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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

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Bank Assetpoint®/Insured Cash Sweep®, or ICS®

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Last Tuesday, over 20 community banks had the opportunity to have a conference call with Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s Director of Economic Council, and Kevin Hassett, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. Mr. Kudlow related the recent strong reports on consumer confidence being up, the business economics giving strong results with last Friday’s GDP report being up 3.5% and this quarter’s earnings reports showing the vast majority of company’s being up. The consensus was the economy is stronger than most anyone anticipated and that many areas continue to strengthen.

There was a short question and answer period and Dan Oliver, Chairman and CEO of Vinings Bank, Smyrna, asked what the community banks could do to help continue these accomplishments in the future.  Mr. Kudlow responded, “Continue to make all the good quality loans that you can make!” Read the full article.


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FFIEC Releases Statement on OFAC Cyber-Related Sanctions
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) members issued a joint statement alerting financial institutions to recent actions taken by the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) under their Cyber-Related Sanctions Program and to the potential impact it may have on financial institutions’ risk-management programs. The statement describes the issues a financial institution should consider regarding the effect of sanctions on the operations of the financial institution and the implications of the continued use of products or services provided by a sanctioned entity. Read more from the agencies.


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Secret Service Issues ATM Cash-out Alert
The Secret Service issued an informational alert about operations targeting financial institutions to enable large-scale theft of ATM funds. These “unlimited operations” use malware that manipulates system controls to inflate account balances and remove daily transaction limits, enabling the criminals to withdraw a nearly unlimited amount of cash. The notice follows a joint alert on the FASTCash scheme last month. Read the alert.


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More Consumers Say They’ll Bail After Breach
Consumers increasingly say they are willing to walk away from businesses if they suffer negative consequences from a security breach or hack, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center says in its latest risk summary. The weekly report for community financial institutions cites a recent poll in which 62 percent of respondents said they would stop shopping at a business for several months after an incident, while 21 percent said they’d walk away permanently. Read more from FS-ISAC.


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ACH Payments Rise 6.7% from Last Year
ACH payments totaled more than 5.6 billion in the third quarter of 2018, a 6.7 percent increase over the same period a year ago, NACHA reported. The total comprised more than 3.3 billion debit and nearly 2.3 billion credit payments. Growth was driven largely by online and business-to-business payments, which rose 10 percent and 14 percent, respectively. Read more from NACHA.


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Planning for 2019? Think CBA FIRST!
As 2019 approaches, developing a comprehensive strategic plan to maximize all the exciting opportunities that exist while managing for future challenges is critical. CBA stands ready to serve as your planning partner. CBA has a vast array of partnership programs as well as comprehensive educational offerings to address all the needs of your institution. In response to requests from members, CBA is looking into a number of new relationships in the areas of small business lending, agricultural lending, core funding, data and peer group analytics, digital and other technology solutions just to name a few.

Please contact us if we can assist you in your strategic planning. Also, let us know what solutions you are in need of and we will explore best in class options as potential partnerships. Whatever your needs or questions may be, think CBA FIRST! Click here to learn more about CBA's Endorsed Member Companies. To browse CBA's directory of over 200 Associate Members, click here.


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FinCEN Updates Anti-Money-Laundering List
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory to financial institutions regarding the Financial Action Task Force’s updated list of jurisdictions with strategic anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) deficiencies. These changes may affect U.S. financial institutions’ obligations and risk-based approaches regarding relevant jurisdictions. The group added the Bahamas, Botswana, and Ghana to its list due to ineffective implementation.​ The advisory also reminds financial institutions of the status and obligations involving these jurisdictions. Read the advisory.


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ICBA's Community Banking Fintech Accelerator Comes with Warning to Core Providers
Community banks are getting another ally in their struggle to keep pace with digital innovations in a competitive market. ICBA last week launched a community bank-focused fintech accelerator program in Little Rock, Arkansas in partnership with the Venture Center, which specializes in helping startups in the financial services industry. ICBA's new ThinkTech Accelerator comes at a time when community banks have voiced their concerns about the major bank core processors’ inability to help them meet customers' technology demands.

