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Tomorrow’s Forecast:  Cloud Delivers Efficiency, Agility & Bottom Line Savings | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Zaid Akhter, Director, Business Development, HEIT, Inc.
Webinar date: November 15, 2011

In the face of market contraction, increasing regulatory pressure, and changing customer needs, it’s more critical than ever that community banks align technology strategy with business goals and strategic objectives. The cloud movement represents a unique opportunity to move IT out of the server room and free resources to focus on technology strategies to improve customer service. We’ll discuss how cloud management delivers improved performance and productivity, mitigates compliance and security risk, and reduces operating expense and capital expenditure.


Leaves of Absence and Workers’ Compensation – Part II | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Michael Letizia, PHR-CA, VP, Human Resources & Security, Community Bank of San Joaquin & Certified CA Employment Law Trainer, California State Council of SHRM
Webinar date: October 4, 2011

This webinar, the fourth in a six-part series focuses on California SDI, Paid Family Leave, Vested time off requirements, Workers compensation leave and continuation of benefits, Medical provider network for workers compensation, Legal requirements for postings and notices, Documentation and record retention requirements.


Leaves of Absence and Workers’ Compensation – Part I | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Michael Letizia, PHR-CA, VP, Human Resources & Security, Community Bank of San Joaquin & Certified CA Employment Law Trainer, California State Council of SHRM
Webinar date: September 20, 2011

This webinar, the third of a six-part series focuses on California Family Rights Act (CFRA); Pregnancy disability leaves; Integration of leave laws; School leave; Domestic violence and sexual assault victims leave; Crime victims leave; Time off to vote requirement.


Quarterly Accounting Issues & Update | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Peter Wiese, CPA, Partner – Assurance Services, Perry-Smith LLP
Webinar date: September 15, 2011

Get an early start on preparing yourself and your management team with the accounting and reporting requirements applicable to the second half of 2011. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has nearly 15 technical plan and project updates scheduled for 2011 and while many will have a direct impact on the financial reporting of your bank, nearly all will impact your borrowers. Are your financial, credit administration and risk management teams ready? 


Compensation and Benefits | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Michael Letizia, PHR-CA, VP, Human Resources & Security, Community Bank of San Joaquin & Certified CA Employment Law Trainer, California State Council of SHRM
Webinar date: September 13, 2011

This webinar, the second in a six-part series focuses on: Definition of wages, Wage orders, Minimum wage requirements, Timing of payments, Rest and meal periods, Alternative workweek schedule, Payroll deductions, Garnishments and bankruptcy, Domestic partner legislation, COBRA and more.


Raising Capital for Community Banks in Today’s Challenging Market, Including the Ins and Outs of Branch Purchases and Sales | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Peter Weinstock, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP
Sponsored and provided free of charge by Hunton & Williams LLP
Webinar date: September 13, 2011

The ability to raise capital is becoming ever more important for healthy banks that want to grow and acquire and for troubled banks striving to survive in a challenging economic and regulatory environment. Weinstock describes a number of creative ways community banks can raise both offensive and defensive capital in the current market. He also discusses the likely impact of Basel III on future capital requirements for U.S. community banks and the “ins and outs” of branch purchases and sales, and the capital implications of such alternatives.


Account Takeover: Real Threats, Real Solutions | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Brad Johnson, Director of Business Development, Centrix Solutions, Inc. and  Rayleen Pirnie, Director of Compliance and Fraud, EPCOR
Webinar date: August 25, 2011

The online world has changed how we do business, while also creating a new criminal enterprise called cyber crime. At the heart of cyber crime is the account takeover scheme, which results in both hard-dollar financial loss for financial institutions and their clients, as well as soft-dollar costs from hours of research and damaged relationships. This session will educate attendees on the always-changing methods used by cyber criminals to perpetrate this crime, with a focus on ACH. We will also look at best practices, both tech and non-tech, being used by financial institutions to mitigate this threat. 


