March 31, 2016

Baris speaks at the 42nd Annual Texas Bankers Association Legal Conference, April 7-8, 2016

David Baris, AABD President, will speak on “Corporate Governance for Bank Boards of Directors: What do you need to know and do?” The banking agencies continue ... Read More »

March 31, 2016

The American Association of Bank Directors (AABD) Names Liana Prieto to AABD’s Board of Advisors.

The American Association of Bank Directors (AABD) today announced the appointment of Liana Prieto to its Board of Advisors. Ms. Prieto is Executive Vice President ... Read More »

March 18, 2016

Jewell Hoover, Member of AABD’s Board of Advisors, Authors “The Ultimate Guide for Bank Directors, Revised Edition”

The book, co-authored by Catherine A Ghiglieri, former Texas Banking Commissioner, is an excellent summary of the duties and responsibilities of a bank director and ... Read More »

March 18, 2016

Annual VACB and VBA Bank Director and Executive Management Conference March 22 and 23

The annual VACB and VBA Bank Director and Executive Management Conference will be held in Blacksburg, VA on March 22 and Richmond on March 23.  ... Read More »

March 10, 2016

FinCEN Civil Money Penalties on Banks and Their Insiders – No Compass

In an American Banker article this week entitled “It’s Anyone’s Guess How FinCEN Determines Fines”, Bob Serino, AABD’s BSA/AML Issues Advisor and Counsel to BuckleySandler, ... Read More »

February 29, 2016

Changing How We Think About Risk Management

It’s no wonder that enterprise risk management functions in banking sometimes are reactive, backward looking and often entrenched in performing, after the fact, checklist activities ... Read More »

February 29, 2016

The American Association of Bank Directors Forms Risk-Reward Committee for Its Members

The American Association of Bank Directors (AABD) today announced the formation of the AABD Risk-Reward Committee. Joe O’Donnell, the Director of Enterprise Risk Management at ... Read More »

February 29, 2016

The American Association Of Bank Directors Names Joe O’Donnell as Its Enterprise Risk Management Issues Advisor

The American Association of Bank Directors (AABD) today announced the appointment of Joe O’Donnell as its Enterprise Risk Management Issues Advisor.  Mr. O’Donnell has had ... Read More »

February 25, 2016

Splitting of the Roles of CEO and Chairman – It’s Not for Everyone

MEMORANDUM TO:                 AABD MEMBERS AND FRIENDS FROM:           DAVID BARIS, PRESIDENT AND RICH WHITING                            EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUBJECT: ... Read More »

February 25, 2016

Two-Person Board Committees & Corporate Governance by Formula

A January 28, 2016 Wall Street Journal article entitled 'Two-Person Board Panels Live On' questions whether such board committees are effective compared to board committees ... Read More »