The cover of the latest edition of North Western Financial Review features SuperBanker, a.k.a. WBA chairman Ron Slater. The issue highlights insights from industry experts speaking at the 2010 WBA Bank Executives Conference. For more information or to subscribe to the free weekly e-newsletter, click here.

Chicago Fed encourages Senate to take action
In letters to Senators Kohl and Feingold, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Charles Evans stated, “I believe there are there are three critical elements requiring legislative action: consolidated supervision of all systemically important financial institutions; the need to have effective mechanisms to unwind these firms without unnecessarily exposing US taxpayers; and the important public policy benefits of including a robust role for the Federal Reserve in bank supervision.” A copy can be found here.

Financial Record Matching Program - FAQs
Section 71.91(8), Wis. Stats., authorizes the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) to enter into data match agreements with financial institutions for the purpose of identifying financial assets held by the financial institutions of delinquent state debtors. This Financial Record Matching Program FAQ document was provided to WBA from the Wisconsin DOR and is current as of Feb. 22, 2010. Click here to view the FAQs.

HUD Changes RESPA Mortgage Booklets
New RESPA requirements are changing the forms that document mortgage loans and the mandatory government booklets that must accompany your loans. FIPCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of WBA, can supply the booklets you need to remain in compliance with various regulations. Due to regulatory changes, Buying Your Home - Settlement Costs and Helpful Information (A HUD Guide) has been updated. Orders are being taken now and the product will ship as soon as the order is processed. To find out how FIPCO can assist with your stock of booklets, contact FIPCO at (800) 722-3498 option 1 or e-mail fipcosales@fipco.com.

Shop locally … The dollars you spend with FIPCO come back to your bank in the form of low WBA membership dues, WBA government lobbying on behalf of the banking industry and free member access to WBA’s legal department.

Conveniently learn more about the services and products that will assist your business efforts with the below FREE webinars.  

Inquirehire Hiring Process Automation Webinar series
This series includes 4 webinars that are suitable for all employer audiences. Programs include:

Overview: covers the basic benefits of hiring process automation and discusses the key elements of an automated system.
Tuesday, March 9th at 10 am central. Click to register

Paperless Application Process: discusses the use of electronic applications, resumes, background check authorizations, and EEO data collection.
Wednesday, March 10th at 10 am central. Click to register

Applicant Evaluation: discusses the use of pre-screening questioning and scoring, pre-hire assessment testing, applicant ranking, collaborating, and communicating.
Thursday, March 11th at 10 am central. Click to register

Automated Reference Checking: discusses the use of web-based applications to collect professional reference information about applicants. With automated reference checking, employers receive comprehensive reference information without time-consuming phone calls.
Friday, March 12th at 2 pm central. Click to register

FIPCO hosts Wiz Basic: HMDA demo
Another HMDA reporting year has come and gone. This year submission season is going to be different because there is a HMDA compliance management tool designed specifically for community lenders. On March 23, FIPCO is hosting a WKFS Wiz Basic: HMDA product demonstration webinar.
Tuesday, March 23 9:30 am, CT. Click to register.

UPS Savings Program
Save up to 26% on UPS shipping thanks to WBA!

WBA members can now save up to 26% off UPS Express air and international shipments. That’s a significant savings over FedEx published rates! All this with the peace of mind that comes from using the carrier that delivers outstanding reliability, greater speed, more service, and innovative technology.  UPS guarantees delivery of more packages around the world than anyone, and delivers more packages overnight on time in the US than any other carrier, including FedEx. Simple shipping!  Special savings!  It's that easy!

Members currently enrolled in the UPS Savings Program must re-enroll to take advantage of this new exclusive offer.

Use promo code NCR075 to enroll. For complete details or to sign up, click here.