Conference of State Bank Supervisors

Home Equity Lending Market

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve recently held public hearings on the home equity lending market. CSBS Assistant Vice President Catherine Woody interviews Steven L. Antonakes, Commissioner of Banks for the Massachusetts Division of Banks, to get the state system view of the residential mortgage industry.

Mr. Antonakes was appointed Commissioner of Banks for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by Governor Mitt Romney in December 2003. Mr. Antonakes oversees over 270 state-chartered banks and credit unions holding total combined assets of approximately $240 billion. In addition, his agency licenses and examines over 5,000 non-bank financial entities, including mortgage lenders and brokers, check cashers, small loan companies, finance companies, and collection agencies.

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Recent Revisions to the FFIEC's BSA/AML Examination Manual

What are the recent revisions to the FFIEC's BSA/AML Examination
Manual?

CSBS Senior Vice President Roger Stromberg interviews Carol Van Cleef,
partner in the Washington, DC office of the law firm of Bryan Cave
LLP. Ms. Van Cleef leads the firm's Money Services Businesses and
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance teams. CSBS and Bryan Cave LLP
co-sponsor the highly acclaimed "Boot Camp for BSA Professionals".

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Standardized Approach to Basel II

The banking press has recently reported a renewed interest in the Standardized Approach to Basel II, following-up on the dialogue between Senator Paul Sarbanes and FRB Chairman Ben Bernanke during a Senate Banking Committee hearing.

CSBS Vice President & Director of Regulatory Affairs Michael Stevens and Dr. Katherine Wyatt, Director of Research for the New York State Banking Department, discuss the significance of the Standardized Approach and how it compares with the Advanced Approach and the Basel IA proposal for domestic banks.

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Remarks on Section 404 - Sarbanes Oxley

CSBS held its Bank Directors Seminar in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, October 2-4.

Tom Chandler, partner with the law firm of Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP, delivered a great presentation on Corporate Governance. Afterwards, our "citizen reporter" Roger Stromberg interviewed Tom on Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

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Top 10 Observations on BSA Compliance

CSBS Senior Vice President Roger Stromberg interviews Carol Van Cleef, partner in the Washington, DC office of the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP.  Ms. Van Cleef leads the firm's Money Services Businesses and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance teams.

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