In speech delivered to the National Bankers Association on October 1st, OCC Comptroller Tom Curry emphasized the importance of strategic planning.  Although his remarks were ... Read More »

In his speech at the Community Banking in a New World Conference, David Baris said that bank directors, by becoming overly risk-averse, are missing good ... Read More »

On September 10, 2014, a Federal District Court in North Carolina dismissed the suit by the FDIC to recover losses related to the failure of state-chartered Cooperative Bank ... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 3, 2014) – The American Association of Bank Directors (AABD) yesterday submitted comments to the Nation’s federal bank regulatory agencies (viz., the ... Read More »

WASHINGTON, DC (September 3, 2014) -- The American Association of Bank Directors (“AABD”) announced today that it has named Rich Whiting as Executive Director and ... Read More »

AABD’s Bank Director Regulatory Burden Report, Second Edition, updates its First Edition by identifying more than 800 federal banking laws, regulations and regulatory “guidance” that ... Read More »

The American Association of Bank Directors submitted comments to the OCC last week regarding its recently proposed OCC guidelines on risk management for large national ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. (Dec. 23, 2013)—The American Association of Bank Directors (“AABD”) today urged the federal banking agencies to allow banks to retain their ownership in ... Read More »

It’s time for the federal banking agencies to correctly interpret the final Volcker Rule. December 18, 2013 The Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 550 17th Street, ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. (Dec. 2, 2013)—The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) and the American Association of Bank Directors (AABD) today expressed concern that the Federal ... Read More »