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Associate Members
LBA associate members "associate" themselves with Louisiana's commercial banks and thrifts by monitoring developments in the banking industry with the information they receive from the Association. Any company that provides products and services to Louisiana financial institutions is eligible for membership. Click here to download a membership application. Click here for the form to add logos to listings. For more information, contact Ginger Laurent in the LBA office at 225/387-3282 for an enrollment application. Dues for associate members are $1,000 a year.
Membership Benefits:
- a subscription to LBA's newsletter, The Louisiana Banker
- a listing in the LBA Louisiana Financial Directory
- a listing in the Associate Members section of LBA Online
- discounts on LBA continuing education programs
- access to the LBA staff for legal, legislative, and banking industry information
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Accounting |
The Dixon Hughes Financial Institution Services Group combines significant industry resources, a broad knowledge of the financial institutions industry and a deep understanding of how financial institutions operate and what makes them unique. We currently serve more than 100 banks across the Southern U.S., including community, regional and U.S. Top 10 banks, all with a hands-on, responsive service philosophy. Currently, the Financial Institution Services Group has 18 Members and more than 100 professionals dedicated to serving your industry and committed to delivering the highest-quality professional services at a reasonable cost. Our services include: external audit, tax compliance and consulting, internal audit, risk assessments, IT reviews and consulting, SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley assistance, FDICIA assistance, merger due diligence and loan defeasance services. To excel in today’s environment, you need an independent CPA firm to provide an objective view on your bank’s financial and operating performance, as well as one committed to accessibility and responsiveness. At Dixon Hughes, our Financial Institution Services Group delivers on both sides of the service equation.
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Established in 1924, Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP, is one of the oldest, largest and most respected accounting firms in Louisiana. With a total staff of over 100 employees, 40 of which are CPAs, HTB is large enough to provide a full range of accounting, tax, audit and consulting services while also providing prompt, personalized service. Because HTB has been working with financial institutions for more than 50 years, our audit team members are specialists in evaluating internal controls, conducting compliance tests, reviewing loans and obtaining sufficient competent evidential matter to support opinions. HTB also implements the most effective accounting methods for financial statement presentation and tax planning as well as employee compensation plan audits. In addition, HTB is a member of PKF North America (PKF NA), one of the largest and most successful accounting associations today. This membership enables us to provide our clients with a wealth of resources not usually found in a local firm and allows us to offer our clients the benefit of access to national firm expertise while maintaining the close personal attention of a smaller firm.
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Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP is a locally owned and based professional service and certified public accounting firm with offices in Shreveport and Monroe. Since 1946, Heard, McElroy & Vestal has strived to be a pillar of trust, integrity and competence, remaining focused on the same goal, striving for the unconditional confidence of its clients. Our extensive number of banking clients range in size from $150 million to over $1.5 billion in assets. No matter what the scope of the engagement, HMV seeks to understand the client’s ultimate goals and motivations and searches beyond fiscal information for answers to their questions. With 15 partners, an affiliation with Business Valuation Consultants, LLP, and a partnership with Enterprise Computer Services, LLP, a business computer firm, Heard, McElroy, & Vestal, LLP has endless ways to help clients reach their full wealth potential. Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP is registered with the PCAOB, a member of the AICPA Large Firm Network, and a member of the Private Companies Practice and Center for SEC Practice Sections of the Division of Firms of the AICPA.
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LSRH, established in 1946, has over 140 employees and is the one of the largest, independent accounting and consulting firms in Southeast Louisiana with offices in Baton Rouge, Metairie, and Covington. Our firm is organized into multi-disciplinary industry groups and Financial Institutions has long been a focus industry of our firm. This commitment has translated into a significant financial institution client base and state recognition as a leader in serving financial institutions.
In addition, our affiliation with the RSM McGladrey Network provides immediate access to other professionals serving financial institutions across the nation. Our clients benefit from our local experience as well as from the boundless resources available to us. A few of our services include Financial Statement Audits, Internal Audit, Internal Control Evaluations, Benefit Plan Audits, Deferred Compensation Plans, Tax Consulting and Return Preparation, Cost Segregation Studies, Multi State Issues as well as Information Technology Audit Services.
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Since our inception in 1977 PKM’s knowledge of the financial services industry has been a core competency of the firm. Today, this knowledge encompasses multiple facets of the community banking industry including banks registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), S Corporation banks, and De Novo banks. PKM works with more than 130 bank clients in 26 states, ranging in size from $20 million to more than $8 billion in assets. As such, all PKM professionals work on bank engagements, with experience ranging from one to over thirty years. These statistics have earned PKM a place on Public Accounting Report’s national list of “Public Community Bank Audit Leaders;" PKM was also named one of "America's Top 100 Auditors" and America's 50 "Best of the Best" firms.
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As the only Top 100 U.S. accounting firm based in Louisiana, Postlethwaite & Netterville serves clients that include national, state, and savings banks as well as other financial institutions ranging in size from approximately $10 million to almost $1 billion in assets. Included in our staff of over 300 are professionals with extensive audit and tax experience with financial institutions, including valuation analysts with the ability to provide due diligence for mergers/acquisitions, collateral audits and Board of Directors/Audit Committee training. We also offer a group of Certified Internal Auditors that work with banks in outsourced, co-sourced and training roles to develop/perform the internal audit function. In addition, our technology consultants can provide systems engineers and Certified Information System Security Professionals who conduct data security reviews, penetration testing and information systems consulting.
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The firm of Roy Chenevert, CPA provides audit, tax and consulting services to community banks throughout Louisiana. Our CPAs, with 90 years combined experience, are continuously serving the banking industry throughout the year by conducting financial statement audits, BSA independent reviews, internal audit outsourcing, and tax planning and preparation. The majority of our time is dedicated to serving Louisiana banks. With our extensive experience in the banking industry, our CPAs are familiar with the needs of Louisiana community bankers. This familiarity helps us in providing prompt personalized services for reasonable fees. Our internal audit outsourcing and BSA review services assist Louisiana community bankers in implementing required procedures that may not be available or affordable internally. With the number of banks that we serve, our CPAs have the ability to offer efficient solutions to today's banking challenges.
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Established in 1932 and being one of the oldest and most respected firms in the region, currently with a staff of 46, Silas Simmons, LLP offers a complete range of accounting, auditing, tax preparation, tax planning and business advisory services including financial statement, audits, tax consulting, compliance, and preparation for banks and holding companies, S corporation tax issues, internal audits, trust department audits, IT examinations, ACH audits and loan review engagements, and mergers and acquisitions. Silas Simmons, LLP, is a member of AICPA Private Companies Practice Section and The Firm Foundation.
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Advertising |
BankOnHold is the leading provider of On Hold Music and Messaging Services, Video Displays and Overhead Music to the banking industry. We provide a true partnership that makes it effortless for us to create custom scripts for your marketing programs and promotions while reinforcing your bank's unique image. Visit http://www.bankonhold.com/ or call (800) 460-HOLD.
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CNM has been providing technology services to the financial industry since our inception over 11 years ago. We pride ourselves in our ability to providing the technologies that are right for your institution and professional support that is necessary to maintain and manage your network. Our staff of dedicated developers and engineers are available to assist you in finding and implementing a solution to whatever issue your institution may be considering.
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Asset/Liability Management |
Founded in 1962, Raymond James is one of the largest financial services firms in the United Stated, with locations worldwide. Our Institional Taxable Fixed Income group has well-established relationships with more than 2,400 domestic and foreign institutional clients. Our strategies are customized to the specific needs of our clients and supported by the experience and expertise of the division's more than 300 professionals.We have extensive fixed income reasearch and trading capabilities and our clients know they can rely on our proven expertise in a wide variety of markets including: Treasury and Agencies,Corporate Bonds, MBS, SBA's, Whole Loan's, CMO's, CMBS's, Preferred Securities and Taxable and non-taxable municipal bonds.
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Shay Financial has been serving the needs of banks since 1981. The company was established to meet the unique investment demands and regulatory requirements faced by financial institutions. From eight offices across the country, from Wall Street to Main Street, we only serve community banks, helping them build more profitable balance sheets. Shay utilizes a “balance sheet based investment approach” to our core competencies of: Securities Analysis and Selection; A/L IRR Modeling; Investment Portfolio Analysis and Modeling; Asset Management via the highly acclaimed Asset Management Fund family of bank specific mutual funds; Wholesale Growth Program; Sweep Account; and Wholesale Funding strategies via National Market CD’s. In order to maintain an unbiased perspective when assisting clients, the firm chooses not to own an extensive inventory of securities for resale. At Shay Financial Services, Inc., we take pride in our history, our accomplishments, our commitment to community banking, and our enduring client relationships.
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At Sterne Agee, our mission is to build wealth for our clients. For more than a century, we have worked in the belief that we succeed only when our clients thrive. For a brokerage firm to survive for more than 100 years is hard enough. One can only thrive that long, though, by ensuring that your clients thrive first. Sterne Agee is one of the oldest and largest privately held brokerage firms left in the industry. We are a member of the New York Stock Exchange and a registered Broker Dealer. We offer clients all the advantages of a full-service firm, yet retain the flexibility and personal attention that are rarely found in the huge names. Our expertise includes Retail and Institutional Brokerage, BOLI, Asset and Liability Management and Modeling, Investment Banking and Underwriting; Secondary Trading of Corporate, Municipal and Government Securities and Market Making in Over-the-counter Stocks. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Sterne Agee has offices located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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The Baker Group is a leader in the development of innovative asset/liability and investment portfolio management services for community banks. Baker's products and services include: Asset/Liability Management, Investment Portfolio Accounting, Investment Portfolio Analysis, Budget and Board Reporting, Broker/Dealer Services plus educational programs concerning regulatory issues, interest rate risk and portfolio management. Baker is endorsed by 5 state community banking associations: the Community Bankers Association of Alabama, the Community Bankers Association of Illinois, the Indiana Bankers Association, the North Dakota Bankers Association, and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas. Baker’s main office is located in Oklahoma City with branch offices in Austin, Indianapolis, Springfield, and Salt Lake City. You can reach any office by calling 1-800-937-2257 or find us on the web at http://www.gobaker.com/
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ATM & Debit Card Processing |
Computer Services, Inc., provides service and software solutions for community banks. In addition to core processing, our integrated banking solutions include imaging, cash management, Internet banking, corporate intranets, secure web hosting, e-messaging, online shopping, teller and platform services, ATM and debit card service and support, risk assessment, network management, and compliance software and services for regulatory compliance, homeland security and fraud prevention.
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Fifth Third Processing Solutions has been providing EFT services since 1973. Our products include transaction processing, network gateway access, card support, merchants programs, terminal support, stored value programs, and value-added services including commercial banking, treasury management and investment management services.
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First Data provides complete debit services to financial institutions, including ATM driving and monitoring; PIN, signature and stored value card processing; gateway management; a broad range of fraud protection services; and cardholder account access to more than 1.9 million ATM and retail locations across the U.S. via the STAR® Network. For more information, visit http://www.firstdata.com/ or http://www.star.com/.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Payment Express Systems in partnership with Sage is a leading supplier of Electronic Payment Processing Services, Merchant Accounts, and Merchant Accounting services for retail, mail order/telephone order and Internet businesses. PES believes in empowering its customers by creating one-stop solutions that simplify payment processing. We are committed to providing secure payment options through advanced technology, diligent anti-fraud procedures and solid industry relationships. Our products and services have been designed to offer “one stop solutions” that improve our customer’s operating efficiencies and convert their cost to profit. Our management team brings over 50 years experience in the processing industry to insure the success of our relationships with our partners. We are a registered MSP of Harris Bank-Chicago with Visa®, MasterCard®, Registered ISP with Discover®, Global E Telecom®, Valutec Card Solutions® and American Express®, along with our proud memberships with the Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. We listen to our customers and their needs drive the development of our products and services. We believe that value is created when our customers receive exemplary services for reasonable, competitive rates. For more information, please call us or visit our website at http://www.paymentes.com/.
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The SHAZAM network is one of the last remaining member-owned and -controlled EFT networks and processors in the industry. This independence allows SHAZAM to remain in control of its systems and guarantees access to the electronic payments system for its Financial Institution participants. SHAZAM offers ATM processing, Visa® check card and Debit MasterCard® national debit products, card authorization services, merchant processing, ACH services, and information security solutions. SHAZAM serves more than 1,500 community financial institutions in 30 states. Visit http://www.shazam.net/ for more information. Or contact Rob Buchanan at (800) 717-4460. E-mail - rbuchan@shazam.net.
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ATMs |
In the current economic environment, financial institutions are carefully analyzing the current and future total cost of ownership of their technology assets, and evaluating the outsourcing alternative. With a widespread lack of capital for costly upfront investments, renting ATM hardware and associated services becomes an attractive, and in some cases the only feasible, option to struggling banks. Payment Alliance International, the nation's largest ATM network, has stepped up to meet that need. With over 43,000 ATMs nationwide placed in high profile, high traffic areas, PAI can provide financial institutions with a cost effective method of expanding their brand and ATM network and generating positive customer relations for just dollars per day. Financial Institutions can place their brand on one or more of PAI's ATMs for just dollars per day. To their customers, the ATMs will look and operate like the bank owned ATMs. The only difference is there will be no major outlay of capital by the FI.
