2009 CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium

Attending this conference offers several key business benefits.

Compliance professionals face multiple competing pressures – both internal and external. Regulatory agencies, legislators, and state governments are lining up to strengthen and enforce regulations and fair lending restrictions. In the face of increased oversight and heightened scrutiny, compliance professionals must navigate an increasingly complex regulatory system and still find ways innovative ways to remain profitable, an especially challenging job in a down economy.

Attend the 2009 CRA and Fair Lending Colloquium with compliance professionals, regulators and other industry experts. Learn about the latest regulatory changes, understand the impact of new enforcement initiatives and testing measures, and prepare your institution to manage compliance obligations and reduce risk. Benefit from a first class conference education, endless networking opportunities, and visionary keynotes with wide-ranging viewpoints.

Given today’s elevated emphasis on CRA and fair lending, you won’t want to miss this year’s event. Below are a few key benefits to highlight when building your “must attend” business case:

Immediate Impact

As soon as you get back to work you can implement the tips, best practices, and ideas you take away from the conference. You’ll hear success stories on continuous improvement initiatives, compliance strategies, and learn how to increase operational efficiencies even in the face of new and complex requirements.

Knowledge

The Colloquium features a case-study driven conference program. Over the course of the event, key issues for the industry will be addressed through a series of keynote presentations, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and general sessions. You’ll hear the nation's top compliance experts discuss best practices and analyze regulatory trends affecting the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and fair lending rules.

Networking

With more than 350 attendees, including compliance professionals from large and small banks, regulators, lawyers, and industry experts from all over the country expected to attend, the Colloquium is the best place to network with quality professionals within the financial services industry. Conference participants gather in one place for three days to meet and share experiences. The halls buzz with discussions among people dealing with the same compliance challenges in an environment that fosters constructive planning and shared best practices.

ROI – An Investment your Institution’s Risk Reduction Strategy

Attendees can register for 4 days of seminars (including the pre-conference sessions scheduled for Sunday, October 4). Spending 2% of the work year on regulatory training will pay off when you: 1) can better prepare your institution for regulatory exams; 2) anticipate concerns of the regulators; 3) have the necessary foundation for drafting new policies and procedures; and 4) can implement new risk assessment strategies.

CRCM Credits

The 2009 CRA and Fair Lending Colloquium meets the ICB criteria for content and quality of presentation. And is accredited to CRCM, CLBB and CFSSP credits.

To claim these hours, ICB members should submit credits online for recordation in their file. This can be completed by logging on to www.aba.com/icbcertifications.