December 16, 2021

Essential AABD Task Force Working Group Guidance for Prospective Bank Directors

One of the keys to nominating and electing qualified bank directors is for both the board and prospective director to assure that the prospective director ... Read More »

December 14, 2021

AABD Seeking Guidance from OCC on Diversity Requirements

May lack of sufficient diversity on bank boards be an unsafe or unsound banking practice? That’s what Acting Comptroller Hsu suggested in his October 5 speech ... Read More »

December 6, 2021

AABD Seeking Guidance from NY DFS on Implementation of Non-discriminatory Policy

To achieve diversity, is the NY DFS in favor of banks discriminating based on race, ethnicity or gender? This is one of the questions that ... Read More »

November 30, 2021

Bank Board Nominations May Become More Complicated in 2022

Earlier this year, Nasdaq adopted a rule to require Nasdaq-listed companies to appoint at least two directors meeting diversity definitions or disclose why not, with ... Read More »

November 22, 2021

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 41: Financial Crises: Why, When, How (Part 1)

In this episode, Tom Vartanian will address why the U.S. has experienced many more financial crises than most other developed countries and the role of ... Read More »

November 9, 2021

The Bank Board’s Role in Overseeing Cyber Risk and Customer Data

In a recent episode of the U.S. National Privacy and Cybersecurity Podcast, AABD President David Baris sat down with hosts Jerry Buckley and Jody Westby ... Read More »

November 1, 2021

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 40: Top 10 Questions You Should be Asking About Enterprise Risk Management

In this episode, host and AABD President David Baris is joined by Michael Glotz, co-founder and CEO of Strategic Risk Advisors, to advise bank boards ... Read More »

October 28, 2021

Public Hearings on OCC’s Notice of Charges Against Former Wells Fargo Officers

The marathon public hearings on the OCC Notice of Charges against three former senior officers at Wells Fargo over Wells’ sales practices are continuing. The public ... Read More »

October 25, 2021

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 39: Challenger Core Systems, Part 2

In this episode, banking and corporate attorney Dub Sutherland will discuss how to plan for and negotiate agreements involving core challenger systems as an alternative ... Read More »

October 20, 2021

Is Your Bank Sufficiently Prepared to Manage Cyber Risks?

Banks are facing unprecedented cyber risks. Appropriate training of current bank employees can help a great deal to minimize and control those risks. The Association for ... Read More »