Pam Baker, Ph D., CPA

August 27 - Lack of Liquidity - or - Ill-Advised Grwoth by Marshall E. Surratt
August 20 - FDIC Highlights Activities for the Second Quarter of 2007, Source: FDIC Letter to Stakeholders
August 13 - Five Steps to Avoiding Litigation Over Drilled Safety Deposit Boxes, Part II, By David P. McGuinn
August 6 - Poor Box Drilling Procedures Create Rich Box Renter, Part I, By David P. McGuinn

July 30 - Enterprise Risk Management, by Bryan A. Kendrick
July 23 - FDIC Articles on Liquidity, Source: TIB Ticker - Greg Meadows
July 16 - Affordable Small-Dollar Lending, Source: FDIC News Release
July 9 - Don't let Good Deeds Go Unrewarded, Source: OfficeTeam Survey About One-Third of Companies Ineffective at Rewarding Good Performance
July 2 - Bad Key Wallets: A Key to Disaster, by David P. McGuinn

June 25 - Insured banks and Thrifts Earned $36 Billion in the First Quarter, Source: FDIC
June 18 - Letters to Bryan Kendrick in Response to his April 16, 2007 article, "The Sovereign Workplace"
June 11 - Corrective Action - An Ounce of Prevention, Part II, by Lyn Farrell
June 4 - Corrective Action - An Ounce of Prevention, Part I, by Lyn Farrell

May 28 - Three Waves of Change: Is This a Fourth? Excerpts from Remarks by FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair
May 21 - Late Guarantors Have No Consideration, by Don Gwin
May 14 - Is Reg O Applicable to Advisory Directors? by Jerry G. Sanchez
May 7 - Intranets Help Prepare for the Worst. by Bill Evers

April 30 - Watters vs. Wachovia Bank, N.A., U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
April 23 - Online Bill Payment Drives Greater Share of Wallet, According to New Study, Source: 2007 ForeSee Results/Forbes.com Online Banking Study
April 16 - The Sovereign Workplace, by Bryan Kendrick
April 9 - Choosing the Right SAR Software, by Lauren M. Sparks
April 2 - FDIC Reports Highlights for 12-Month Period ending December 31, 2006

March 26 - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Pulls Application for ILC Charter, Sources: The Wall Street Journal and ICBA and ABA News Releases
March 19 - Remarks by John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency. ICBA Annual Convention
March 12 - IBAT-TBA Bankers Legislative Day, February 28, 2007
March 5 - Insured Banks and Thrifts Report Record Earnings, Source: FDIC Press Release

February 26 - Community Bankers Quickly Adopting Electronic Check Technology for Business Customers, Source: ABA News Release
February 19 - Practical Tips to Avoid the Fraud Trap, by J. Allen Smith
February 12 - FDIC Extends Moratorium on Industrial Loan Company Applications, Source: FDIC Press Release
February 5 - Bankers Digest Southwest Banking Highlights of 2006

January 29 - Bank Economists Expect Solid Growth in 2007, Despite Housing Drag, Source: American Bankers Association New Release
January 22 - Chapter 13 Mortgage Payments: Adding a Middleman. by Marsha L. Dekan
January 15 - Federal Housing Finance Board Adopts Final Rule Limiting Excess Stock, Source: News Release from the Federal Houstin Finance Board
January 8 - Security, Imaging Technology Gain Ground Among Community Banks, Source: Independent Community Bankers of America
January 1 - Three Simple Ways to Sabotage Teamwork, by Kurt G. Helm, Ph. D.

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