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briefing ABA Resources ABA CFO exchange confronts bottom-line challenges ABA’s popular—and for-members-only—CFO Exchange brings together financial executives from mid-sized and community banks in an educational forum designed for the sharing of ideas among industry colleagues, regulators, and experts. This year’s CFO Exchange takes place June 22-24 at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza in Kansas City. The Exchange is one of ABA’s most highly rated conferences. Topics this year include: accounting issues and what they mean to your bank; corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404; peer exchange discussions; asset/liability management; and profitability. The CFO Exchange focuses on real-world information, know-how, and strategies that will enable banks to thrive. To learn more, go to www.aba.com/Events or call 1-800-BANKERS. After spending your day at the ABA Operational Risk Management Forum, spend part of your night at Newport Beach’s seaside landmark, the 1906 Balboa Pavilion. Getting ready for travel season To help your bank’s customers get ready for the summer travel season, Travelex and ABA offer the security and convenience of Visa TravelMoney Cards. Features of this program include 24/7 customer service support, unlimited reload capabilities, and PIN and signature protection. The Visa TravelMoney Card is accepted by millions of Visa debit merchants and ATMs worldwide. Plus there are no setup fees, annual fees, or additional software or hardware requirements. For more information, go to www.aba.com/CAB or call 1-800-BANKERS. ABA Operational Risk Management Forum Newport Beach, CA Apr 16-18 ABA National Trust School and ABA Graduate Trust School Atlanta, GA Apr 27 - May 3 Branch Management Development School Stamford, CT Apr 28 - May 2 ABA School of Bank Marketing and Management Dallas, TX May 3-9 Essentials of Regulatory Compliance Stamford, CT May 5-9 BAFT 86th Annual Meeting Palm Beach, FL May 4-7 ABA Fair Lending Modeling Symposium, and ABA Managing Suspicious Activity Risk and Reporting Chicago, IL June 7 ABA Regulatory Compliance Conference Chicago, IL June 8-11 ABA endorses Money Concepts International ABA has endorsed Money Concepts International Inc., a wealth management and financial planning firm based in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Money Concepts provides a business model for the banking community that enhances customer relationships, attracts new customers, increases income, and adds a new profit center while bringing “off balance sheet assets” under management. The Corporation for American Banking, an affiliate of ABA, conducted a review of Money Concepts, evaluating a range of factors including product functionality, customer service, management strength, and bank client feedback. ABA and Freddie Mac extend alliance ABA, through its subsidiary ABA Total Business Solutions, and Freddie Mac have extended and enhanced their special alliance to provide the nation’s community banks with critical mortgage products, technology tools, staff training and other important services to help them compete. By joining the Freddie Mac/ABA Alliance, banks gain competitive cash executions, services to help them manage their mortgage portfolios more efficiently, plus exclusive training sessions on many Freddie Mac products and solutions, especially in the areas of technology and affordable housing. In addition, the ABA/Freddie Mac Alliance gives banks special access to critical services from some of the industry’s leading providers. These include: • Set-up advantages for Mortgagebot with Loan Prospector bank-branded website to originate mortgages, utilizing Freddie Mac’s Loan Prospector automated underwriting system. • Private-label subservicing through Cenlar FSB and Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc. Continued on p.22 Subscribe at www.ababj.com ABA BANKING JOURNAL/APRIL 2008 21 http://www.aba.com/Conferences+and+Education/CMS_sched2.htm http://www.aba.com/Events http://www.aba.com/CAB http://www.ababj.com

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ABA Banking Journal - April 2008 Contents Editor's Column You Can't Beat Wal-Mart: Or Can You? Snapshot: Non-Interest Income Shoulders More Weight ABA National Conference for Community Bankers Report 100th Anniversary: Then & Now ABA Resources ABA Chairman's Position Banks Plus Insurance: How to Make It Work Pass the Aspirin 2008: Year of Rich Internet Apps? Tough Time For That IPO Your Audience Needs to Know Who You Are Telepresence: Costly But Very Cool Webnotes Better Websites Mean Tougher Compliance Mailbox Banker's Mart To Advertise/Index of Advertisers The Economy

ABA Banking Journal - April 2008

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