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Auditing |
The Dixon Hughes Financial Institution Services Group combines significant industry resources, a broad knowledge of the financial institutions industry and a deep understanding of how financial institutions operate and what makes them unique. We currently serve more than 100 banks across the Southern U.S., including community, regional and U.S. Top 10 banks, all with a hands-on, responsive service philosophy. Currently, the Financial Institution Services Group has 18 Members and more than 100 professionals dedicated to serving your industry and committed to delivering the highest-quality professional services at a reasonable cost. Our services include: external audit, tax compliance and consulting, internal audit, risk assessments, IT reviews and consulting, SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley assistance, FDICIA assistance, merger due diligence and loan defeasance services. To excel in today’s environment, you need an independent CPA firm to provide an objective view on your bank’s financial and operating performance, as well as one committed to accessibility and responsiveness. At Dixon Hughes, our Financial Institution Services Group delivers on both sides of the service equation.
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Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP is a locally owned and based professional service and certified public accounting firm with offices in Shreveport and Monroe. Since 1946, Heard, McElroy & Vestal has strived to be a pillar of trust, integrity and competence, remaining focused on the same goal, striving for the unconditional confidence of its clients. Our extensive number of banking clients range in size from $150 million to over $1.5 billion in assets. No matter what the scope of the engagement, HMV seeks to understand the client’s ultimate goals and motivations and searches beyond fiscal information for answers to their questions. With 15 partners, an affiliation with Business Valuation Consultants, LLP, and a partnership with Enterprise Computer Services, LLP, a business computer firm, Heard, McElroy, & Vestal, LLP has endless ways to help clients reach their full wealth potential. Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP is registered with the PCAOB, a member of the AICPA Large Firm Network, and a member of the Private Companies Practice and Center for SEC Practice Sections of the Division of Firms of the AICPA.
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Auto Title Services |
Endorsed by the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association and established in 1957, our family owned business, Casey & Casey, has become the largest licensed public tag agent in Louisiana with seven locations to better serve you. We work for you, the financial institution, as your own personal motor vehicle office, where customer service matters. Services Include:
- Registering of Motor Vehicles in Louisiana
- Recording Liens and Issuing Duplicate Titles
- Issuing Plates including Special Interest and Personalized
- “Rushed Files” same day processing
- Monthly Penalties & Interest Reports
- Itemized Invoices
- Free OMV Training Seminars
- Temporary Markers
- For a minimum fee: Notarization of Documents, Electronic Registration Transfer Service, Registering files in other states
Our services will improve cash flow, eliminate visits to your local DMV, receive registrations quickly, reduce rejected files and paperwork, have information electronically at your finger tips, and the technology that will bring you at the forefront of Electronic Lien, Registration, and Titling. Because we are a licensed and bonded Public Tag Agent, our company is allowed, under law, to collect a convenience fee. This fee is set up so you as the financial institution can pass this onto the consumer. For more information, please call Amy Casey toll free 888-284-8537 and visit http://www.autotitle.com/
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Bank Equipment |
ComCo Direct is an industry leader in backroom integration and teller systems innovations. In addition to our patented dual-sided technology remote transaction units we offer a full line of conventional banking equipment which includes pneumatic systems, vaults, safes, video surveillance systems and alarm systems. ComCo Direct services all brands of banking equipment, including Diebold, Mosler, LeFebure, Hamilton Air, American Vault, SSE and Fortis and we stock a wide variety of replacement pneumatic carriers at extremely competitive prices.
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Bank-Owned Life Insurance |
Bank Consulting Group, Inc. (“BCG”) is a nationally recognized firm that works with banks to analyze, implement, administer and provide regulatory documentation for Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”), which includes the Northwestern Mutual’s BOLI product, to enhance the bottom-line net income for the bank’s shareholders. With 22 years of experience, BCG’s team of experts have implemented and administered custom designed plans across the country. In addition to helping clients evaluate BOLI for the first time, we offer a no obligation analysis of a bank’s existing BOLI portfolio, if applicable; to demonstrate how we can, perhaps, improve a bank’s earnings.
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Clark Consulting leads the industry in providing tailored executive benefit programs and strategic financing and investment solutions that help banks manage risk, optimize earnings, improve shareholder value, and realize key financial goals. Our consultative approach has benefited nearly 2,400 financial institutions and their shareholders nationwide for over 25 years. Clark Consulting's customized products and services and multiple client solutions include placement of General Account, Separate Account and Hybrid Separate Account Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI), nonqualified deferred compensation plans, long-term care programs, asset administrative solutions and assistance in the retention of key executives that assures the continuity of the banking organization. Confidence in the expertise of Clark Consulting is reflected in its endorsement by numerous banking organizations including the American Bankers Association through its subsidiary, the Corporation for American Banking (CAB).
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FTN Financial is an industry leader in fixed income sales, trading and strategies for institutional clients in the U.S. and abroad. FTN Financial also provides equity research, correspondent services and formulates strategic client alliances. To learn more about FTN Financial, please visit us at http://www.ftnfinancial.com/.
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The acquisition and management of BOLI has entered a new era with new challenges. Bankers are seeking practical guidance from trusted advisors who can bring a new approach to address issues that have only recently begun to surface. Renaissance Bank Advisors (RBA) has developed the processes, assessment tools, and deliverables that are designed to help bankers navigate and thrive in this new era. In this new era of BOLI Portfolio Management, community bankers must place increased emphasis on insurance product knowledge as well as advanced understanding of the legal, tax, accounting and regulatory issues surrounding the purchase and maintenance of bank owned life insurance. Renaissance Bank Advisors (RBA) has put together the best minds and experience in the industry to bridge the gap between the sale and annual administration. Renaissance technical advisors offer banking organizations: Extensive insurance general and separate account expertise, knowledgeable legal, tax and accounting assistance, credible regulatory experience, compensation and benefit design specialization. RBA has developed the processes, assessment tools, and deliverables that are designed to help bankers navigate and thrive in this new era.
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At Sterne Agee, our mission is to build wealth for our clients. For more than a century, we have worked in the belief that we succeed only when our clients thrive. For a brokerage firm to survive for more than 100 years is hard enough. One can only thrive that long, though, by ensuring that your clients thrive first. Sterne Agee is one of the oldest and largest privately held brokerage firms left in the industry. We are a member of the New York Stock Exchange and a registered Broker Dealer. We offer clients all the advantages of a full-service firm, yet retain the flexibility and personal attention that are rarely found in the huge names. Our expertise includes Retail and Institutional Brokerage, BOLI, Asset and Liability Management and Modeling, Investment Banking and Underwriting; Secondary Trading of Corporate, Municipal and Government Securities and Market Making in Over-the-counter Stocks. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Sterne Agee has offices located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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Board of Director Compensation |
Amalfi Consulting, formerly Clark Consulting's Compensation Group, is a full-service consulting firm focused on providing compensation solutions to community banks throughout the United States. Amalfi Consulting serves more than 400 banks with 20 professionals who are dedicated exclusively to executive, employee and director compensation issues. Our charter is to help organizations become better through the design and implementation of short-term and long-term compensation solutions. Listed below is a sample of services Amalfi Consulting delivers to its banking clients.
- Overall Compensation Reviews for Executives and Officers
- Board of Director Overall Compensation Reviews
- Performance Management Planning for Staff Employees
- Annual Incentive Plan Design and Implementation (cash bonus structures)
- Long-Term Incentive Plan Design and Implementation (equity and equity alternatives)
- Compensation Committee Best Practices
- CD & A and other Proxy Support Services
- Tally Sheet Analysis
- Plan Document and Agreement Review (Employment Agreements, Change-in-Control provisions, Equity Plans, etc.)
Amalfi Consulting, LLC, conveniently serves its clients nationally through our four primary office locations: Minneapolis, MN, (main office) Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA and Dallas, TX.
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Crews & Associates, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer with over 150 investment professionals registered in all 50 states. The firm specializes in trading fixed-income securities, including municipal and corporate bonds, government agency bonds, US Treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities and mutual funds. With public finance offices around the country, the firm underwrites new issue municipal bonds and private placements. Crews also offers free account maintenance and safekeeping services.
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Duncan-Williams, Inc. is a Top 100 Brokerage Firm headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. The firm is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm providing financial solutions to retail and institutional organizations in 50 states and 11 foreign countries. Duncan-Williams, Inc., is a member of FINRA, RBDA and SIPC. Duncan-Williams, Inc., has offices in New York City, Jersey City, N.J., Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Houston, Charlotte, N.C., Jackson, Miss., Nashville, TN, Philadelphia, PA and Cleveland, OH. The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council certifies Duncan-Williams, Inc., as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). Additional information is available at http://www.duncanw.com/.
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FTN Financial is an industry leader in fixed income sales, trading and strategies for institutional clients in the U.S. and abroad. FTN Financial also provides equity research, correspondent services and formulates strategic client alliances. To learn more about FTN Financial, please visit us at http://www.ftnfinancial.com/.
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ICBA Securities provides community bankers with quality investment products, services and education at competitive prices. Included are asset/liability and liquidity assistance, bond accounting and safekeeping, transaction analysis, performance profiles, and research assistance. ICBA Securities also has a mandated set of policies for the protection of the banker: rigorous sales rep requirements, a suitable security list, and a pricing policy that is determined by the Board of Directors (also community bankers). ICBA Securities, thru its Capital Markets division, can also provide a comprehensive set of investment banking services, including market making, research, and a full range of corporate finance options. ICBA Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Shay Financial has been serving the needs of banks since 1981. The company was established to meet the unique investment demands and regulatory requirements faced by financial institutions. From eight offices across the country, from Wall Street to Main Street, we only serve community banks, helping them build more profitable balance sheets. Shay utilizes a “balance sheet based investment approach” to our core competencies of: Securities Analysis and Selection; A/L IRR Modeling; Investment Portfolio Analysis and Modeling; Asset Management via the highly acclaimed Asset Management Fund family of bank specific mutual funds; Wholesale Growth Program; Sweep Account; and Wholesale Funding strategies via National Market CD’s. In order to maintain an unbiased perspective when assisting clients, the firm chooses not to own an extensive inventory of securities for resale. At Shay Financial Services, Inc., we take pride in our history, our accomplishments, our commitment to community banking, and our enduring client relationships.
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At Sterne Agee, our mission is to build wealth for our clients. For more than a century, we have worked in the belief that we succeed only when our clients thrive. For a brokerage firm to survive for more than 100 years is hard enough. One can only thrive that long, though, by ensuring that your clients thrive first. Sterne Agee is one of the oldest and largest privately held brokerage firms left in the industry. We are a member of the New York Stock Exchange and a registered Broker Dealer. We offer clients all the advantages of a full-service firm, yet retain the flexibility and personal attention that are rarely found in the huge names. Our expertise includes Retail and Institutional Brokerage, BOLI, Asset and Liability Management and Modeling, Investment Banking and Underwriting; Secondary Trading of Corporate, Municipal and Government Securities and Market Making in Over-the-counter Stocks. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Sterne Agee has offices located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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Banking professionals who truly understand your balance sheet and are responsive to your unique needs. That is what TIB Capital Markets is all about. Since TIB does not typically inventory investment securities, your bank is not being pitched investment products that just happen to be part of a dealer’s inventory sheet for the day. We tailor our support and expertise to meet the unique challenges of your institution – every day. So, if you are looking for a true partner who is committed to your success, TIB Capital Markets is your best choice.
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Vining Sparks is nationally recognized as a leading broker/dealer in serving the investment needs of institutional investors. The firm was started in 1981 by Jim Vining to serve the investment and asset/liability needs of community banks. Vining Sparks currently employs more than 300 people in 12 domestic offices and one in London. The firm has a strong presence in the banking industry and transacts securities business with more than 2,600 banks and savings & loans. The customer base additionally includes hundreds of other clients such as municipalities, money managers, trust departments, insurance companies, pension funds, and investment advisors. Vining Sparks has over $45 million in capital and an annual trading volume exceeding $250 billion with customers located in all 50 states and many foreign countries.
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BSA Reviews |
The firm of Roy Chenevert, CPA provides audit, tax and consulting services to community banks throughout Louisiana. Our CPAs, with 90 years combined experience, are continuously serving the banking industry throughout the year by conducting financial statement audits, BSA independent reviews, internal audit outsourcing, and tax planning and preparation. The majority of our time is dedicated to serving Louisiana banks. With our extensive experience in the banking industry, our CPAs are familiar with the needs of Louisiana community bankers. This familiarity helps us in providing prompt personalized services for reasonable fees. Our internal audit outsourcing and BSA review services assist Louisiana community bankers in implementing required procedures that may not be available or affordable internally. With the number of banks that we serve, our CPAs have the ability to offer efficient solutions to today's banking challenges.
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Business Development |
Retail Management Resources, Inc., is a sales, marketing and management resource company that focuses on providing your company with a valuable management, consulting and training resource that will bring your vision to reality. Our mission is to provide clients with a valuable sales, marketing, management and training resource that will aid in the growth and retention of current clients as well as win new profitable clients.
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SMARTS is a PC based sales management and sales tracking system for financial institutions. It greatly helps the bank to create new business because it offers the sales tools that will energize the bank’s sales efforts. Banks are better able to create new business because they can measure and manage sales results throughout the organization. Incentives, referrals and sales can be reported on all product activities selected. Management has continuous information for monitoring sales strategies and results by branches and departments. SMARTS can track all branch and officer call results.
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Compensation |
Amalfi Consulting, formerly Clark Consulting's Compensation Group, is a full-service consulting firm focused on providing compensation solutions to community banks throughout the United States. Amalfi Consulting serves more than 400 banks with 20 professionals who are dedicated exclusively to executive, employee and director compensation issues. Our charter is to help organizations become better through the design and implementation of short-term and long-term compensation solutions. Listed below is a sample of services Amalfi Consulting delivers to its banking clients.
