April 19, 2021

AABD Amicus Brief Filed in the Sixth Circuit Raises Due Process Concerns with the FDIC’s Claims Against a Bank Director and Former Officer

A recent FDIC Order removed Harry C. Calcutt III from office, banned him from banking, and imposed a civil money penalty, which is now on ... Read More »

March 18, 2021

Benchmarking Bank Board Loan Approvals and Ratifications

Some time ago, AABD asked the FDIC to create a personal liability safe harbor for bank directors whose boards approve and ratify loans. The FDIC ... Read More »

February 23, 2021

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 31: CRA, Fair Lending, and Fair Banking

This week, Host and AABD President David Baris is joined by Ken Thomas, one of the leading experts on CRA in the country. If he ... Read More »

February 8, 2021

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 30: The Human Element in Bank Examinations, Part 2

This week, host and AABD President David Baris is joined again by Tom Fitzgerald to conclude their discussion on how to prepare for your next ... Read More »

January 12, 2021

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 29: What is a Bank Board’s Role in BSA/AML and OFAC Compliance? Part 2

This week, host and AABD President David Baris is joined again by Ross Marrazzo, Managing Partner and Head of Compliance and Ethics of Treliant LLC, ... Read More »

January 5, 2021

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 28: What is a Bank Board’s Role in BSA/AML and OFAC Compliance? Part 1

This week, host and AABD President David Baris is joined by Ross Marrazzo, Managing Partner and Head of Compliance and Ethics of Treliant LLC, a ... Read More »

January 4, 2021

Lessons to Be Learned from Deutsche Bank’s Headaches

Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction by David Enrich chronicles the transgressions of certain former Deutsche Bank officers and ... Read More »

December 18, 2020

Mitigation of Bank Director Personal Liability Consistent with Safe and Sound Banking: Task Force Begins Its Work

For 30 years, AABD has identified laws, regulations, and bank regulatory guidance and practices that hold bank directors legally responsible for matters outside their control ... Read More »

December 14, 2020

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 27: How to Prepare for Your Next Bank Examination, Part 1

This week we're joined by Tom Fitzgerald, who was a National Bank Examiner and Senior Executive at the Comptroller of the Currency, then a Senior ... Read More »

November 30, 2020

Calling All Bank Directors Episode 26: How and Why Your Bank Should Offer a Bank Apprenticeship Program, Part 2

This week, we're again joined by Maxine Hart, Head of Human Resources at Reading Cooperative Bank, Reading, Massachusetts. Maxine was a key player in Reading's ... Read More »