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 »

MEMORANDUM To: AABD Members and Friends From: David Baris, Executive Director Subject: Can bank directors still legally buy insurance for civil money penalties? Date: December 10, 2013 AABD believes that ... 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 »

The American Association of Bank Directors (“AABD”) announced today that SNL Financial has become a sponsor of AABD. Through its SNL Knowledge Center, SNL Financial produces ... Read More »

SPECIAL REPORT: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BANK DIRECTORS ON THIRD-PARTY RELATIONSHIPS OCC 2013-29 “Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management Guidance” October 30, 2013 BY DAVID BARIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AABD In its seminal report last year entitled “Bank Director ... Read More »

On September 27, 2013, the FDIC issued Financial Institution Letter FIL-43-2013, which is intended to clarify the FDIC’s policy and supervisory approach related to financial ... Read More »

This new book, edited by David Baris, AABD’s Executive Director and a partner in the law firm of BuckleySandler LLP, covers the bank director standards ... Read More »

AABD Director David Baris will be speaking in the 'Establishing an Effective Board Risk Management Committee' panel at the ABA Directors Forum on October 20, ... Read More »

The rash of bank failures over the past five years and the suits filed by the FDIC as receiver against directors of failed banks have ... Read More »

SNL Bank M&A Symposium October 2-3, 2013 New York, NY Topics Covered The SNL Bank M&A Symposium is the perfect forum for Bank Directors to get up to speed ... Read More »