- Overall Compensation Reviews for Executives and Officers
- Board of Director Overall Compensation Reviews
- Performance Management Planning for Staff Employees
- Annual Incentive Plan Design and Implementation (cash bonus structures)
- Long-Term Incentive Plan Design and Implementation (equity and equity alternatives)
- Compensation Committee Best Practices
- CD & A and other Proxy Support Services
- Tally Sheet Analysis
- Plan Document and Agreement Review (Employment Agreements, Change-in-Control provisions, Equity Plans, etc.)
Amalfi Consulting, LLC, conveniently serves its clients nationally through our four primary office locations: Minneapolis, MN, (main office) Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA and Dallas, TX.
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Compliance |
SecureWorks is a market leading provider of world-class information security services with more than 2,700 clients worldwide. Organizations of all sizes, including more than 10 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on SecureWorks to protect information assets, improve compliance and reduce costs. SecureWorks is the leading provider of Managed Security Services to the banking industry. With over 1,100 clients in the banking industry spanning community, regional, national and international institutions, we protect more banks than other provider. SecureWorks leverages this deep experience to provide our clients with the most effective managed security solutions to help them achieve their security objectives.
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Construction |
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Consultants |
American Planning Corporation has served the community banking market since 1972. Our services are designed to assist our clients in setting financial and strategic goals, to monitor progress toward those goals, and to assist in solving problems that prevent accomplishment of those goals. While our 30+ years of service to the industry give us a strong foundation, we continue to offer leading-edge consulting services to meet the financial and regulatory challenges our clients face. Our services include Short and Long Term Financial Modeling; Strategic Business Planning; Board and Management Consulting; Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Reporting Services; Merger & Acquisition Services; Stock Valuations and Regulatory Consulting. At American Planning, we believe in customer service — both to you, our client, and to your customers and the communities you serve. We invite you to consider us as your partner in continuing a time-honored tradition of providing personalized, community-based banking products and services to your customers. Please visit us at http://www.americanplanning.com/ to learn more.Fax: (225) 765-7200
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Credit Risk Management, established in 1989, provides US community and regional banks with superior credit risk management products and processes. These are integrated across the entire credit function to promote a sound and consistent credit culture. CRM clients get practical and strategic advice and personal service from experienced bankers who have walked in their shoes. This results in superior lending, risk management and compliance practices that complement their Bank’s credit philosophy. To learn more about our products and services please visit us at http://www.creditriskmgt.com/.
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John M. Floyd & Associates (JMFA) is a profitability and performance improvement consulting firm and a leading provider of overdraft privilege programs serving more than 2,000 financial institutions in 50 states and Central America. JMFA is also recognized for training, account acquisition, executive placement and earnings enhancement programs, as well as product, service, pricing and technology improvement consulting. As a direct result of our programs JMFA has helped thousands of clients dramatically improve their performance and bottom line.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Since our inception in 1977 PKM’s knowledge of the financial services industry has been a core competency of the firm. Today, this knowledge encompasses multiple facets of the community banking industry including banks registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), S Corporation banks, and De Novo banks. PKM works with more than 130 bank clients in 26 states, ranging in size from $20 million to more than $8 billion in assets. As such, all PKM professionals work on bank engagements, with experience ranging from one to over thirty years. These statistics have earned PKM a place on Public Accounting Report’s national list of “Public Community Bank Audit Leaders;" PKM was also named one of "America's Top 100 Auditors" and America's 50 "Best of the Best" firms.
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Profit Protection, LLC, also very familiarly known as the National Association for Bank Security, is a bank security educational and consulting firm that has served members of the financial industry for more than 25 years with its products and services. Those services are offered in not only all areas of bank security governed by the mandates of the five regulators, but all facets of Bank Secrecy Act regulation requirements. In performing these services, Profit Protection offers bankers Security Management and Bank Secrecy Act Seminars on an annual basis, including a telephone consulting service at no extra charge to the client; The Advisor, a casehistory-driven bank security newsletter; comprehensive textbooks, manuals, and shorter printed information of topical interest dealing with security and Bank Secrecy Act matters; and videotapes oriented towards training in a wide variety of areas relative to bank security and Bank Secrecy Act compliance functions.
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Core Processors |
Computer Services, Inc., provides service and software solutions for community banks. In addition to core processing, our integrated banking solutions include imaging, cash management, Internet banking, corporate intranets, secure web hosting, e-messaging, online shopping, teller and platform services, ATM and debit card service and support, risk assessment, network management, and compliance software and services for regulatory compliance, homeland security and fraud prevention.
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FISC is a bank service corporation owned by its 45 member banks which collectively represent more than $9 billion in assets. FISC offers the latest technology in data processing, check imaging, document imaging, image statement rendering, internet banking, networking and bookkeeping services designed specifically for the strategic environment of the community bank. In addition to these services, FISC offers check image forward and receipt, branch and merchant capture, and platform automation. We welcome the opportunity to discuss our services with you and encourage you to contact our users. Ask them for their opinions about our systems, our service and support. For more information about FISC, please call us at 318-387-0691.
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A leading global provider of banking and payments technologies, FIS provides financial institution core processing, and card issuer and transaction processing services, including the NYCE Network to more than 14,000 financial institutions and businesses in more than 90 countries worldwide.
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Fiserv is a leading technology resource for information management systems used by the financial industry. Headquartered in Brookfield, WI, with offices in Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio and Oklahoma City serving Louisiana and Southwest Region, Fiserv provides information management technology and related services to banks, broker-dealers, credit unions, financial planners and investment advisers, insurance companies and agents, leasing companies, mortgage banks and savings institutions. Our company operates centers nationwide for full-service financial data processing, software system development, item processing and check imaging, technology support and related product businesses. In addition, the company has business support centers in Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Fiserv, Inc., common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol FISV.
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Harland Financial Solutions is a leader is compliant loan and deposit origination, compliance training, branch automation, mortgage lending, core systems and customer relationship management solutions. Laser Pro® has a 20-year history of documenting simple to complex loans for more than 2,800 financial institutions. The Laser Pro design leads a loan processor through the necessary data collection tasks and automatically selects and completes the exact documents needed for a specific transaction. Laser Pro is reviewed by a 50-state network of attorneys ensuring compliance nationwide. Optional modules include an extensive set of SBA lending documents, Participation Agreements & Certificates, ability to email loan documents, and other workflow tools to meet the needs of specific bank procedures.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Jack Henry Banking, a division of Jack Henry & Associates (Nasdaq: JKHY), is a leading provider of the totally integrated, enterprise-wide automation that banks need to execute their dynamic business strategies; support their unique growth, service, operational, and performance goals; and capitalize on the evolving trends shaping the financial services industry. Our core banking platforms, which are supporting more than 1,500 banks, are SilverLake System®, a highly customizable IBM® Power™ System-based solution for commercial banks; CIF 20/20®, a parameter-driven IBM Power System-based solution; and Core Director®, a Windows®-based client/server solution. Our customers have selected these core systems to replace every major competitive alternative marketed today. We provide more than 100 integrated complementary products and services that enhance the functionality of these core systems and enable banks to respond to diverse business opportunities and challenges. Our best-of-suite complementary solutions support business intelligence and bank management, retail delivery and business banking, electronic funds transfer and Internet banking, risk management and protection, item and document imaging, and professional services and education. Jack Henry Banking’s solutions are hallmarked by state-of-the-art technology, unmatched personal service, in-house and outsourced operating alternatives, and integrity-based business relationships. Visit www.jackhenrybanking.com for additional information.
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Open Solutions Inc.® offers a fully featured strategic product platform that integrates core data processing applications built on a single centralized Oracle relational database, with Internet banking, cash management, CRM/business intelligence, financial accounting and management, profitability, wealth management, imaging, digital documents, interactive voice response, network services, HSAs, payments and loan origination solutions. Open Solutions’ full suite of products and services allows banks around the world to better compete in today’s aggressive financial services marketplace.
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Correspondent Banking |
For more than 70 years, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has provided valuable financial services to hundreds of financial institutions throughout Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico. A member owned financial intermediary, the bank also supports housing and economic development by providing low cost funds and grants to our members.
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Since 1984, we have been a trusted partner to our shareholders and customer banks. Our mission is to provide high quality correspondent products and services which encourage the growth of community banks in Louisiana and the Southeastern United States. As a banker’s bank we view ourselves as an extension of the community bank’s management and financial strengths, never as a competitor for their customers. We provide Lending Services, including but not limited to participations, bank merger and acquisition financing and holding company loans. We also provide a complete array of Investment Services, Retirement Programs, Operations Services, Image Exchange Network, Audit, and Compliance Services. Our philosophy and commitment to personalized service beyond comparison remains the same today as it did 25 years ago when we opened Louisiana’s first banker’s bank. We invite you to contact one of our Business Development Officers in our Baton Rouge or Shreveport offices to learn more about any of our services. Additional information can also be found on our website at http://www.bankers-bank.com/.
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FTN Financial is an industry leader in fixed income sales, trading and strategies for institutional clients in the U.S. and abroad. FTN Financial also provides equity research, correspondent services and formulates strategic client alliances. To learn more about FTN Financial, please visit us at http://www.ftnfinancial.com/.
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TIB is the nation's largest bankers' bank, providing correspondent banking products and services to more than 80 community banks in Louisiana and over 1,500 independent community banks nationwide. From traditional bank stock financing to the latest in electronic banking, investment and card solutions, TIB is uniquely equipped to serve all of your correspondent needs.
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CRA Credit |
The Senior Housing Crime Prevention Foundation (SHCPF) is a national non-profit organization that serves as a risk-free, profitable conduit for banks to use to fulfill their federally mandated Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requirements. The Foundation’s mission is to provide safe and secure living environments for our nation’s senior housing residents through the operation of the nationally-acclaimed Senior Crimestoppers program in each participating bank’s CRA assessment area. Participating banks enjoy positive public relations exposure in their communities, gain access to a proven profitable business development opportunity, and earn CRA credit - all without taking risk or adding an administrative burden. Crime against the elderly in our society is a longstanding, constant battle that can be reduced and prevented through the operation of the Senior Crimestoppers program in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Senior Crimestoppers is a coordinated set of components that work together to create a zero tolerance-to-crime platform in senior housing facilities. Components include personal lockboxes for the residents, cash rewards up to $1,000 paid anonymously for information about wrongdoing of any kind, and effective, on-going education and training for staff members and residents. Senior Crimestoppers is in operation in more than 4,000 nursing home facilities in 45 states, and has reduced all aspects of crime in participating facilities by a certified 92.64% through March 31, 2010. For more information, contact Peter Gwaltney at (877) 232-0859, or email him at Peter.Gwaltney@SHCPFoundation.org.
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Credit Bureaus |
Equifax/Noesis Data is the leading provider of credit reporting information in the state of Louisiana. We are a member owned organization founded in 1923 as the Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge, Inc. Our mission, then as it is today, is to facilitate commerce between business and consumers. What has changed since that time is that we now not only serve consumers and businesses in the Baton Rouge area but in 57 of the 64 Louisiana parishes making us Equifax’s largest partner in Louisiana. Equifax is one of the three major credit reporting networks in North America.
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Credit Cards |
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Data Backup & Recovery |
When faced with a disaster, the banking industry has unique challenges and responsibilities. Rentsys Recovery is a nationwide provider of disaster recovery and business continuity services. These services include: Mobile Recovery Centers - designed to provide a secure bank branch or office space, data backup and recovery, communications recovery and data center space for IT disaster recovery. Rentsys Recovery offers banks flexible recovery options and testing for all corporate offices and bank branches.
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Data Processing |
Computer Services, Inc., provides service and software solutions for community banks. In addition to core processing, our integrated banking solutions include imaging, cash management, Internet banking, corporate intranets, secure web hosting, e-messaging, online shopping, teller and platform services, ATM and debit card service and support, risk assessment, network management, and compliance software and services for regulatory compliance, homeland security and fraud prevention.
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FISC is a bank service corporation owned by its 45 member banks which collectively represent more than $9 billion in assets. FISC offers the latest technology in data processing, check imaging, document imaging, image statement rendering, internet banking, networking and bookkeeping services designed specifically for the strategic environment of the community bank. In addition to these services, FISC offers check image forward and receipt, branch and merchant capture, and platform automation. We welcome the opportunity to discuss our services with you and encourage you to contact our users. Ask them for their opinions about our systems, our service and support. For more information about FISC, please call us at 318-387-0691.
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Fiserv is a leading technology resource for information management systems used by the financial industry. Headquartered in Brookfield, WI, with offices in Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio and Oklahoma City serving Louisiana and Southwest Region, Fiserv provides information management technology and related services to banks, broker-dealers, credit unions, financial planners and investment advisers, insurance companies and agents, leasing companies, mortgage banks and savings institutions. Our company operates centers nationwide for full-service financial data processing, software system development, item processing and check imaging, technology support and related product businesses. In addition, the company has business support centers in Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Fiserv, Inc., common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol FISV.