“Community banks feel like they’ve been held hostage a little bit in not being able to innovate fast enough,” said Kevin Tweddle, ICBA's group executive vice president of innovation and financial technology.“They’re looking for ways to do that and look for opportunities outside those core processors to find companies that help them solve the problems they have on a daily basis.” Read more in American Banker.


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FDIC Modifies Policy on Criminal Offenses
The FDIC issued modifications to its Statement of Policy for Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Section 19 prohibits individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses from participating in the affairs of an FDIC-insured institution. The agency earlier this year approved updates to the policy’s de minimis exceptions to filing an application and made additional technical and clarifying changes. Read more from the FDIC.


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ICBA Updates S. 2155 Implementation Matrix
ICBA has updated its comprehensive matrix on the implementation of S. 2155 provisions affecting community banks. The guide, which provides a status report on all relevant provisions of the regulatory relief law, includes updates to prudential standards on large banks and cites recent ICBA comment letters. Access the matrix.


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Apply Now for Barret Graduate School of Banking Scholarship
Deadline to Apply: December 1, 2018

Advance your career in community banking by attending the Barret Graduate School of Banking.  Apply today for a first-year scholarship to cover the tuition at the 47th Annual Graduate Session of the Paul W. Barret, Jr. School of Banking, May 19-24, 2019 at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN.

Highlights of the Barret School of Banking program include:
  • Three year graduate program
  • Annual one-week residency session
  • Over 40 hours of classroom instruction each year, for a total of 130 hours
  • More than 40 years of providing advanced banking education
  • Annual tuition subsidy of over $2,000 for each student from endowments funds
 
Additional details are available in the school brochure or online at www.barret.ws. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2018 and a winner will be announced the first week in January 2019. Download the application. 

2019 Scholarship Sponsored by:
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CBA's 2019 Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship
The goal of the Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship is to assist deserving high school seniors in their first year of college and to promote community banking. To compete, students must be sponsored by a CBA-member community bank, must complete an activity record expressing their leadership roles in their school and/or community, write a short essay on community banking, provide teacher recommendations and an official high school transcript. Awards are based on academic merit and extracurricular participation and not financial need. CBA’s Education Foundation awards four $1,000 scholarships annually.

To learn more about this opportunity, please visit the Scholarship webpage. We encourage all CBA-member banks to share this program with their local high school guidance counselors over the next few months. The students will complete their applications and turn them in to you…you then forward them to CBA with your bank information. All completed applications should be submitted to CBA no later than Friday, April 12, 2019. Only complete applications will be eligible. Winners will be announced in late April 2019. Click here for more details and to download the applications​. Contact Peake Wilson for more information.


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Vinings Bank Hosts Celebration Honoring CBA's Rob Braswell
Last week, CBA's Board of Directors hosted a retirement celebration at Vinings Bank in Smyrna for CBA President & CEO Rob Braswell. CBA's Immediate Past Chairman Scott Tomlinson read a resolution honoring Rob's banking career, and Rob expressed his gratitude for the Association, his family, and for all the friends he's made along the way. Thank you to the Board, to Vinings Bank, and to all attendees for making this such a wonderful celebration.

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CBA Hosts 4th Quarter Banker Regulatory Forum in Atlanta
The CBA hosted its 4th quarter Banker Regulatory Forum, focused on Compliance, on Thursday, November 1st at its headquarters in Atlanta. Bank members and endorsed/associate members gathered for the interactive forum. The regulators covered their agencies’ hot topics which allowed for productive discussions among the group; and, general questions were later posed from several audience members. Topics discussed last week included technology vendors and 3rd Party Guidance, BSA & AML, beneficial ownership, fair lending and red-lining risk factors, flood insurance, TRID, banking marijuana companies, the E-sign Act, and regulatory relief such as modernizing CRA.
 
Following lunch with the regulators, the bankers’ only roundtable included an update from CBA’s Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Lori Godfrey. Banking-related legal items were also covered by James-Bates-Brannan-Groover Lyn Schroeder, of Counsel. 

