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Previous Pause Resume Next Next: A Helping Hand, by National Bank Examiner's Ron Lindhardt 1 of 5 Board Governance – are “Best Practices” enough? At the American Bankers Association National Conference for Community Bankers earlier this year, David Baris, AABD Executive Director, told his audience that more is needed than just adopting "Best Practices.” Read More Next: AABD Webinar: SEC Whistleblower 101: How to Prevent or Mitigate Whistleblower Claims (Monday, May 6) 2 of 5 A Helping Hand, by National Bank Examiner's Ron Lindhardt After Ron Lindhardt, a former National Bank Examiner and Assistant Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, retired, he started a very informative blog on banking issues (www.nationalbankexaminer.com). Here's what he had to say about AABD. Read More Next: The Education of a Bank Director 3 of 5 AABD Webinar: SEC Whistleblower 101: How to Prevent or Mitigate Whistleblower Claims (Monday, May 6) We invite you to join AABD’s complimentary webinar on Monday, May 6 covering several aspects of the current whistleblower claims environment including guidance on minimizing potential whistleblower risk and strategies for ensuring that your bank’s board and officers comply with their duties under the law. Speakers: Thomas A. Sporkin, Partner, BuckleySandler LLP; Laurence Bensignor, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Eagle Bancorp, Inc. and EagleBank. Moderated by: David Baris, Partner, BuckleySandler LLP and Executive Director, AABD. Read More Next: AABD 2013 Agenda Aggressively Tackles the Issues Facing Bank Directors 4 of 5 The Education of a Bank Director It wasn't so long ago that all a bank director needed to do was to exercise good faith business judgment to meet expectations and avoid personal liability. While that is still the legal standard of care in most states, the FDIC suits against directors of failed banks implicitly are assuming that directors have a skill set that many currently lack. Read More Next: Board Governance – are “Best Practices” enough? 5 of 5 AABD 2013 Agenda Aggressively Tackles the Issues Facing Bank Directors AABD’s Agenda covers both AABD’s advocacy and educational/informational efforts for 2013. AABD welcomes members and other directors to make suggestions on possible additions to the agenda. Read More AABD Updates Publications Education Advocacy All 5/3/2013 \| Webinars AABD Webinar: SEC Whistleblower 101: How to Prevent or Mitigate Whistleblower Claims (Monday, May 6) 5/3/2013 \| Education A Helping Hand, by National Bank Examiner's Ron Lindhardt 5/3/2013 \| Publications Education Board Governance – are “Best Practices” enough? 4/18/2013 \| Education The Education of a Bank Director 4/10/2013 \| Speeches Summary of Remarks by David Baris to the VACB/VBA 2013 Bank Directors Symposium 4/10/2013 \| AABD Advocacy Agenda AABD 2013 Agenda Aggressively Tackles the Issues Facing Bank Directors 4/9/2013 \| AABD Bank Director Conferences OCC Workshops: Mastering the Basics 4/9/2013 \| AABD Bank Director Conferences OCC Workshops: Risk Assessment 4/9/2013 \| AABD Bank Director Conferences OCC Workshops: Compliance Risk 4/9/2013 \| AABD Bank Director Conferences OCC Workshops: Credit Risk 3/20/2013 \| AABD Bank Director Conferences 7th Annual Bank Director Workshop - Lessons Learned 3/20/2013 \| Announcements American Association of Bank Directors Announces Appointment of Bert Ely to Board of Advisors 3/5/2013 \| Announcements AABD Announces Appointment of Neil Milner to Board of Advisors 2/25/2013 \| Webinars AABD Webinar: Legal Actions by the FDIC to Recover Losses of Failed Banks: The Potential Liability of Officers and Directors 2/15/2013 \| Advocacy AABD Asks the Banking Agency Inspectors General to Respond to AABD Recommendations in its Material Loss Review Report

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