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Jack Henry Banking, a division of Jack Henry & Associates (Nasdaq: JKHY), is a leading provider of the totally integrated, enterprise-wide automation that banks need to execute their dynamic business strategies; support their unique growth, service, operational, and performance goals; and capitalize on the evolving trends shaping the financial services industry. Our core banking platforms, which are supporting more than 1,500 banks, are SilverLake System®, a highly customizable IBM® Power™ System-based solution for commercial banks; CIF 20/20®, a parameter-driven IBM Power System-based solution; and Core Director®, a Windows®-based client/server solution. Our customers have selected these core systems to replace every major competitive alternative marketed today. We provide more than 100 integrated complementary products and services that enhance the functionality of these core systems and enable banks to respond to diverse business opportunities and challenges. Our best-of-suite complementary solutions support business intelligence and bank management, retail delivery and business banking, electronic funds transfer and Internet banking, risk management and protection, item and document imaging, and professional services and education. Jack Henry Banking’s solutions are hallmarked by state-of-the-art technology, unmatched personal service, in-house and outsourced operating alternatives, and integrity-based business relationships. Visit www.jackhenrybanking.com for additional information.
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Open Solutions Inc.® offers a fully featured strategic product platform that integrates core data processing applications built on a single centralized Oracle relational database, with Internet banking, cash management, CRM/business intelligence, financial accounting and management, profitability, wealth management, imaging, digital documents, interactive voice response, network services, HSAs, payments and loan origination solutions. Open Solutions’ full suite of products and services allows banks around the world to better compete in today’s aggressive financial services marketplace.
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Disaster Recovery & Contingency Planning |
Since 1989, Agility Recovery has provided business continuity services to organizations across North America. Agility is revolutionizing the business continuity industry by offering a simple, cost-effective and easy-to-use recovery solution called ReadySuite Financial.
OUR PROMISE:
If you have a disaster, we’ll rescue your business. We will deliver any of the four key elements of recovery: power, technology, space and connectivity.
Other financial-specific options include:
- Teller Counter
- Reception / Information Area
- Check Counter
- Customer Lobby Area
- Customer Service Desk
- Management Office
For more than 20 years we have been helping banks plan, test and recover. In 2008 alone, Agility conducted 244 tests and responded to over 400 disaster events in 30 US States, the District of Columbia and one Canadian province. Agility members may test within a mobile office unit, at their own location, or at an Agility Test facility in Atlanta, GA or Toronto, Canada.
It’s our core belief that every business should have access to continuity services that are affordable and easy to use. Our success rate is 100 percent. Business as usual. No matter what. That’s the promise we make. That’s the promise we keep.
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MPA Systems, Inc, a trusted name in the financial industry for more than 40 years, provides modular bank buildings for institutions across the United States. MPA also offers enrollment in our Disaster Recovery Program, which guarantees delivery of a fully-equipped, ready-to-use modular unit in the event of a disaster. Additionally, our satellite-enabled Connectivity Package is the ideal solution for Disaster Recovery customers in need of a data recovery and communications contingency plan. MPA’s modular units are available for lease or purchase and combine ease of portability with the integrity of a permanent structure. These buildings are often used by financial institutions for new charters or branch expansions, during remodeling of an existing location, and for permanent facilities.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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When faced with a disaster, the banking industry has unique challenges and responsibilities. Rentsys Recovery is a nationwide provider of disaster recovery and business continuity services. These services include: Mobile Recovery Centers - designed to provide a secure bank branch or office space, data backup and recovery, communications recovery and data center space for IT disaster recovery. Rentsys Recovery offers banks flexible recovery options and testing for all corporate offices and bank branches.
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EFT Network |
Payment Express Systems in partnership with Sage is a leading supplier of Electronic Payment Processing Services, Merchant Accounts, and Merchant Accounting services for retail, mail order/telephone order and Internet businesses. PES believes in empowering its customers by creating one-stop solutions that simplify payment processing. We are committed to providing secure payment options through advanced technology, diligent anti-fraud procedures and solid industry relationships. Our products and services have been designed to offer “one stop solutions” that improve our customer’s operating efficiencies and convert their cost to profit. Our management team brings over 50 years experience in the processing industry to insure the success of our relationships with our partners. We are a registered MSP of Harris Bank-Chicago with Visa®, MasterCard®, Registered ISP with Discover®, Global E Telecom®, Valutec Card Solutions® and American Express®, along with our proud memberships with the Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. We listen to our customers and their needs drive the development of our products and services. We believe that value is created when our customers receive exemplary services for reasonable, competitive rates. For more information, please call us or visit our website at http://www.paymentes.com/.
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PULSE, a Discover Financial Services company, is a leading debit/ATM network, serving more than 4,400 banks, credit unions and savings institutions across the United States. The network links cardholders with ATMs and POS terminals at retail locations nationwide. Through its global ATM network, PULSE provides worldwide cash access for Diners Club and Discover cardholders through hundreds of thousands of ATM locations. The company is also a source of electronic payments research and is committed to providing its participants with education on emerging products, services and trends in the payments industry. For more information, visit www.pulsenetwork.com.
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The SHAZAM network is one of the last remaining member-owned and -controlled EFT networks and processors in the industry. This independence allows SHAZAM to remain in control of its systems and guarantees access to the electronic payments system for its Financial Institution participants. SHAZAM offers ATM processing, Visa® check card and Debit MasterCard® national debit products, card authorization services, merchant processing, ACH services, and information security solutions. SHAZAM serves more than 1,500 community financial institutions in 30 states. Visit http://www.shazam.net/ for more information. Or contact Rob Buchanan at (800) 717-4460. E-mail - rbuchan@shazam.net.
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Electronic Banking |
Q2 Software, Inc., a CBG Holdings company, is a privately-owned and bank-owned provider of electronic banking software and services for financial institutions focused on delivering leading-edge technology and unmatched customer service. Their online banking, voice banking and web content solutions can be hosted either at the financial institution or in the Q2 data center and operate on an easily-supported Microsoft®-based platform. Unique "on demand" feature access within a single, packaged application enables Q2 financial institutions to configure products and services to meet the varied needs of their customers. Q2 offers unprecedented integration between the web, voice and mobile banking channels, and supports cross-channel Multi-Factor Authentication as well as open vendor integration with the financial institution’s other customer-facing third-party applications. Q2 also offers web services contracts that support third-party development and controlled extension of their solutions. To learn more about Q2 Software, visit their website at http://www.q2software.com/.
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Electronic Payment Solutions |
ICBA Bancard/TCM Bank provides community banks access to comprehensive and competitive electronic payment solutions, including credit card issuing, debit/ATM card programs for both consumers and small businesses. Additionally Bancard offers an exclusive Fraud Loss Protection program, training & education and robust customizable marketing solutions. Competitive credit card portfolio valuation, consultation and purchase options are also available.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Employment Screening |
Equifax/Noesis Data is the leading provider of credit reporting information in the state of Louisiana. We are a member owned organization founded in 1923 as the Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge, Inc. Our mission, then as it is today, is to facilitate commerce between business and consumers. What has changed since that time is that we now not only serve consumers and businesses in the Baton Rouge area but in 57 of the 64 Louisiana parishes making us Equifax’s largest partner in Louisiana. Equifax is one of the three major credit reporting networks in North America.
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Executive Compensation & Benefit Consulting |
Amalfi Consulting, formerly Clark Consulting's Compensation Group, is a full-service consulting firm focused on providing compensation solutions to community banks throughout the United States. Amalfi Consulting serves more than 400 banks with 20 professionals who are dedicated exclusively to executive, employee and director compensation issues. Our charter is to help organizations become better through the design and implementation of short-term and long-term compensation solutions. Listed below is a sample of services Amalfi Consulting delivers to its banking clients.
- Overall Compensation Reviews for Executives and Officers
- Board of Director Overall Compensation Reviews
- Performance Management Planning for Staff Employees
- Annual Incentive Plan Design and Implementation (cash bonus structures)
- Long-Term Incentive Plan Design and Implementation (equity and equity alternatives)
- Compensation Committee Best Practices
- CD & A and other Proxy Support Services
- Tally Sheet Analysis
- Plan Document and Agreement Review (Employment Agreements, Change-in-Control provisions, Equity Plans, etc.)
Amalfi Consulting, LLC, conveniently serves its clients nationally through our four primary office locations: Minneapolis, MN, (main office) Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA and Dallas, TX.
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Bank Consulting Group, Inc. (“BCG”) is a nationally recognized firm that works with banks to analyze, implement, administer and provide regulatory documentation for Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”), which includes the Northwestern Mutual’s BOLI product, to enhance the bottom-line net income for the bank’s shareholders. With 22 years of experience, BCG’s team of experts have implemented and administered custom designed plans across the country. In addition to helping clients evaluate BOLI for the first time, we offer a no obligation analysis of a bank’s existing BOLI portfolio, if applicable; to demonstrate how we can, perhaps, improve a bank’s earnings.
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Clark Consulting leads the industry in providing tailored executive benefit programs and strategic financing and investment solutions that help banks manage risk, optimize earnings, improve shareholder value, and realize key financial goals. Our consultative approach has benefited nearly 2,400 financial institutions and their shareholders nationwide for over 25 years. Clark Consulting's customized products and services and multiple client solutions include placement of General Account, Separate Account and Hybrid Separate Account Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI), nonqualified deferred compensation plans, long-term care programs, asset administrative solutions and assistance in the retention of key executives that assures the continuity of the banking organization. Confidence in the expertise of Clark Consulting is reflected in its endorsement by numerous banking organizations including the American Bankers Association through its subsidiary, the Corporation for American Banking (CAB).
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At Pentegra, we understand the demanding retirement plan requirements of banks and design retirement plans that meet them. As the preferred provider of the banking community, we manage more than $6 billion in assets for more than 1,000 community bank retirement plans nationwide. Pentegra offers a full array of retirement programs including 401(k) plans, pension plans, KSOPs, ESOPs, profit sharing plans, and executive benefit and director plans. Contact Mark Hogan, Regional Marketing Director at mhogan@pentegra.com or 513-321-5807. --LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Provide financial advisory services to community banks throughout the Gulf States region. Specialize in mergers and acquisitions and valuations of closely held banks for estate and tax planning, ESOPs, Subchapter S conversions, SEC deregistration and share repurchase programs.
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Financial Consultants |
American Planning Corporation has served the community banking market since 1972. Our services are designed to assist our clients in setting financial and strategic goals, to monitor progress toward those goals, and to assist in solving problems that prevent accomplishment of those goals. While our 30+ years of service to the industry give us a strong foundation, we continue to offer leading-edge consulting services to meet the financial and regulatory challenges our clients face. Our services include Short and Long Term Financial Modeling; Strategic Business Planning; Board and Management Consulting; Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Reporting Services; Merger & Acquisition Services; Stock Valuations and Regulatory Consulting. At American Planning, we believe in customer service — both to you, our client, and to your customers and the communities you serve. We invite you to consider us as your partner in continuing a time-honored tradition of providing personalized, community-based banking products and services to your customers. Please visit us at http://www.americanplanning.com/ to learn more.Fax: (225) 765-7200
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Bank Consulting Group, Inc. (“BCG”) is a nationally recognized firm that works with banks to analyze, implement, administer and provide regulatory documentation for Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”), which includes the Northwestern Mutual’s BOLI product, to enhance the bottom-line net income for the bank’s shareholders. With 22 years of experience, BCG’s team of experts have implemented and administered custom designed plans across the country. In addition to helping clients evaluate BOLI for the first time, we offer a no obligation analysis of a bank’s existing BOLI portfolio, if applicable; to demonstrate how we can, perhaps, improve a bank’s earnings.
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Clark Consulting leads the industry in providing tailored executive benefit programs and strategic financing and investment solutions that help banks manage risk, optimize earnings, improve shareholder value, and realize key financial goals. Our consultative approach has benefited nearly 2,400 financial institutions and their shareholders nationwide for over 25 years. Clark Consulting's customized products and services and multiple client solutions include placement of General Account, Separate Account and Hybrid Separate Account Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI), nonqualified deferred compensation plans, long-term care programs, asset administrative solutions and assistance in the retention of key executives that assures the continuity of the banking organization. Confidence in the expertise of Clark Consulting is reflected in its endorsement by numerous banking organizations including the American Bankers Association through its subsidiary, the Corporation for American Banking (CAB).
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Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP is a locally owned and based professional service and certified public accounting firm with offices in Shreveport and Monroe. Since 1946, Heard, McElroy & Vestal has strived to be a pillar of trust, integrity and competence, remaining focused on the same goal, striving for the unconditional confidence of its clients. Our extensive number of banking clients range in size from $150 million to over $1.5 billion in assets. No matter what the scope of the engagement, HMV seeks to understand the client’s ultimate goals and motivations and searches beyond fiscal information for answers to their questions. With 15 partners, an affiliation with Business Valuation Consultants, LLP, and a partnership with Enterprise Computer Services, LLP, a business computer firm, Heard, McElroy, & Vestal, LLP has endless ways to help clients reach their full wealth potential. Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP is registered with the PCAOB, a member of the AICPA Large Firm Network, and a member of the Private Companies Practice and Center for SEC Practice Sections of the Division of Firms of the AICPA.
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LSRH, established in 1946, has over 140 employees and is the one of the largest, independent accounting and consulting firms in Southeast Louisiana with offices in Baton Rouge, Metairie, and Covington. Our firm is organized into multi-disciplinary industry groups and Financial Institutions has long been a focus industry of our firm. This commitment has translated into a significant financial institution client base and state recognition as a leader in serving financial institutions.
In addition, our affiliation with the RSM McGladrey Network provides immediate access to other professionals serving financial institutions across the nation. Our clients benefit from our local experience as well as from the boundless resources available to us. A few of our services include Financial Statement Audits, Internal Audit, Internal Control Evaluations, Benefit Plan Audits, Deferred Compensation Plans, Tax Consulting and Return Preparation, Cost Segregation Studies, Multi State Issues as well as Information Technology Audit Services.