Health, Safety and Security | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Michael Letizia, PHR-CA, VP, Human Resources & Security, Community Bank of San Joaquin & Certified CA Employment Law Trainer, California State Council of SHRM
Webinar date: August 16, 2011

This webinar, the first of a six-part series, focuses on: Cal/OSHA requirements; Injury and Illness Prevention Program requirements; Prop 65 requirements; Ergonomics reporting requirements; Heat illness prevention requirements; Laws related to security and more.


Regulatory Round-Up – Q3 Update | Purchase Playback File  

Presented by: Pamela J. Perdue, CRCM, Chief Compliance Strategist, Continuity Control
Webinar date: July 14, 2011

Head swimming with new requirements? Need reliable answers?  Just what you need to be up-to-speed, these webinars cover the changing regulatory landscape during each quarter, and what's coming in the next quarter!  Learn what you must do and when as we update you on the status of various legislation affecting banks. 


Identifying and Quantifying Your Interest Rate Risk | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Marty J. Thomas, Vice President, M&I, A part of BMO Financial Group
Webinar Date: July 13, 2011

Our speaker discusses how you can mitigate interest rate risk through indentifying and quantifying the number of loans which create your bank’s rate risk. Loan data extract files are the basis for “base case” information in your ALM model.  In conjunction with growth and pricing assumptions future cash flow is modeled. However within the “raw data” there’s a wealth of information.


Regulatory Round-Up – Q2 Update | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Pamela J. Perdue, CRCM, Director of Compliance Services, My Compliance Info
Webinar Date: May 19, 2011

Join us for this recap of the 2011 compliance calendar - what's already happened and what's yet to come. In this webinar, presented by Pam Perdue of My Compliance Info, you'll receive an overview of all the known compliance deadlines for the first half of 2011. Don't miss this opportunity to confirm you are ready to face the compliance challenges ahead!


The ALCO Process – The Board's Role | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Karl Nelson, President and CEO, KPN Consulting
Webinar Date: May 16, 2011

Though these difficult times do provide stress, an enhancement of your ALCO Process is one very critical element for boards to address. During this webinar, we discuss tactics and solutions to the following challenges: Is it time to consolidate your ALCO policy? What are the elements of a sound policy? Is your board/bank ready for increased scrutiny of interest rate risk? Will your contingency funding report pass increasing regulatory scrutiny?


Change is in the Wind – The 2010 Amendments to UCC Article 9 | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Paul Hodnefield, Associate General Counsel, Corporation Service Company  
Webinar Date: May 13, 2011

Changes to the UCC filing process were approved in 2010 and are schedule to go into effect soon – you need to be aware of and ready for these changes in order to enforce your security interest. This webinar walks you through the changes contained within the 2010 Amendments and how these will impact the UCC filing process and will show you what you need to do to be prepared for when the new laws take effect.


I’d Rather Have a Root Canal than do Cold Calling! | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Shawn Greene, Owner, Savage & Greene
Webinar Date: May 11, 2011

This webinar is the 2nd in a series of 3 webinars.  During this webinar, our speaker provides a closer look at how you can use cold calling to help meet your objectives and how to do it more efficiently and effectively. During this webinar we will cover key topic to an effective cold calling campaign and how to use this tool to its utmost advantage.


Understanding the New Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: David Rosenthal, MAI, FRICS, President & CEO, Curtis-Rosenthal, Inc. and Jamie Stellos, ASA, MRICS, President & Chief Appraiser, SDC-ARC, Inc.
Webinar Date: April 26, 2011

This program will review and explain the new Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines which were released December 2, 2010 by Federal Banking Regulatory agencies (FRB, FDIC, OCC, OTS and NCUA). These guidelines provide some long needed direction and clarity regarding regulatory valuation requirements.  


Six Things that Sabotage Sales Success – And How to Avoid Them | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Shawn Greene, Owner, Savage & Greene
Webinar Date: April 27, 2011

WIB has teamed up with our business development expert to develop this three-part webinar series designed to get your staff back into the mindset of selling and how to achieve their sales objectives. Part 1 Description: Many community bankers learn selling the hard way. Some try to use an outmoded style of selling that actually undermines their success. This webinar, a first in a three part series, covers six common mistakes – and shows how to avoid or fix them.


