Pub. 6 2011-2012 Issue 1

www.nebankers.org 4 Extraordinary Service for Extraordinary Members. 5 NBA Education Calendar 7 Grassroots or Astroturf? Although bankers have always been involved in the political process, we have never been involved to the extent we are today. By George Beattie, President & CEO, Nebraska Bankers Association 8 Washington Update – Share Your Bank’s Story Find out how you can help change the negative perceptions about the banking industry in our nation. By Gov. Frank Keating, President & CEO, American Bankers Association 10 Security Officer’s By-Word – Internet Transfers Can Be Expensive Discover how your bank can avoid problems associated with transferring funds from one account to another, particularly by phone or Internet. By Donald M. Towle, President, Kansas Bankers Surety Co. 12 Counselor’s Corner – Outsourcing Management: Legal, Operational & Reputational Risk Don’t learn your lesson the hard way. Find out how to effectively manage third-par ty relationships to enhance your bank’s competitiveness and avoid any associated risks. By Joyce Dixon, Husch Blackwell LLP 17 The Top Five Benefits of Server Virtualization Learn how you can use virtualization to generate significant cost- saving and time-saving benefits for your bank. By Chris Sutherland, Network Engineer, Advanced, Matrix Network Services 19 Recent Amendments to UCC Article 9 Nebraska bankers must understand the recently adopted amendments to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which governs the attachment and perfection of security interests. By Brandon R. Tomjack & Eric J. Adams, Baird Holm LLP 24 Bert Ely’s Farm Credit Watch – FCS Pushing Hard for a Derivatives Carve-Out Read the latest about the Farm Credit System’s push to expand its power and go beyond its congressional mandate. By Bert Ely, Alexandria, Va. 26 Nebraska Bankers Association Webinars 10 17 19 MAY/JUNE 2011