Thanks to Our 2018 Forum Sponsor!
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Please put the following dates on your calendar for the 2019 Banker Regulatory Forums:
First Quarter – Compliance
Thursday, February 14, 2019 
(NOTE: this is one week later than normal.)
Idle Hour Country Club, Macon
 
Second Quarter – Safety & Soundness
Thursday, May 2, 2019
CBA Headquarters, Atlanta
Third Quarter – Safety & Soundness
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Idle Hour Country Club, Macon
 
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Fourth Quarter – Compliance
Thursday, November 7, 2019
CBA Headquarters, Atlanta

Human Resource Professionals Attend Annual HR Conference
Last week, HR Professionals from community banks across the state attended the 8th Annual HR Conference at the Georgian Club in Atlanta.  The conference was developed and facilitated by Ray Stanford, Partner, SIO Law Group.  A variety of Industry experts led discussions on topics such as HR audits, HR liability, employee benefits, employee and unemployment compensation, workplace investigations, political correctness & bank security. The CBA is committed to providing exceptional training to HR Professionals and plans are underway for 2019.  Watch for additional details.  
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Thank You to Our Speakers!
  • Gene Caudle, Managing Director, OneSource HRM
  • Sheila Lowden, HR Partners, Inc.
  • Lindsay Bright, HR Partners, Inc.
  • Mariah Hinson, HR Partners, Inc.
  • Al Cumming
  • Mike Blanchard, Blanchard Consulting Group
  • Sarah Lamar, Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn
  • Charleen Barnwell, Hall Benefits Law​
  • Sally Roberts, Morris Communications Company
  • Bruce Medders, Georgia DOL, UI Policy and Procedures
  • Julie Bowen, Hall Benefits Law
  • Joe Cavallo, Retired FBI Agents Association
  • William Hinshaw, Retired FBI Agents Association
  • Terry Fisher, Retired FBI Agents Association
  • Ray Stanford, SIO Law Group

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Make Plans Now for 2019 Training Opportunities!
2019 Consumer Lending School
A 4½ day school designed to advance the skills necessary to administer quality consumer loans. “I would recommend this class to my colleagues.  “This class is very very informative  school. I have taken and absorbed lots of key information that will push me and guide me in my position.” - ​Bobbie K. Clemons, Planters First Bank. Register here.

20th Biannual BSA School - The Basics
This interactive school focuses on the basic framework, knowledge and resources needed to effectively and proactively manage the BSA/AML function. “I have enjoyed this class so much! Dianne makes this class very interesting. I feel like I have learned so much.” - Tammy Davis, Providence Bank, Alpharetta. Register here.

2019 Commercial Lending School
This 4½ day school is designed to take the student through the process of commercial lending to develop and advance the skills necessary to administer quality commercial loans. “A lot of great information based on knowledge and experience from the instructors and course content.” - Calvin Park, NOA Bank, Duluth. Register here.

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Balance Sheet Funding Strategies​
FREE Webinar from CBA Endorsed Member Company The Baker Group
Tuesday, November 13, 2018​ | 11:30 a.m. EST
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​The Baker Group is hosting a complimentary webinar on balance sheet funding strategies. General topics will include:
  • Industry Liquidity and Wholesale Funding Trends
  • Comparison of Various Funding Options
  • Understanding Marginal Cost of Funds
  • Local CD Specials vs. Brokered CD Market
  • Funding and Regulatory Considerations
Financial institutions’ CEOs, CFOs, investment officers, board members, and those who are directly or indirectly responsible for financial management functions will benefit from this webinar. Learn more and register.


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Retirement Announcement
Congratulations to Marc Greene, North Georgia Regional President of Mountain Valley Community Bank, a div. of The Piedmont Bank, Cleveland, on his recent retirement, effective October 31, 2018. At CBA's 50th Anniversary Convention in June, Marc was named the 2018-2019 Vice Chairman/Audit Committee Chair on CBA's Board of Directors. Marc led the organization of Mountain Valley Community Bank, which opened in 2004 and grew to approximately $200 million in assets, with offices in Cleveland, Jefferson, North Hall County and Blue Ridge, Georgia.


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Century Bank & Trust to Present at Georgia War Veterans Home
Century Bank & Trust, Milledgeville, has announced their partnership with the Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation through CRA Partners, a CBA Endorsed Member Company, benefiting the local Georgia War Veterans Home. The bank will begin with a Senior Crimestoppers kick-off presentation at the Georgia War Veterans Home on Tuesday, November 13th. Members of the media and public are encouraged to attend. The bank is proud to provide protection for veterans against fraud and crimes that are predominant in our society.


