Pub. 6 2011-2012 Issue 3

www.nebankers.org 4 Extraordinary Service for Extraordinary Members. 5 NBA Education Calendar 7 President’s Message – Loyalty: Your NBA Relies on It Like the loyalty shown by Husker fans and the loyalty you expect from your bank customers, your Nebraska Bankers Association depends on loyalty, too. By George Beattie, President & CEO, Nebraska Bankers Association 10 Washington Update – Dodd-Frank By the Numbers It’s up to us to communicate with policymakers about the devastating impact that excessively burdensome laws and regulations have on our banks and our communities. By Frank Keating, President & CEO, American Bankers Association 12 Security Officer’s By-Word – Does It Add Up? Always Verify! Although technology has provided the industrywith greater efficiencies, these same tools may be manipulated to your disadvantage. Find out what you can do to prevent internal fraud at your bank. By Charles M. Towle, Senior Vice President, Kansas Bankers Surety Co. 14 Dittman Starts Micro-lending Program for Entrepreneurs Read how one bank CEO is paying it forward, and gain ideas that might be implemented within your own community. By Richard Piersol, Lincoln Journal Star 16 Counselor’s Corner – Dodd-Frank: Capital Confusion? Your bank should be actively planning your business and compliance strategies in anticipation of Dodd-Frank’s multi-year regulatory implementation process. Take a closer look at the act’s key final rules, proposed rules, and proposed guidance on capital requirements in this review. By Jeff Makovicka, Husch Blackwell LLP 21 Is Your Bank Taking Advantage of the FinCrime Network? Learn how your bank can team up to detect and prevent financial crime through FinCrime’s 13-state online network. 24 Bert Ely’s Farm Credit Watch – S&P Reaffirms FCS Is a Government Entity Stay up-to-date on how the Farm Credit System’s tie to the federal government works to the competitive disadvantage of banks and other tax-paying competitors. By Bert Ely, Alexandria, Va. 26 Nebraska Bankers Association Webinars 7 10 14 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011