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Seventy Attendees Register for CFO Peer Group/Senior Management Conference - May 19 - 20, 2011 - Turning Stone Resort
IBANYS is holding its CFO Peer Group/Senior Management Conference on May 19 - 20, 2011 at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY. Topics to be discussed include:
· Durbin Amendment/Debit Interchange
· Is Your Bank Ready for a Captive?
· Economy & Interest Rates
· Protection of Bond Holders
· Enterprise Risk Management
· Creative Ways to Grow Commercial Loan Portfolio
· What's After Dodd-Frank?-Fee Income and others.
In addition, nationally known speakers Alex Castellanos from CNN and Dr. Timothy Mescon, President of Columbus State University will be sharing their thoughts on community banking. The program fee is $365 for members and $475 non-members.
For the complete conference agenda please click here: Conference Agenda
Government Relations Committee Launches Monthly Conference Call
The bank members of the newly formed Government Relations Committee; Eileen Bagnoli, John Buhrmaster, Chris Dowd, Peter Forrestel, Bob Fisher, Sal Marranca and Paul Mello join Legislative Counsel, William Y. Crowell and IBANYS President Frank Capaldo. Meetings will be held the third Friday of every month. The initial meeting of the committee took place this morning to discuss IBANYS legislative agenda and ongoing state and federal issues facing community bankers. Mr. Crowell addressed the resignation of Banking Superintendent Richard Neiman and the temporary placement of Regina Stone as Acting Superintendent, and commented on the October 3rd launch date of the new Banking/Insurance entity.
The committee discussed the attached bills on the conference call:
Updates on other legislative issues included Participation Limits for the Community Bank Deposit Program; Payday Loans, new legislation making bank robbery a Class B Felony and Regulation Q.
Committee members discussed whether IBANYS should comment on Reg Q and agreed to seek input from the membership. Attached you will find insightful information on the subject. Please email your comments to Frank Capaldo at frankC@ibanys.net
If you would like to become a member of the Government Relation committee please contact Vicki Miller.
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Marranca: Community Banks Gaining Ground
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ICBA Chairman Sal Marranca and IBANYS Director, said that community bankers in Washington have a great opportunity to have a lasting impact on the debate over financial regulation.
Marranca told community bankers at the 2011 Washington Policy Summit that their participation in the policymaking process has distinguished Main Street institutions from Wall Street megabanks. "ICBA is the only national trade group to exclusively represent community banks," he said. "And while the association proudly carries that banner in Washington and throughout the nation, it could not succeed without community bankers like you."
Communities First Act Regulatory Relief Introduced
At ICBA's policy summit this week, House Financial Services Committee member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) announced at the policy summit and has since introduced the Communities First Act (H.R.1697), ICBA-advocated legislation to reduce regulatory, tax and paperwork burdens on community banks and the customers they serve.
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Glenn B. Sutherland Introduced as New Board Member
Please welcome our newest Board Member, Glenn B. Sutherland, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catskill Hudson Bank and its parent Catskill Hudson Bancorp, Inc. Catskill Hudson Bank, "Your Community Bank" with assets of $332 million, is head-quartered in the Sullivan County community of Rock Hill and provides banking services from the Catskill Mountains to the Hudson River through twelve banking offices in Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. The Bank was organized and opened in December 1993 as the Community Bank of Sullivan County; and during the last six years, has expanded from three banking offices with $73 million in assets.
Mr. Sutherland joined the Bank in January 2005 having previously been President and CEO of Ellenville National Bank prior to its acquisition by Provident Bank. Previously he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at First National Bank of Rhinebeck until its merger with Fishkill National Bank. Mr. Sutherland is a CPA and a CFP, a native and current resident of Kingston, New York. He began his career as an accountant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co and later operated his own CPA practice with his wife under the name of Sutherland & Lowe.
Glenn was appointed by Chairman Paul Mello to serve on the Convention Committee.
Welcome New IBANYS Member - The Bank of Greene County
Please welcome our newest member The Bank of Greene County, represented by Don Gibson, President and CEO. The institution was chartered in 1889 as the Building and Loan Association of Catskill, NY. In 1974, the Bank, then known as the Catskill Savings & Loan Association, changed its name to Greene County Savings Bank, and opened its first branch office in Coxsackie that year. In 1999, with the introduction of a public stock offering and the founding of a parent company, Greene County Bancorp, Inc., the bank became known as The Bank of Greene County. It now has branches in Cairo, Greenville, Tannersville, Westerlo, Hudson, Catskill Commons, Greenport, Chatham, Ravena-Coeymans and Germantown.
Please join IBANYS in welcoming Don Gibson and The Bank of Greene County.
To learn more please click here: Bank of Greene County
IBANYS Announces the Re-Activation of Regional Meetings in New York
In an effort to respond to the request by members for increased communications and local exchanges IBANYS, in conjunction with ICBA, returns to an earlier day when regional or district meetings were held throughout the state. We will begin with four, two of which have been scheduled for June 29 at the Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, New York and July 6 at the Tarrytown House in Tarrytown, New York.
These breakfast meetings will include presentations and group discussions such as the Four Pillars of IBANYS - Moving Forward by Frank Capaldo, a Washington update from ICBA and Improving Investment Performance with remarks by Jim Reber from ICBA Securities. A complete agenda will be released soon. We invite you to attend these informative meetings.
Call For Convention Committee Members
The IBANYS 38th Annual Convention will be held on August 28-30, 2011 at the Gideon Putnam Hotel and Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York. In order to put together the best convention agenda possible we need your input.
If you would like to be part of the Convention Committee please contact Frank J. Capaldo, President & CEO at 518-436-4646 or vickim@ibanys.net.
Your insight would be greatly appreciated.
Member Profile - Bank Financial Services (BFS)
Bank Financial Services (BFS) has become one of IBANYS' Preferred Service Providers. BFS is a national firm, headquartered in Princeton, N.J., with 11 Regional Offices and 13 Regional Partners. BFS works exclusively with community and regional banks to create, manage, finance (with BOLI), and service Non-Qualified Supplemental Benefit plans for Top Executives and Directors/Trustees.
Through BFS's Principals, Regional Partners, and staff, they have extensive experience in the financial services, accounting, qualified & non-qualified benefits, and banking industries. Their exclusive focus on non-qualified benefits for bankers and BOLI financing of these plans, makes BFS uniquely qualified to provide meaningful benefits to attract, retain and reward the key drivers of the success of a community/regional bank, while positively impacting the bank's bottom-line.
Fabrizio Duva, Vice President Northeast Sales
Phone: (609) 243-9395 Ext. 106
fduva@bfsgroup.com
John Gianacaci, Partner
609-243-9395 Ext. 102
jgianacaci@bfsgroup.com
To learn more about BFS click here: BFS Group
Be Part of the New IBANYS Newsletter - Send In Photos of Your Bank
As part of the IBANYS new web site, the Association would like to feature photos of our member banks. The photos will include a wide variety of members from all across the state.
To be part of of the new web site, we invite you to send both historical and current day photos (high resolution in jpeg format is best) to Vicki Miller at vickim@ibanys.net.
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