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First Port City Bank Donates to Local Schools
First Port City Bank, Bainbridge, recently made a $5,000 donation to Decatur County Schools in support of the Bearcats Have Heart Program that supports students, families and staff in the Decatur County School System during the long term recovery efforts after Hurricane Michael. In addition, the bank made a $5,000 donation to Seminole County Elementary School. Bank employees also brought snacks and volunteered at the school.


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Flint Community Bank Sponsors New Shelter
Flint Community Bank, Albany, donated $5,000 to Liberty House of Albany as the first official room sponsor for their new shelter.


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The Peoples Bank Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Congratulations to The Peoples Bank, Eatonton, for recently celebrating its 75th anniversary. Customers were invited to a celebration at the bank's downtown branch with refreshments, prize drawings, a photo booth, and a money blowing machine.


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Signature Bank of Georgia Donates to Gwinnett Medical Center
Signature Bank of Georgia, Sandy Springs, made a $1,000 donation to the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation. Daniel Baker, SVP, Market Executive, and Steve Reagin, Senior Lending Officer, are pictured with Linda Storey and Jason Chandler of the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation.


CBA Testimonial​​
Shea Gabrielleschi, AVP of Marketing and Sales at CRA Partners, shares his positive experience of being an Endorsed Member Company with CBA.


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Mountain Valley Community Bank, a division of The Piedmont Bank - Cleveland
Don Allison has been named North Georgia Regional President.
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First Chatham Bank - Savannah
Larry Austin has been promoted to Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.
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Newton Federal Bank - Covington
Helen Kim has joined the bank as Assistant Vice President, SBA Loan Processor.
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Newton Federal Bank - Covington
Tinna Beebout has joined Community First Auto, a Division of Newton Federal Bank, as a Reporting Specialist.
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​Southwest Georgia Bank - Moultrie

John Griffin, Branch Manager of SGB Wealth Strategies, a division of Southwest Georgia Bank, has been appointed to the Colquitt County Hospital Authority.
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BrandMortgage - Lawrenceville
April Morrison has joined as a Mortgage Banker.

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Bank Assetpoint®/Insured Cash Sweep®, or ICS®
Danny Capitel is Regional Director for Promontory Interfinancial Network. Chosen by more than 3,000 financial institutions nationwide, Promontory Interfinancial Network is the leading provider of FDIC-insured deposit placement services. Banks can use the company’s solutions—Insured Cash Sweep, or ICS; CDARS; Promnet Reverse Repo; IND; Yankee Sweep; Bank Assetpoint; and Residential Mortgage Network—to build multi-million-dollar relationships, reduce collateral requirements, purchase funding, manage liquidity, and buy or sell loans. Visit promnetwork.com to find out how Promontory Network can help your bank to manage its balance sheet more profitably.
 
For more info, contact Danny at dcapitel@promnetwork.com or (866) 776-6426, ext. 3476, or visit www.promnetwork.com.

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The CBA has been recognized on a national level for its invaluable educational programs and corporate events.  The CBA has a variety of options for all positions in a community bank…from the teller line to the board room.  We invite you to join us for one of the upcoming programs. For more options, click here for the CBA Calendar. For assistance with Education Programs, contact Kristi Greer. For assistance with Corporate Events, contact Peake Wilson.


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Fourth Quarter 2018

2018 Branch Management Series – Session IV
Raising the Bar for Sustainable Growth

Thursday, November 8 - Atlanta
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4th Quarter Compliance Program – AML / BSA
Tuesday, December 4 – Savannah
Wednesday, December 5 – Tifton
Thursday, December 6 – Macon
Monday, December 10 – Duluth
Tuesday, December 11 - Rome


Ongoing Webinars & Online Training

Webinars
Click here to view webinar listing and to register.
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On-Line Training
Click here for on-line training with OnCourse Learning.
(OnCourse Learning is a CBA Endorsed Member Company)

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2019 Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship
Reminder – the 2019 Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship Applications are now available! Bankers, get your team together and spread the word within your communities! More information can be found online.
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12/4 - Savannah
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12/6 - Macon
12/10 - Duluth
12/11 - Rome


2019 Senior Retail Banking Officer Forum - Session I
Thursday, January 24 - Atlanta

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