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As the only Top 100 U.S. accounting firm based in Louisiana, Postlethwaite & Netterville serves clients that include national, state, and savings banks as well as other financial institutions ranging in size from approximately $10 million to almost $1 billion in assets. Included in our staff of over 300 are professionals with extensive audit and tax experience with financial institutions, including valuation analysts with the ability to provide due diligence for mergers/acquisitions, collateral audits and Board of Directors/Audit Committee training. We also offer a group of Certified Internal Auditors that work with banks in outsourced, co-sourced and training roles to develop/perform the internal audit function. In addition, our technology consultants can provide systems engineers and Certified Information System Security Professionals who conduct data security reviews, penetration testing and information systems consulting.
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The acquisition and management of BOLI has entered a new era with new challenges. Bankers are seeking practical guidance from trusted advisors who can bring a new approach to address issues that have only recently begun to surface. Renaissance Bank Advisors (RBA) has developed the processes, assessment tools, and deliverables that are designed to help bankers navigate and thrive in this new era. In this new era of BOLI Portfolio Management, community bankers must place increased emphasis on insurance product knowledge as well as advanced understanding of the legal, tax, accounting and regulatory issues surrounding the purchase and maintenance of bank owned life insurance. Renaissance Bank Advisors (RBA) has put together the best minds and experience in the industry to bridge the gap between the sale and annual administration. Renaissance technical advisors offer banking organizations: Extensive insurance general and separate account expertise, knowledgeable legal, tax and accounting assistance, credible regulatory experience, compensation and benefit design specialization. RBA has developed the processes, assessment tools, and deliverables that are designed to help bankers navigate and thrive in this new era.
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Established in 1932 and being one of the oldest and most respected firms in the region, currently with a staff of 46, Silas Simmons, LLP offers a complete range of accounting, auditing, tax preparation, tax planning and business advisory services including financial statement, audits, tax consulting, compliance, and preparation for banks and holding companies, S corporation tax issues, internal audits, trust department audits, IT examinations, ACH audits and loan review engagements, and mergers and acquisitions. Silas Simmons, LLP, is a member of AICPA Private Companies Practice Section and The Firm Foundation.
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Financial Institution Corporate & Regulatory |
A Washington, DC-based law firm specializing in the representation of community banks and savings institutions. The firm’s practice includes mutual to stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations, mergers/acquisitions, executive compensation and employee benefits and general regulatory and corporate practice. The firm represents its clients before such agencies as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission.
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Jones Walker's Banking & Financial Services Practice Group represents local, regional, and national banks; financial services companies; and intermediaries. The firm’s clients include domestic and foreign commercial banks and bank holding companies; savings associations; community banks, private equity, venture, debt, and hedge funds; investment banks; and other financial institutions and their investors. Our attorneys provide regulatory advice and representation to hundreds of financial institutions throughout the United States in connection with matters before state, federal, and foreign regulatory agencies. Our fluency in bank regulatory matters enables us to provide effective representation to both investors and management, in matters ranging from seeking new bank charters to expanding their operations, either by acquisition or by establishing new institutions, branches, or offices. In addition, we represent a number of major financial institutions in matters before the United States Congress. The firm’s experience assisting banks and financial institutions ranges from corporate governance and securities regulation to debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, tax, employment, and bankruptcy and restructuring. The firm’s attorneys have experience representing clients with regard to regulatory investigations issues before state and federal supervisory agencies, including the SEC, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the OTS.
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Financial Management Consultants |
Synergy Partners / Synergy Capital is a premier consulting firm headquartered in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Serving banking institutions nationwide, Synergy is a leading provider of enterprise risk management services, comprehensive performance assessments and financial advisory strategies designed to enhance operational efficiencies, financial performance and regulatory compliance. Our extensive services include loan portfolio diligence and valuation, regulatory compliance audits, management assessments, custom software applications and sophisticated ALM financial models; thereby, allowing our clients to efficiently organize corporate resources and optimize Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management and Administration Effectiveness, Earnings, Liquidity and Sensitivity to Market Risk. Staffed with former bank executives, Synergy provides each client with an experienced team dedicated to providing timely solutions utilizing the most advanced resources currently available. As you are aware, today’s environment presents fundamental challenges for banking institutions of all types and sizes. To meet this challenge, Synergy assists its clients in constructing a strategic framework to prepare for the inevitable uncertainty that lies ahead. To learn more, kindly visit http://www.SynergyPartners.com/ or call Douglas Cunningham at 504-342-4982 x101.
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Financial Services |
Lee & Mason offers over 50 years of experience and expertise in providing specialty insurance protection for financial institutions. Our programs are designed to protect the financial insitution lending operations from physical loss and can be tailored to meet your specific needs. These programs can include blanket lenders single interest, blanket mortgage coverage, force placed property, foreclosed property, flood insurance, collateral protection insurance and others. We emphasize outstanding service, protecting assets, reducing operations cost and improving efficency through insurance and risk management expertise.
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Founded in 1962, Raymond James is one of the largest financial services firms in the United Stated, with locations worldwide. Our Institional Taxable Fixed Income group has well-established relationships with more than 2,400 domestic and foreign institutional clients. Our strategies are customized to the specific needs of our clients and supported by the experience and expertise of the division's more than 300 professionals.We have extensive fixed income reasearch and trading capabilities and our clients know they can rely on our proven expertise in a wide variety of markets including: Treasury and Agencies,Corporate Bonds, MBS, SBA's, Whole Loan's, CMO's, CMBS's, Preferred Securities and Taxable and non-taxable municipal bonds.
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Since 1968, Advantage Resourcing has provided client companies with a full range of personnel services – career, temporary and temp-to-hire. A regional recruiting and staffing firm, Advantage Resourcing has offices in 18 states, primarily throughout the southeast, but our recruiting divisions recruit for companies nationwide. Headquartered in Monroe, we attribute our growth and reputation for excellence to the use of the most modern methods and techniques, adherence to the strictest ethical codes in the industry and our continued commitment to be viewed as an invaluable business partner by our client customers. Our teams of highly trained recruiting professionals have experience in the placement of top-notch candidates with local and national corporations within the banking industry. In fact, our clients and candidates consistently say they are so confident in our services that they regularly recommend us to colleagues and friends. Advantage Resourcing stands ready to deliver a trusted, consistent customer experience in all facets of executive banking candidate searches encompassing all of this great state we call “Sportsman’s Paradise”.
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John M. Floyd & Associates (JMFA) is a profitability and performance improvement consulting firm and a leading provider of overdraft privilege programs serving more than 2,000 financial institutions in 50 states and Central America. JMFA is also recognized for training, account acquisition, executive placement and earnings enhancement programs, as well as product, service, pricing and technology improvement consulting. As a direct result of our programs JMFA has helped thousands of clients dramatically improve their performance and bottom line.
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At Pentegra, we understand the demanding retirement plan requirements of banks and design retirement plans that meet them. As the preferred provider of the banking community, we manage more than $6 billion in assets for more than 1,000 community bank retirement plans nationwide. Pentegra offers a full array of retirement programs including 401(k) plans, pension plans, KSOPs, ESOPs, profit sharing plans, and executive benefit and director plans. Contact Mark Hogan, Regional Marketing Director at mhogan@pentegra.com or 513-321-5807. --LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services, LLC, while headquartered in New Orleans, provides LBA members with technically accurate, cost effective solutions to all their affirmative action planning needs—guaranteed. From obtaining and enhancing their employee data through the development of their Affirmative Action Plans, to providing customer support for implementation and consulting support for compliance reviews and training, Pinnacle is your LBA partner throughout the process. The main principals in Pinnacle have been providing affirmative action planning solutions, audit support and training for clients throughout the U.S. and have a combined 50 years of Affirmative Action Planning experience. Partner with Pinnacle and let our expertise work for you!
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Identity Theft Protection |
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Information Systems Auditing |
The Dixon Hughes Financial Institution Services Group combines significant industry resources, a broad knowledge of the financial institutions industry and a deep understanding of how financial institutions operate and what makes them unique. We currently serve more than 100 banks across the Southern U.S., including community, regional and U.S. Top 10 banks, all with a hands-on, responsive service philosophy. Currently, the Financial Institution Services Group has 18 Members and more than 100 professionals dedicated to serving your industry and committed to delivering the highest-quality professional services at a reasonable cost. Our services include: external audit, tax compliance and consulting, internal audit, risk assessments, IT reviews and consulting, SEC reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley assistance, FDICIA assistance, merger due diligence and loan defeasance services. To excel in today’s environment, you need an independent CPA firm to provide an objective view on your bank’s financial and operating performance, as well as one committed to accessibility and responsiveness. At Dixon Hughes, our Financial Institution Services Group delivers on both sides of the service equation.
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FNBB Services Corp., a subsidiary of First National Banker’s Bankshares, Inc., provides community banks audit services including IS audits. Our staff will coordinate and direct a comprehensive audit performed along FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook guidelines. All audits are administered by certified auditors with extensive banking and information technology experience. Stand alone internal and external vulnerability scanning with inclusive management summary, as well as specialized audits are also available. To request more information please contact your business development officer or Reggie David at http://www.bankers-bank.com/.
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The firm, Lisa D. Traina, CPA, LLC, works primarily in the information systems/technology area providing information systems auditing for community financial institutions, serving more than 75 institutions in Louisiana and Mississippi. The firm provides traditional IT audit services as well as network security reviews and vulnerability assessments. The firm’s team of professionals has over 90 years of combined experience in the information technology/information systems, banking and audit areas; they have combined 40 years experience as bank employees working directly in the IT arena and over 30 years combined audit experience. Professional certifications include:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Information Technology Professional - AICPA (CITP)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
- Master Certified Netware Engineer (MCNE)
- Master Certified GroupWise Engineer (MCGE)
- Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA)
- CompTIA A+ Certification (A+)
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SecureWorks is a market leading provider of world-class information security services with more than 2,700 clients worldwide. Organizations of all sizes, including more than 10 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on SecureWorks to protect information assets, improve compliance and reduce costs. SecureWorks is the leading provider of Managed Security Services to the banking industry. With over 1,100 clients in the banking industry spanning community, regional, national and international institutions, we protect more banks than other provider. SecureWorks leverages this deep experience to provide our clients with the most effective managed security solutions to help them achieve their security objectives.
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Insurance |
For over twenty-three years, ABA Insurance Services has been providing D&O and Bond coverages specifically for community banks, including Employment Practices Liability and Internet Banking Liability insurance as well as STAMP Surety Bonds. Opportunity to participate in a unique program that has declared a profit-sharing for the 20th consecutive year, totaling $71.5 million in profits to participating banks. Contact Joe Haverstick at 800-274-5222 or jhaverstick@abais.com. Visit our NEW Web site: www.abais.com.
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Cherokee National Life is rated "A" by A.M. Best and domiciled in Macon, Georgia. The organization provides loan protection products including credit life and disability insurance, mortgage life and disability insurance, accidental death coverage, group term life coverage, collateral protection insurance, mortgage fire insurance, flood insurance services, GAP insurance, and many other insurance services related to community banks. Cherokee National Life is part of Securian Financial Group, Inc.
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Community Financial Insurance Center is an independent insurance agency owned by 46 Louisiana community banks with an admirable history of over one hundred years. Our mission is to provide our customers with the best insurance options available while maximizing the earnings of our participating member bank agencies. Community Financial sells and services traditional property, casualty, life and health policies and has a Financial Institution Division that insures and consults with more financial institutions than any other agency in Louisiana. Products include Financial Institution Bonds and Professional Liability. The agency’s Life and Health Department is the endorsed agency of the LBA for its group life, health and supplemental benefit programs.
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Eagle American Life is an innovative credit life insurance company based in Marksville, La. We specialize in providing unique, quality insurance solutions to Louisiana community banks and their customers. Our goal for each of our bank customers is to increase fee income, decrease processing and insure as many loan customers as possible. Eagle American Life is also unique in the fact that we are the only associate member that is owned by a Louisiana bank holding group that also owns an LBA member bank.
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Financial Insurance Consultants, LLC has been providing insurance programs for Louisiana banks since 1973. FIC specializes in Force Placed Hazard and Flood Programs for Mortgage Loans and Force Placed Coverage for Collateral Loans (Rolling Stock & Movables). We have both internet based and full service insurance tracking programs. Flood Zone Determinations are available with an innovative approach, an additional Map showing the location of the property in a Special Flood Hazard Zone. To help you increase your Bottom-Line income we offer Automobile, Boat and Motorcycle GAP, Auto Mechanical Protection Program, Credit Life & Disability Insurance, and Life Programs for the larger and longer term loans.
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Gulf Guaranty provides credit life and disability insurance to protect the banks assets in the event of death or disability of the insured. Collateral protection insurance is used to provide coverage on real estate, flood and physical damage on automobiles. Quick Quote software is used to provide an accurate method to calculate premiums on financial products and to provide the necessary documents.
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The Kansas Bankers Surety Company has been serving community banks for over 100 years and is rated A++(Superior) by A.M. Best. The Company offers fair premiums and realistic underwriting. This is a reflection of its superior financial strength, solid operating results and experience in providing insurance for community banks. KBS offers Financial Institution Crime Bonds, Internet Banking Theft Catastrophe Bonds, Internet Privacy Liability Policies, Directors and Officers Indemnity, Check Kiting Fraud Indemnification and Bank Employment Practices Defense Policies.
