This week, host and AABD President David Baris is joined by Calvin Henderson, who has been involved for many years in loan administration and credit ... Read More »

If so, you are running a higher risk of personal liability heading into a recession.  Here is why. Any time there is a significant recession, some ... Read More »

AABD opposes an FDIC proposal to require bank boards to certify that their banks have “successfully” tested their information technology systems for compliance with new ... Read More »

AABD has again asked the federal banking agencies to review regulatory guidance imposing management responsibilities and huge burdens on bank directors. These burdens distract directors from ... Read More »

On January 21st, both the OCC and FDIC announced approval of an interim final rule that allows well-managed community banks and thrifts with less than $1 ... Read More »

Full Court Press on CRE Lending. All the federal banking agencies ended 2015 by joining the OCC in reinforcing the message that commercial real estate (CRE) ... Read More »

On May 12, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg delivered remarks at the American Association of Bank Directors (AABD)-SNL Bank Director Summit. Gruenberg discussed, among other things, ... Read More »

As reported here on February 9th, the AABD filed a brief jointly earlier this year with ICBA and The Clearing House with the U.S. Court ... Read More »

AABD has submitted an amicus brief (jointly with ICBA and The Clearing House) in to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in ... Read More »

In support of bank directors facing a lawsuit filed by the FDIC, AABD (together with ICBA) will be submitting in February 2015 an amicus brief ... Read More »