Quarterly Accounting Issues & Update | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Peter Wiese, CPA, Partner - Assurance Services, Perry-Smith LLP
Webinar Date: April 14, 2011

With the exhaustingly busy pace of the first quarter, including financial statement preparation, regulatory examinations, capital raising efforts and just trying to be a good banker, who had time to keep pace with the more than a dozen projects scheduled to be finalized by the  Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) during 2011. This webinar will focus on several of the top developments from FASB impacting the banking industry


Director & Officer Liability: The Coming FDIC Litigation Crisis | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Philip K. Smith, Esq. and Cliston “Doc”  Bodine, Esq., Gerrish McCreary Smith, PC
Webinar Date: January 21, 2011

This webinar discusses emerging trends in director and officer liability of failed institutions, the courses of action being pursued by the regulators, and steps directors of all institutions can take to protect themselves.


How to Analyze Call Reports and the UBPR like an Examiner | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: C. Wendell Daniel, CPA , Banking Practice Leader Financial Services Industry
Webinar Date: January 20, 2011

During this webinar, we will navigate a call report in detail focusing on several of the key elements and how they relate to your bank’s CAMELS ratings assigned by the regulatory agencies in your Reports of Examination. In addition, we will also take an in depth look at the UPBR to gain a better understanding of your bank. We’ll show you why these are important tools and why you should be focusing on these reports.


Regulatory Round-Up – 2010 in Review & 2011 Outlook | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Pamela J. Perdue, CRCM, Director of Compliance Services, My Compliance Info
Webinar Date: January 14, 2011

Join us for this exclusive preview of the 2011 compliance calendar.  In this webinar, presented by Pam Perdue of My Compliance Info, you'll receive an overview of all the known compliance deadlines for the first half of 2011. 


Small Business Lending Fund – TARP Warmed Over or Something New? | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: David H. Baris, Esq., Executive Director, American Association of Bank Directors and Noel M. Gruber, Counsel, BuckleySandler LLP
Webinar Date:  December 9, 2010

This webinar focuses on the latest developments in the new Small Business Lending Fund investment program, designed to spur small business lending by community banks through Treasury investments in bank or bank holding company preferred stock on potentially bargain terms. Is it just TARP in a new wrapper, and should it matter to you?


Peer Group Comparisons—How Do You Know if You’re Keeping the Right Company? | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Kevin Tweddle, Chief Operating Officer, Bank Intelligence Solutions by Fiserv
Webinar Date: December 7, 2010

Traditional financial analyses and peer comparisons often can produce measures that may mislead bankers. To get an accurate picture of performance, comparisons must consider a bank’s operating strategy. Tweddle will demonstrate this more precise approach and show the stark contrast from traditional peer groups. He’ll examine the specific characteristics (i.e. loan pricing, strong expense control, level of staff utilization) of the region’s top performers. Attendees will receive a custom report that compares their bank’s performance to peers with similar operating strategies.


Regulatory Round-Up | Download Audio Playback File | Download Video Playback File

Presented by: Pamela J. Perdue, CRCM, Director of Compliance Services, Bank Compliance Info
Webinar date: September 28, 2010

Is your head swimming with new requirements?! Need reliable answers? Just what you need to be up-to-speed, this webinar covers the key developments on the regulatory landscape in both the lending and operations areas. Learn what you must do and when in this update on the status of various legislation affecting financial institutions.


Interest Rate Risk Management and the Director | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Will Taylor, Senior Vice President, PMG, Vining Sparks
Webinar Date: September 24, 2010

Given the current demands on banks to have adequate liquidity and capital - what are the ramifications of rates staying low for a prolonged period?  Conversely, what happens to the bank’s net interest margin (NIM) if rates rise slowly over a prolonged time period or if rates sky rocket tomorrow - how will your bank’s earnings be impacted by these various rate scenarios? 