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Lee & Mason offers over 50 years of experience and expertise in providing specialty insurance protection for financial institutions. Our programs are designed to protect the financial insitution lending operations from physical loss and can be tailored to meet your specific needs. These programs can include blanket lenders single interest, blanket mortgage coverage, force placed property, foreclosed property, flood insurance, collateral protection insurance and others. We emphasize outstanding service, protecting assets, reducing operations cost and improving efficency through insurance and risk management expertise.
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For over two and a half decades Overby Seawell Co. {OSC} has provided state of the art technology and insurance products for the banking industry in support of its auto and real estate lending. OSC introduced the first Windows based collateral tracking system in the United States. OSC is one of the first to fully integrate tracking and processing for insurance, tax and escrow; allowing OSC the opportunity to provide a single-source turnkey solution. OSC’s technology is designed to support a wide range of insurance products and services such as; Mortgage Hazard, Blanket Mortgage Hazard, Flood, Wind, Mortgage Impairment, Collateral Protection {CPI}, Vendors Single Interest {Blanket VSI}, and Guaranteed Auto Protection {GAP}. OSC’s pioneered the creation of the industry’s Hybrid auto insurance coverage program in the country making OSC one of the most progressive companies in this industry sector.
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The acquisition and management of BOLI has entered a new era with new challenges. Bankers are seeking practical guidance from trusted advisors who can bring a new approach to address issues that have only recently begun to surface. Renaissance Bank Advisors (RBA) has developed the processes, assessment tools, and deliverables that are designed to help bankers navigate and thrive in this new era. In this new era of BOLI Portfolio Management, community bankers must place increased emphasis on insurance product knowledge as well as advanced understanding of the legal, tax, accounting and regulatory issues surrounding the purchase and maintenance of bank owned life insurance. Renaissance Bank Advisors (RBA) has put together the best minds and experience in the industry to bridge the gap between the sale and annual administration. Renaissance technical advisors offer banking organizations: Extensive insurance general and separate account expertise, knowledgeable legal, tax and accounting assistance, credible regulatory experience, compensation and benefit design specialization. RBA has developed the processes, assessment tools, and deliverables that are designed to help bankers navigate and thrive in this new era.
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The Tandy E. Jackson Agency has marketed specialty insurance products to lenders for almost 30 years. Our programs offer the products and expertise that our clients need to increase profits and protect their loan portfolios. We specialize in Collateral and Mortgage Protection Insurance, VSI, forced placed flood insurance, flood determination services, online loan tracking, Credit Life and Accident and Health Insurance, GAP Insurance and Mechanical Breakdown Insurance. Let us design a program to meet your needs.
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The Travelers Insurance Companies offer a wide range of insurance products through Travelers SelectOne For Community Banks, our portfolio of products designed specifically for financial institutions. We have been providing effective insurance solutions for financial institutions since 1890. Our product line includes the Financial Institution Blanket Bond, Directors & Officers Liability coverage, Employment Practices Liability coverage, Property & General Liability coverage, Automobile coverage, Workers Compensation coverage, Identity Theft coverage, as well as a variety of products designed to address specific Electronic Banking exposures.
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Zurich has been delivering insurance solutions to financial institutions longer than any other insurance provider in the U.S., and today insures one in three banks. We work closely with financial institutions to help them better manage risk in an ever-changing market. We offer more than 20 coverages to help address the wide spectrum of risks faced by financial institutions, along with award-winning claims services and the financial strength of the Zurich American Insurance Company. Zurich’s team of more than 75 professionals, with deep experience in the financial institutions industry, work together to help financial institutions reduce losses and manage their risks more effectively.
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Interest Rate Risk Management |
The Baker Group is a leader in the development of innovative asset/liability and investment portfolio management services for community banks. Baker's products and services include: Asset/Liability Management, Investment Portfolio Accounting, Investment Portfolio Analysis, Budget and Board Reporting, Broker/Dealer Services plus educational programs concerning regulatory issues, interest rate risk and portfolio management. Baker is endorsed by 5 state community banking associations: the Community Bankers Association of Alabama, the Community Bankers Association of Illinois, the Indiana Bankers Association, the North Dakota Bankers Association, and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas. Baker’s main office is located in Oklahoma City with branch offices in Austin, Indianapolis, Springfield, and Salt Lake City. You can reach any office by calling 1-800-937-2257 or find us on the web at http://www.gobaker.com/
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Internal Audit Outsourcing |
The firm of Roy Chenevert, CPA provides audit, tax and consulting services to community banks throughout Louisiana. Our CPAs, with 90 years combined experience, are continuously serving the banking industry throughout the year by conducting financial statement audits, BSA independent reviews, internal audit outsourcing, and tax planning and preparation. The majority of our time is dedicated to serving Louisiana banks. With our extensive experience in the banking industry, our CPAs are familiar with the needs of Louisiana community bankers. This familiarity helps us in providing prompt personalized services for reasonable fees. Our internal audit outsourcing and BSA review services assist Louisiana community bankers in implementing required procedures that may not be available or affordable internally. With the number of banks that we serve, our CPAs have the ability to offer efficient solutions to today's banking challenges.
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Internet Banking |
First Data provides complete debit services to financial institutions, including ATM driving and monitoring; PIN, signature and stored value card processing; gateway management; a broad range of fraud protection services; and cardholder account access to more than 1.9 million ATM and retail locations across the U.S. via the STAR® Network. For more information, visit http://www.firstdata.com/ or http://www.star.com/.
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Open Solutions Inc.® offers a fully featured strategic product platform that integrates core data processing applications built on a single centralized Oracle relational database, with Internet banking, cash management, CRM/business intelligence, financial accounting and management, profitability, wealth management, imaging, digital documents, interactive voice response, network services, HSAs, payments and loan origination solutions. Open Solutions’ full suite of products and services allows banks around the world to better compete in today’s aggressive financial services marketplace.
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Q2 Software, Inc., a CBG Holdings company, is a privately-owned and bank-owned provider of electronic banking software and services for financial institutions focused on delivering leading-edge technology and unmatched customer service. Their online banking, voice banking and web content solutions can be hosted either at the financial institution or in the Q2 data center and operate on an easily-supported Microsoft®-based platform. Unique "on demand" feature access within a single, packaged application enables Q2 financial institutions to configure products and services to meet the varied needs of their customers. Q2 offers unprecedented integration between the web, voice and mobile banking channels, and supports cross-channel Multi-Factor Authentication as well as open vendor integration with the financial institution’s other customer-facing third-party applications. Q2 also offers web services contracts that support third-party development and controlled extension of their solutions. To learn more about Q2 Software, visit their website at http://www.q2software.com/.
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Provide financial advisory services to community banks throughout the Gulf States region. Specialize in mergers and acquisitions and valuations of closely held banks for estate and tax planning, ESOPs, Subchapter S conversions, SEC deregistration and share repurchase programs.
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Crews & Associates, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer with over 150 investment professionals registered in all 50 states. The firm specializes in trading fixed-income securities, including municipal and corporate bonds, government agency bonds, US Treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities and mutual funds. With public finance offices around the country, the firm underwrites new issue municipal bonds and private placements. Crews also offers free account maintenance and safekeeping services.
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Duncan-Williams, Inc. is a Top 100 Brokerage Firm headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. The firm is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm providing financial solutions to retail and institutional organizations in 50 states and 11 foreign countries. Duncan-Williams, Inc., is a member of FINRA, RBDA and SIPC. Duncan-Williams, Inc., has offices in New York City, Jersey City, N.J., Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Houston, Charlotte, N.C., Jackson, Miss., Nashville, TN, Philadelphia, PA and Cleveland, OH. The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council certifies Duncan-Williams, Inc., as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). Additional information is available at http://www.duncanw.com/.
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Founded in 1962, Raymond James is one of the largest financial services firms in the United Stated, with locations worldwide. Our Institional Taxable Fixed Income group has well-established relationships with more than 2,400 domestic and foreign institutional clients. Our strategies are customized to the specific needs of our clients and supported by the experience and expertise of the division's more than 300 professionals.We have extensive fixed income reasearch and trading capabilities and our clients know they can rely on our proven expertise in a wide variety of markets including: Treasury and Agencies,Corporate Bonds, MBS, SBA's, Whole Loan's, CMO's, CMBS's, Preferred Securities and Taxable and non-taxable municipal bonds.
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Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. is a full-service investment banking and financial advisory firm serving middle-market financial institutions. The firm specializes in strategic business planning, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, investment portfolio and interest rate risk management, fixed income securities transactions, mortgage finance restructurings, conversions, and equity research, sales and trading.
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Contact: Andy Hitt
919 Third Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel. (800) 635-6851 or (212) 466-7700
Fax: 212-466-7711
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The Baker Group is a leader in the development of innovative asset/liability and investment portfolio management services for community banks. Baker's products and services include: Asset/Liability Management, Investment Portfolio Accounting, Investment Portfolio Analysis, Budget and Board Reporting, Broker/Dealer Services plus educational programs concerning regulatory issues, interest rate risk and portfolio management. Baker is endorsed by 5 state community banking associations: the Community Bankers Association of Alabama, the Community Bankers Association of Illinois, the Indiana Bankers Association, the North Dakota Bankers Association, and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas. Baker’s main office is located in Oklahoma City with branch offices in Austin, Indianapolis, Springfield, and Salt Lake City. You can reach any office by calling 1-800-937-2257 or find us on the web at http://www.gobaker.com/
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CNM has been providing technology services to the financial industry since our inception over 11 years ago. We pride ourselves in our ability to providing the technologies that are right for your institution and professional support that is necessary to maintain and manage your network. Our staff of dedicated developers and engineers are available to assist you in finding and implementing a solution to whatever issue your institution may be considering.
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Legal Services to Community Banks |
A Washington, DC-based law firm specializing in the representation of community banks and savings institutions. The firm’s practice includes mutual to stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations, mergers/acquisitions, executive compensation and employee benefits and general regulatory and corporate practice. The firm represents its clients before such agencies as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission.
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Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 975 attorneys serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management.
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Jones Walker’s banking and financial services attorneys have served community banks as primary outside general counsel. They advise on a wide range of community bank operational issues such as credit and collateral documentation, consumer compliance, internet and electronic banking, mutual to stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions as well as general regulatory advice. Our community banking clients benefit from our practical experience and in-depth legal understanding of the structure and regulation of financial institutions, and we provide advice and representation in areas outside banking and finance, including employee benefits, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate, income taxes, and estate planning.
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Harland Financial Solutions is a leader is compliant loan and deposit origination, compliance training, branch automation, mortgage lending, core systems and customer relationship management solutions. Laser Pro® has a 20-year history of documenting simple to complex loans for more than 2,800 financial institutions. The Laser Pro design leads a loan processor through the necessary data collection tasks and automatically selects and completes the exact documents needed for a specific transaction. Laser Pro is reviewed by a 50-state network of attorneys ensuring compliance nationwide. Optional modules include an extensive set of SBA lending documents, Participation Agreements & Certificates, ability to email loan documents, and other workflow tools to meet the needs of specific bank procedures.
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Loan Portfolio Diligence Consultants |
Synergy Partners
Financial Management Consultants, Loan Portfolio Diligence Consultants, Regulatory Compliance Consultants
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Managed Security Service Provider |
SecureWorks is a market leading provider of world-class information security services with more than 2,700 clients worldwide. Organizations of all sizes, including more than 10 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on SecureWorks to protect information assets, improve compliance and reduce costs. SecureWorks is the leading provider of Managed Security Services to the banking industry. With over 1,100 clients in the banking industry spanning community, regional, national and international institutions, we protect more banks than other provider. SecureWorks leverages this deep experience to provide our clients with the most effective managed security solutions to help them achieve their security objectives.
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Marketing |
BancVue is passionately dedicated to empowering community financial institutions to compete and win in the war for deposits and become the leader in their market. BancVue’s REALChecking™ product suite provides innovative and exciting checking accounts that improve profitability, increase core deposits, and deliver new customers. Each REALChecking product is implemented with BanVue’s REALResults™ turnkey solution that combines experience driven consultation, technology integration, proven marketing tactics and materials, launch support , and training that ensures each product’s success.
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BankOnHold is the leading provider of On Hold Music and Messaging Services, Video Displays and Overhead Music to the banking industry. We provide a true partnership that makes it effortless for us to create custom scripts for your marketing programs and promotions while reinforcing your bank's unique image. Visit http://www.bankonhold.com/ or call (800) 460-HOLD.
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Retail Management Resources, Inc., is a sales, marketing and management resource company that focuses on providing your company with a valuable management, consulting and training resource that will bring your vision to reality. Our mission is to provide clients with a valuable sales, marketing, management and training resource that will aid in the growth and retention of current clients as well as win new profitable clients.
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SMARTS is a PC based sales management and sales tracking system for financial institutions. It greatly helps the bank to create new business because it offers the sales tools that will energize the bank’s sales efforts. Banks are better able to create new business because they can measure and manage sales results throughout the organization. Incentives, referrals and sales can be reported on all product activities selected. Management has continuous information for monitoring sales strategies and results by branches and departments. SMARTS can track all branch and officer call results.
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Merchant Services |
First Data provides complete debit services to financial institutions, including ATM driving and monitoring; PIN, signature and stored value card processing; gateway management; a broad range of fraud protection services; and cardholder account access to more than 1.9 million ATM and retail locations across the U.S. via the STAR® Network. For more information, visit http://www.firstdata.com/ or http://www.star.com/.
