Banks Telephone Seminars

Basel III Regulatory Update ...ormation about the Basel III Accord and what it means for banks in the United States and elsewhere. The audio conference will also explore some of the key differences between the Basel III Accord and the Dodd-Frank Act and the challenges presented by such differences to U.S. regulatory agencies and to U.S. and non-U.S. banks. You should come away from this program with a foundational  more...

Best Practices for Preventing and Responding to Cheating in Your Classroom and School ...a high school obtaining test questions from textbook test banks restricted to teachers' use. Research by the Josephson Institute (http://charactercounts.org/programs/reportcard/2008/ index.html) indicates that 64% of high school students admitted to cheating on a test and 36% admitted to using the Internet to plagiarize others' work, while 93% were satisfied with their personal ethics or  more...

Using Social Media in Banking ...ructural changes in commerce, politics, and now, banking. Banks are being forced to adapt to changes created by social media. Specifically, banks must consider the implementation of social media in order to meet the needs of consumers. However, due to regulatory, reputation and other risks, adoption of social media requires a well thought out approach. This live audio conference provides you  more...

Wetlands Challenges and Use of Mitigation Bank Credits BenefitsWetlands have presented a liability and construction timing risk to companies, real estate developers, oil and gas companies and other parties constructing buildings, roads, pipelines, oil and gas exploration and production activities, among many others. Failure to understand and manage these issues had resulted in fines, litigation, and extensive delays in construction. Planning ahead,  more...

Commercial Real Estate Financing: Current Trends & Opportunities BenefitsGet an in-depth look at the current trends and emerging opportunities in today's ever-changing real estate finance market. Experienced experts will discuss the current trends in the workout negotiations of troubled assets including bank loans and CMBS (conduit) loans including who the key players are and what possible outcomes exist from negotiations. Borrowers will learn how others are  more...

A Paralegal's Guide for Drafting Pleadings BenefitsProviding the knowledge to know what pleadings and legal documents to file, when to file them and how to draft them is very important to the litigation process. You will learn the basic tools for locating documents, developing computer competencies for maximum efficiency and the importance of keeping essential forms. The speaker will discuss brief and memorandum banks as well as provide an  more...

Mobile Banking: Banking Without Borders ...spensability of cell phones and their broad capabilities, banks and technology providers are rapidly developing solutions that use cell phones to provide unparalleled convenience and value to customers. With the potential to competitively and geographically level the playing field among banks, the regulatory and legal issues implicated in mobile banking products and services merits universal  more...

Commercial Loan Stress Testing Fundamentals ...gral component of the credit risk management process. All banks should perform some type of stress testing to quantify the impact of changing economic conditions on asset quality, earnings and capital. This teleconference will benefit those who are beginning to incorporate the concepts of stress testing into their loan portfolio administration practices. You will learn how to apply stress  more...

EPA's Rules on Compensatory Mitigation for Impact on Wetlands, Streams and Other Waters ...ce for on-site, in-kind mitigation in favor of mitigation banks and watershed-based mitigation programs. The rules also clarify the financial measures the corps will require to ensure that the mitigation is actually carried out. Finally, the rules change a wide range of requirements in the Section 404 program, including new requirements for the information in a permit application and in public  more...

Workout Strategies for Troubled Condominium Projects BenefitsThe present economic downturn has affected real estate projects of all types but perhaps none as significantly as condominium projects. To further complicate matters, strategies to cope with failing and failed condominium developments must address multiple overlays of statutory and other legal requirements and limitations, as well as the often conflicting rights and concerns of the many  more...

Implications of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ...sky and complex. Intermediaries such as payment services, banks, publishers, and Internet portals all face risks under U.S. law for providing services that are used by illegal gambling businesses. At the same time, there is considerable confusion about the types of Internet gambling that are legal and illegal in the United States, making the risks and opportunities for businesses difficult to  more...

Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits Update ...nificant revisions include a change in the amount of time banks are allowed to examine documents, revised rules for bills of lading and multimodal transport, and a provision for documents that are lost in the mail. If you work with letters of credit, as an exporter, importer or banker, you need to know the rules you are operating under. If you have been using the UCP for standby letters of  more...