Strategies and Solutions to Detect, Prevent & Mitigate ACH Risk | Purchase Playback File

Presented by: Brad Johnson, Director of Business Development, Centrix Solutions, Inc. and Rayleen Pirnie, Director of Fraud & Risk, Epcor
Webinar date: August 19, 2010

In this webinar, our speakers use real world examples of how criminals are facilitating unauthorized ACH activity.  You’ll hear industry best practices you can use to detect, prevent and mitigate the new risks in ACH.


Get the Most Out of Your D&O Insurance | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Pat Corey, President, Independent Bankers Insurance Services
Webinar Date: July 22, 2010

Bonds and D&O insurance are attracting more and more attention from boards of directors, senior management and counsel. At the same time, the insurance providers are reviewing your policies to determine how they reduce their risks and exposure by changing/reducing coverage or not renewing your policy. And, policies that are renewed are showing significant premium increases.


Heightened Enforcement Activity: Weathering the Storm | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Thomas G. Reddy, Partner, and Maureen A. Young, Partner, with Bingham McCutchen LLP
Webinar date: April 20, 2010

Discussions include trends in current enforcement activity, the types of actions being brought and their respective consequences, and the typical corrective actions required.  The speakers address what banks can do to avoid being placed under an enforcement action, some differences among the regulatory agencies in approaching enforcement actions, and what actions banks should take if they are informed that an action will be imposed.  


New Regulatory Requirements Affecting Compensation and Corporate Governance | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Gayle Appelbaum, Managing Director & Founder, Amalfi Consulting
Webinar date: February 19, 2010

There has been a flurry of regulatory changes in recent months. In this webinar we will discuss the new legislation, guidelines and proposals, and the impact they have on your organization’s compensation plans, corporate governance and reporting.  This discussion will include the affect of the new SEC proxy rules, Federal Reserve Board guidance, Treasury’s TARP technical corrections and the FDIC proposal, and the impact these have on compensation plans, risk and disclosure.  


Understanding A New Component Of Risk Management – Assessing The Sustainability Of The Income Statement | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Rich Weissman, President & CEO, DMA
Webinar date: February 9, 2010

If we learned anything from the current financial crisis, it is that we need to address risk in new ways. For years, financial institutions have been managing for Credit Risk and ALM Risk. Yet, few have taken the steps necessary to measure and manage the third critical component of financial risk management – “Profit Risk”.  


Two-for-One Webinar: Financial Services Reform & Interest Rate Restrictions | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Joe Lynyak, Partner, Venable with D. Edward Wilson, Partner, Venable
Webinar date: January 28, 2010

As we kick off the New Year, WIB is offering two comprehensive topics on one webinar.  Not only will you learn of the latest from our industry experts on what’s going on in Washington , we’ll also dive into understanding and complying with FIL No. 62-2009 and what it means for community banks.


Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Dan Wheeler, Senior Counsel; Neil Rubenstein, Partner, Buchalter Nemer
Webinar date: January 26, 2010

The regulators are worried and concerned that CRE is the next bubble to burst. The buildup of troubled CRE loans threatens to severely depress bank capital and some banks viability. In response to these concerns, the regulators issued their October 30th policy statement (FIL-61) on prudent commercial real estate loan workouts.


What Every Director Needs to Know About BSA, AML & Red Flags | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Richard Smith, Richard Smith Risk Management
Webinar date: June 8, 2009

As the industry continues to change and your role and responsibilities increase, keeping up with the changes is a daunting task. Are you confident that you have your pulse on the latest rules and regulations? Do your policies meet today’s requirements? If you can’t answer yes immediately to these questions you can’t afford to miss this webinar!


10 Essential of Corporate Governance | Download Complimentary Playback File

Presented by: Joe Wheeler, VP, Consulting Services, Plansmith Corporation
Webinar date: April 29, 2008

Essential topics in corporate governance including: active participation, determine the right questions, the importance of strategy and basics of strategic thinking, your role in developing policy, how to stay focused on the key issues, planning considerations and how best to support management.