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Payment Express Systems in partnership with Sage is a leading supplier of Electronic Payment Processing Services, Merchant Accounts, and Merchant Accounting services for retail, mail order/telephone order and Internet businesses. PES believes in empowering its customers by creating one-stop solutions that simplify payment processing. We are committed to providing secure payment options through advanced technology, diligent anti-fraud procedures and solid industry relationships. Our products and services have been designed to offer “one stop solutions” that improve our customer’s operating efficiencies and convert their cost to profit. Our management team brings over 50 years experience in the processing industry to insure the success of our relationships with our partners. We are a registered MSP of Harris Bank-Chicago with Visa®, MasterCard®, Registered ISP with Discover®, Global E Telecom®, Valutec Card Solutions® and American Express®, along with our proud memberships with the Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. We listen to our customers and their needs drive the development of our products and services. We believe that value is created when our customers receive exemplary services for reasonable, competitive rates. For more information, please call us or visit our website at http://www.paymentes.com/.
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The SHAZAM network is one of the last remaining member-owned and -controlled EFT networks and processors in the industry. This independence allows SHAZAM to remain in control of its systems and guarantees access to the electronic payments system for its Financial Institution participants. SHAZAM offers ATM processing, Visa® check card and Debit MasterCard® national debit products, card authorization services, merchant processing, ACH services, and information security solutions. SHAZAM serves more than 1,500 community financial institutions in 30 states. Visit http://www.shazam.net/ for more information. Or contact Rob Buchanan at (800) 717-4460. E-mail - rbuchan@shazam.net.
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Mergers & Acquisitions |
A Washington, DC-based law firm specializing in the representation of community banks and savings institutions. The firm’s practice includes mutual to stock conversions, mutual holding company reorganizations, mergers/acquisitions, executive compensation and employee benefits and general regulatory and corporate practice. The firm represents its clients before such agencies as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission.
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Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 975 attorneys serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management.
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Jones Walker represents numerous financial institutions and parent holding companies in mergers and acquisitions as well as in other corporate combinations. There experience includes public and private capital financing transactions; representing purchasers, sellers, targets, and other participants in acquisitions and control contests, as well as management and challenges in proxy contests. With regard to banking-related transactional work, the firm’s attorneys have advised clients on a variety of public and private corporate finance transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and other combinations, including acquisitions of financial institutions with financial assistance provided by the FDIC; acquisitions of depository institutions on an intrastate and an interstate basis, by other such institutions and by holding companies; acquisitions of thrift institutions by commercial banks and bank holding companies; and conversions of mutual thrift institutions to a stock charter. The banking and financial services group attorneys have represented institutions in undertaking mutual holding company reorganizations and supervisory conversions in accordance with the requirements of both federal and state regulatory authorities. In addition, the firm’s attorneys counsel clients at every stage of transactions from the initial communication between the parties, through the renegotiation of the transaction agreements, and the preparation, filing and prosecution of the requisite applications, notices, and other regulatory filings.
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Founded in 1972, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions has helped thousands of financial institutions reach their performance objectives. Today, we continue to lead the way with solutions and best practices refined through our many years of service to the financial services industry. Our consultants represent the best the industry has to offer, with real-world, banking experience and the knowledge to address your business needs in all the core areas of your bank. Our consultants work with you, hand-in-hand, to assess your bank’s needs, performance objectives, emerging challenges, and profitable opportunities. We develop specific solutions for your bank and your market, all based on our years of best practices and proven solutions. For over 30 years, the experienced consultants at Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions have been helping financial institutions improve their bottom-line and gain competitive strength. Our experts can help your institution improve profitability, optimize business process, manage risk, maximize technology, meet regulatory requirements and find your best opportunities for growth. Let a trusted name give your institution the tools you need to meet your business goals and improve performance.
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Mobile Banking |
Q2 Software, Inc., a CBG Holdings company, is a privately-owned and bank-owned provider of electronic banking software and services for financial institutions focused on delivering leading-edge technology and unmatched customer service. Their online banking, voice banking and web content solutions can be hosted either at the financial institution or in the Q2 data center and operate on an easily-supported Microsoft®-based platform. Unique "on demand" feature access within a single, packaged application enables Q2 financial institutions to configure products and services to meet the varied needs of their customers. Q2 offers unprecedented integration between the web, voice and mobile banking channels, and supports cross-channel Multi-Factor Authentication as well as open vendor integration with the financial institution’s other customer-facing third-party applications. Q2 also offers web services contracts that support third-party development and controlled extension of their solutions. To learn more about Q2 Software, visit their website at http://www.q2software.com/.
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When faced with a disaster, the banking industry has unique challenges and responsibilities. Rentsys Recovery is a nationwide provider of disaster recovery and business continuity services. These services include: Mobile Recovery Centers - designed to provide a secure bank branch or office space, data backup and recovery, communications recovery and data center space for IT disaster recovery. Rentsys Recovery offers banks flexible recovery options and testing for all corporate offices and bank branches.
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Modular Buildings |
MPA Systems, Inc, a trusted name in the financial industry for more than 40 years, provides modular bank buildings for institutions across the United States. MPA also offers enrollment in our Disaster Recovery Program, which guarantees delivery of a fully-equipped, ready-to-use modular unit in the event of a disaster. Additionally, our satellite-enabled Connectivity Package is the ideal solution for Disaster Recovery customers in need of a data recovery and communications contingency plan. MPA’s modular units are available for lease or purchase and combine ease of portability with the integrity of a permanent structure. These buildings are often used by financial institutions for new charters or branch expansions, during remodeling of an existing location, and for permanent facilities.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Mortgage Services |
Renasant Bank Mortgage Lending’s focus is building long term relationships with our customers by offering superior service, innovative products and competitive pricing. Visit the Renasant Bank Mortgage Lending e-site at www.renasantconnect.com to see what we offer. Our products and services include:
- Web based POS system, including Lock and Price online
- Web based automated RESPA and TILA disclosures compliant with agency, regulatory, state and federal requirements
- Online webinar training available, including RESPA disclosure, processing systems, and products (FHA, VA, RD)
- Underwriting and product support available with a live person
- Quick underwriting decisions
- Closed loans purchased quickly (typically within 5 business days)
- Online automated underwriting (DU & LP) at no cost to the Community Bank
- Underwriting, closing, audit, and post closing handled by Renasant Bank without recourse to the originating Community Bank
For over 100 years we have been helping clients throughout the Southeast. Contact us today and see how we can help you! Our goal is for you to exceed your goals.
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 TIB Mortgage offers a full array of products for any-sized institution. We offer the latest in on-line locking functionality, backed by the expertise of a staff that is committed to serving your customer and making your bank look good in the process. Expand your offering, increase your bottom line and retain your valuable customers for years to come by contacting TIB Mortgage Company today!
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Wells Fargo Global Financial Institutions is a relationship-focused business that provides correspondent banking products and services to financial institutions including credit, trade, international payments, foreign exchange, financial risk management, corporate trust, and treasury and investment management services.
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Motor Vehicle Transfers |
Endorsed by the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association and established in 1957, our family owned business, Casey & Casey, has become the largest licensed public tag agent in Louisiana with seven locations to better serve you. We work for you, the financial institution, as your own personal motor vehicle office, where customer service matters. Services Include:
- Registering of Motor Vehicles in Louisiana
- Recording Liens and Issuing Duplicate Titles
- Issuing Plates including Special Interest and Personalized
- “Rushed Files” same day processing
- Monthly Penalties & Interest Reports
- Itemized Invoices
- Free OMV Training Seminars
- Temporary Markers
- For a minimum fee: Notarization of Documents, Electronic Registration Transfer Service, Registering files in other states
Our services will improve cash flow, eliminate visits to your local DMV, receive registrations quickly, reduce rejected files and paperwork, have information electronically at your finger tips, and the technology that will bring you at the forefront of Electronic Lien, Registration, and Titling. Because we are a licensed and bonded Public Tag Agent, our company is allowed, under law, to collect a convenience fee. This fee is set up so you as the financial institution can pass this onto the consumer. For more information, please call Amy Casey toll free 888-284-8537 and visit http://www.autotitle.com/
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New Bank Charters |
Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 975 attorneys serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management.
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Notary Public |
Endorsed by the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association and established in 1957, our family owned business, Casey & Casey, has become the largest licensed public tag agent in Louisiana with seven locations to better serve you. We work for you, the financial institution, as your own personal motor vehicle office, where customer service matters. Services Include:
- Registering of Motor Vehicles in Louisiana
- Recording Liens and Issuing Duplicate Titles
- Issuing Plates including Special Interest and Personalized
- “Rushed Files” same day processing
- Monthly Penalties & Interest Reports
- Itemized Invoices
- Free OMV Training Seminars
- Temporary Markers
- For a minimum fee: Notarization of Documents, Electronic Registration Transfer Service, Registering files in other states
Our services will improve cash flow, eliminate visits to your local DMV, receive registrations quickly, reduce rejected files and paperwork, have information electronically at your finger tips, and the technology that will bring you at the forefront of Electronic Lien, Registration, and Titling. Because we are a licensed and bonded Public Tag Agent, our company is allowed, under law, to collect a convenience fee. This fee is set up so you as the financial institution can pass this onto the consumer. For more information, please call Amy Casey toll free 888-284-8537 and visit http://www.autotitle.com/
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Payments Systems Education & Risk Management |
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SWACHA—The Electronic Payments Resource, a not-for-profit regional payments association, has been the resource of choice since 1974 in providing education, training and knowledge regarding electronic payments and payments systems risks. SWACHA provides a broad range of training in electronic payments, risk management and regulatory compliance in the development of rules that support electronic payments. SWACHA is a leader in representing our membership’s interest in national and regional forums. We are dedicated to anticipating and meeting the needs of our constituents—more than 1,000 members across the Southwest.
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Performance Enhancements |
John M. Floyd & Associates (JMFA) is a profitability and performance improvement consulting firm and a leading provider of overdraft privilege programs serving more than 2,000 financial institutions in 50 states and Central America. JMFA is also recognized for training, account acquisition, executive placement and earnings enhancement programs, as well as product, service, pricing and technology improvement consulting. As a direct result of our programs JMFA has helped thousands of clients dramatically improve their performance and bottom line.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Founded in 1972, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions has helped thousands of financial institutions reach their performance objectives. Today, we continue to lead the way with solutions and best practices refined through our many years of service to the financial services industry. Our consultants represent the best the industry has to offer, with real-world, banking experience and the knowledge to address your business needs in all the core areas of your bank. Our consultants work with you, hand-in-hand, to assess your bank’s needs, performance objectives, emerging challenges, and profitable opportunities. We develop specific solutions for your bank and your market, all based on our years of best practices and proven solutions. For over 30 years, the experienced consultants at Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions have been helping financial institutions improve their bottom-line and gain competitive strength. Our experts can help your institution improve profitability, optimize business process, manage risk, maximize technology, meet regulatory requirements and find your best opportunities for growth. Let a trusted name give your institution the tools you need to meet your business goals and improve performance.
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Portfolio Management |
Equifax/Noesis Data is the leading provider of credit reporting information in the state of Louisiana. We are a member owned organization founded in 1923 as the Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge, Inc. Our mission, then as it is today, is to facilitate commerce between business and consumers. What has changed since that time is that we now not only serve consumers and businesses in the Baton Rouge area but in 57 of the 64 Louisiana parishes making us Equifax’s largest partner in Louisiana. Equifax is one of the three major credit reporting networks in North America.
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Product Consulting |
BancVue is passionately dedicated to empowering community financial institutions to compete and win in the war for deposits and become the leader in their market. BancVue’s REALChecking™ product suite provides innovative and exciting checking accounts that improve profitability, increase core deposits, and deliver new customers. Each REALChecking product is implemented with BanVue’s REALResults™ turnkey solution that combines experience driven consultation, technology integration, proven marketing tactics and materials, launch support , and training that ensures each product’s success.
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Since 1968, Advantage Resourcing has provided client companies with a full range of personnel services – career, temporary and temp-to-hire. A regional recruiting and staffing firm, Advantage Resourcing has offices in 18 states, primarily throughout the southeast, but our recruiting divisions recruit for companies nationwide. Headquartered in Monroe, we attribute our growth and reputation for excellence to the use of the most modern methods and techniques, adherence to the strictest ethical codes in the industry and our continued commitment to be viewed as an invaluable business partner by our client customers. Our teams of highly trained recruiting professionals have experience in the placement of top-notch candidates with local and national corporations within the banking industry. In fact, our clients and candidates consistently say they are so confident in our services that they regularly recommend us to colleagues and friends. Advantage Resourcing stands ready to deliver a trusted, consistent customer experience in all facets of executive banking candidate searches encompassing all of this great state we call “Sportsman’s Paradise”.
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Regulatory Compliance Consultants |
Synergy Partners / Synergy Capital is a premier consulting firm headquartered in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Serving banking institutions nationwide, Synergy is a leading provider of enterprise risk management services, comprehensive performance assessments and financial advisory strategies designed to enhance operational efficiencies, financial performance and regulatory compliance. Our extensive services include loan portfolio diligence and valuation, regulatory compliance audits, management assessments, custom software applications and sophisticated ALM financial models; thereby, allowing our clients to efficiently organize corporate resources and optimize Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management and Administration Effectiveness, Earnings, Liquidity and Sensitivity to Market Risk. Staffed with former bank executives, Synergy provides each client with an experienced team dedicated to providing timely solutions utilizing the most advanced resources currently available. As you are aware, today’s environment presents fundamental challenges for banking institutions of all types and sizes. To meet this challenge, Synergy assists its clients in constructing a strategic framework to prepare for the inevitable uncertainty that lies ahead. To learn more, kindly visit http://www.SynergyPartners.com/ or call Douglas Cunningham at 504-342-4982 x101.
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Retirement Plans |
At Pentegra, we understand the demanding retirement plan requirements of banks and design retirement plans that meet them. As the preferred provider of the banking community, we manage more than $6 billion in assets for more than 1,000 community bank retirement plans nationwide. Pentegra offers a full array of retirement programs including 401(k) plans, pension plans, KSOPs, ESOPs, profit sharing plans, and executive benefit and director plans. Contact Mark Hogan, Regional Marketing Director at mhogan@pentegra.com or 513-321-5807. --LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Risk Management Compliance |
Credit Risk Management, established in 1989, provides US community and regional banks with superior credit risk management products and processes. These are integrated across the entire credit function to promote a sound and consistent credit culture. CRM clients get practical and strategic advice and personal service from experienced bankers who have walked in their shoes. This results in superior lending, risk management and compliance practices that complement their Bank’s credit philosophy. To learn more about our products and services please visit us at http://www.creditriskmgt.com/.
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For over two and a half decades Overby Seawell Co. {OSC} has provided state of the art technology and insurance products for the banking industry in support of its auto and real estate lending. OSC introduced the first Windows based collateral tracking system in the United States. OSC is one of the first to fully integrate tracking and processing for insurance, tax and escrow; allowing OSC the opportunity to provide a single-source turnkey solution. OSC’s technology is designed to support a wide range of insurance products and services such as; Mortgage Hazard, Blanket Mortgage Hazard, Flood, Wind, Mortgage Impairment, Collateral Protection {CPI}, Vendors Single Interest {Blanket VSI}, and Guaranteed Auto Protection {GAP}. OSC’s pioneered the creation of the industry’s Hybrid auto insurance coverage program in the country making OSC one of the most progressive companies in this industry sector.
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Founded in 1972, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions has helped thousands of financial institutions reach their performance objectives. Today, we continue to lead the way with solutions and best practices refined through our many years of service to the financial services industry. Our consultants represent the best the industry has to offer, with real-world, banking experience and the knowledge to address your business needs in all the core areas of your bank. Our consultants work with you, hand-in-hand, to assess your bank’s needs, performance objectives, emerging challenges, and profitable opportunities. We develop specific solutions for your bank and your market, all based on our years of best practices and proven solutions. For over 30 years, the experienced consultants at Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions have been helping financial institutions improve their bottom-line and gain competitive strength. Our experts can help your institution improve profitability, optimize business process, manage risk, maximize technology, meet regulatory requirements and find your best opportunities for growth. Let a trusted name give your institution the tools you need to meet your business goals and improve performance.
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Sales |
Retail Management Resources, Inc., is a sales, marketing and management resource company that focuses on providing your company with a valuable management, consulting and training resource that will bring your vision to reality. Our mission is to provide clients with a valuable sales, marketing, management and training resource that will aid in the growth and retention of current clients as well as win new profitable clients.
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SMARTS is a PC based sales management and sales tracking system for financial institutions. It greatly helps the bank to create new business because it offers the sales tools that will energize the bank’s sales efforts. Banks are better able to create new business because they can measure and manage sales results throughout the organization. Incentives, referrals and sales can be reported on all product activities selected. Management has continuous information for monitoring sales strategies and results by branches and departments. SMARTS can track all branch and officer call results.
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SBA Loan Partner |
Louisiana Capital Certified Development is a private/non-profit corporation which markets and facilitates the SBA 504 loan program. We are most commonly referred to as a “CDC”. There are approximately 275 CDCs located in various parts of the country. We are the most active SBA 504 lender in Louisiana given that over the last 10 years we have facilitated slightly over 50% of all the 504 loan production within the state. SBA 504 is a program that enhances economic development through fixed asset financing, whereby long term (20 year fixed rates) financing is available for owner occupied real-estate and/or some of the fixed (non-moveable) equipment needs (10 years fixed rates) of all Louisiana small businesses. The 504 structure is unique in that the SBA actually participates in the funding, taking a second mortgage or security interest for up to 40% of the project cost and the participating bank will fund 50% of the long term financing secured by a first mortgage. Many banks have recognized the 504 program as a value added product given the benefits of risk mitigation and alternate financing options.
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Vining Sparks is nationally recognized as a leading broker/dealer in serving the investment needs of institutional investors. The firm was started in 1981 by Jim Vining to serve the investment and asset/liability needs of community banks. Vining Sparks currently employs more than 300 people in 12 domestic offices and one in London. The firm has a strong presence in the banking industry and transacts securities business with more than 2,600 banks and savings & loans. The customer base additionally includes hundreds of other clients such as municipalities, money managers, trust departments, insurance companies, pension funds, and investment advisors. Vining Sparks has over $45 million in capital and an annual trading volume exceeding $250 billion with customers located in all 50 states and many foreign countries.
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Crews & Associates, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer with over 150 investment professionals registered in all 50 states. The firm specializes in trading fixed-income securities, including municipal and corporate bonds, government agency bonds, US Treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities and mutual funds. With public finance offices around the country, the firm underwrites new issue municipal bonds and private placements. Crews also offers free account maintenance and safekeeping services.
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Duncan-Williams, Inc. is a Top 100 Brokerage Firm headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. The firm is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm providing financial solutions to retail and institutional organizations in 50 states and 11 foreign countries. Duncan-Williams, Inc., is a member of FINRA, RBDA and SIPC. Duncan-Williams, Inc., has offices in New York City, Jersey City, N.J., Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Houston, Charlotte, N.C., Jackson, Miss., Nashville, TN, Philadelphia, PA and Cleveland, OH. The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council certifies Duncan-Williams, Inc., as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). Additional information is available at http://www.duncanw.com/.
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ICBA Securities provides community bankers with quality investment products, services and education at competitive prices. Included are asset/liability and liquidity assistance, bond accounting and safekeeping, transaction analysis, performance profiles, and research assistance. ICBA Securities also has a mandated set of policies for the protection of the banker: rigorous sales rep requirements, a suitable security list, and a pricing policy that is determined by the Board of Directors (also community bankers). ICBA Securities, thru its Capital Markets division, can also provide a comprehensive set of investment banking services, including market making, research, and a full range of corporate finance options. ICBA Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America.
--LBA Endorsed Vendor
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Vining Sparks is nationally recognized as a leading broker/dealer in serving the investment needs of institutional investors. The firm was started in 1981 by Jim Vining to serve the investment and asset/liability needs of community banks. Vining Sparks currently employs more than 300 people in 12 domestic offices and one in London. The firm has a strong presence in the banking industry and transacts securities business with more than 2,600 banks and savings & loans. The customer base additionally includes hundreds of other clients such as municipalities, money managers, trust departments, insurance companies, pension funds, and investment advisors. Vining Sparks has over $45 million in capital and an annual trading volume exceeding $250 billion with customers located in all 50 states and many foreign countries.
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Security Equipment |
ComCo Direct is an industry leader in backroom integration and teller systems innovations. In addition to our patented dual-sided technology remote transaction units we offer a full line of conventional banking equipment which includes pneumatic systems, vaults, safes, video surveillance systems and alarm systems. ComCo Direct services all brands of banking equipment, including Diebold, Mosler, LeFebure, Hamilton Air, American Vault, SSE and Fortis and we stock a wide variety of replacement pneumatic carriers at extremely competitive prices.
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Signage & Graphics |
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Software |
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), one of the world’s largest financial processing and services companies, offers a range of core processing, check imaging, EFT, eBanking, card processing and business intelligence solutions.
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Jack Henry Banking, a division of Jack Henry & Associates (Nasdaq: JKHY), is a leading provider of the totally integrated, enterprise-wide automation that banks need to execute their dynamic business strategies; support their unique growth, service, operational, and performance goals; and capitalize on the evolving trends shaping the financial services industry. Our core banking platforms, which are supporting more than 1,500 banks, are SilverLake System®, a highly customizable IBM® Power™ System-based solution for commercial banks; CIF 20/20®, a parameter-driven IBM Power System-based solution; and Core Director®, a Windows®-based client/server solution. Our customers have selected these core systems to replace every major competitive alternative marketed today. We provide more than 100 integrated complementary products and services that enhance the functionality of these core systems and enable banks to respond to diverse business opportunities and challenges. Our best-of-suite complementary solutions support business intelligence and bank management, retail delivery and business banking, electronic funds transfer and Internet banking, risk management and protection, item and document imaging, and professional services and education. Jack Henry Banking’s solutions are hallmarked by state-of-the-art technology, unmatched personal service, in-house and outsourced operating alternatives, and integrity-based business relationships. Visit www.jackhenrybanking.com for additional information.
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Strategic Planning & Leadership Development |
American Planning Corporation has served the community banking market since 1972. Our services are designed to assist our clients in setting financial and strategic goals, to monitor progress toward those goals, and to assist in solving problems that prevent accomplishment of those goals. While our 30+ years of service to the industry give us a strong foundation, we continue to offer leading-edge consulting services to meet the financial and regulatory challenges our clients face. Our services include Short and Long Term Financial Modeling; Strategic Business Planning; Board and Management Consulting; Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Reporting Services; Merger & Acquisition Services; Stock Valuations and Regulatory Consulting. At American Planning, we believe in customer service — both to you, our client, and to your customers and the communities you serve. We invite you to consider us as your partner in continuing a time-honored tradition of providing personalized, community-based banking products and services to your customers. Please visit us at http://www.americanplanning.com/ to learn more.Fax: (225) 765-7200
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Lela is Louisiana’s non profit student loan provider; allowing banks to offer low cost student loans to customers through our Marketing Partner Program.
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CNM has been providing technology services to the financial industry since our inception over 11 years ago. We pride ourselves in our ability to providing the technologies that are right for your institution and professional support that is necessary to maintain and manage your network. Our staff of dedicated developers and engineers are available to assist you in finding and implementing a solution to whatever issue your institution may be considering.
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Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), one of the world’s largest financial processing and services companies, offers a range of core processing, check imaging, EFT, eBanking, card processing and business intelligence solutions.
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As the only Top 100 U.S. accounting firm based in Louisiana, Postlethwaite & Netterville serves clients that include national, state, and savings banks as well as other financial institutions ranging in size from approximately $10 million to almost $1 billion in assets. Included in our staff of over 300 are professionals with extensive audit and tax experience with financial institutions, including valuation analysts with the ability to provide due diligence for mergers/acquisitions, collateral audits and Board of Directors/Audit Committee training. We also offer a group of Certified Internal Auditors that work with banks in outsourced, co-sourced and training roles to develop/perform the internal audit function. In addition, our technology consultants can provide systems engineers and Certified Information System Security Professionals who conduct data security reviews, penetration testing and information systems consulting.
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Training |
BancVue is passionately dedicated to empowering community financial institutions to compete and win in the war for deposits and become the leader in their market. BancVue’s REALChecking™ product suite provides innovative and exciting checking accounts that improve profitability, increase core deposits, and deliver new customers. Each REALChecking product is implemented with BanVue’s REALResults™ turnkey solution that combines experience driven consultation, technology integration, proven marketing tactics and materials, launch support , and training that ensures each product’s success.
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Credit Risk Management, established in 1989, provides US community and regional banks with superior credit risk management products and processes. These are integrated across the entire credit function to promote a sound and consistent credit culture. CRM clients get practical and strategic advice and personal service from experienced bankers who have walked in their shoes. This results in superior lending, risk management and compliance practices that complement their Bank’s credit philosophy. To learn more about our products and services please visit us at http://www.creditriskmgt.com/.
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Profit Protection, LLC, also very familiarly known as the National Association for Bank Security, is a bank security educational and consulting firm that has served members of the financial industry for more than 25 years with its products and services. Those services are offered in not only all areas of bank security governed by the mandates of the five regulators, but all facets of Bank Secrecy Act regulation requirements. In performing these services, Profit Protection offers bankers Security Management and Bank Secrecy Act Seminars on an annual basis, including a telephone consulting service at no extra charge to the client; The Advisor, a casehistory-driven bank security newsletter; comprehensive textbooks, manuals, and shorter printed information of topical interest dealing with security and Bank Secrecy Act matters; and videotapes oriented towards training in a wide variety of areas relative to bank security and Bank Secrecy Act compliance functions.
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SWACHA—The Electronic Payments Resource, a not-for-profit regional payments association, has been the resource of choice since 1974 in providing education, training and knowledge regarding electronic payments and payments systems risks. SWACHA provides a broad range of training in electronic payments, risk management and regulatory compliance in the development of rules that support electronic payments. SWACHA is a leader in representing our membership’s interest in national and regional forums. We are dedicated to anticipating and meeting the needs of our constituents—more than 1,000 members across the Southwest.
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Vaults & Safes |
ComCo Direct is an industry leader in backroom integration and teller systems innovations. In addition to our patented dual-sided technology remote transaction units we offer a full line of conventional banking equipment which includes pneumatic systems, vaults, safes, video surveillance systems and alarm systems. ComCo Direct services all brands of banking equipment, including Diebold, Mosler, LeFebure, Hamilton Air, American Vault, SSE and Fortis and we stock a wide variety of replacement pneumatic carriers at extremely competitive prices.
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Louisiana Bankers Association / 5555 Bankers Avenue / Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 387-3282 tel / (225) 343-3159 fax / info@lba.org
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