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• JMFA Leadership Conference Attracts Banking, Credit Union Execs to San Antonio; Features Industry Speakers, Insights, Trends, Tools
  San Antonio is the site of the JMFA Leadership Conference 2006, a by-invitation event for bankers and credit union executives, Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 11-13, respectively. Trends, tools, insights and market strategy will be related by such speakers as the executive editor of BankersOnline.com, a former regulator with the Comptroller of the Currency, a CUNA economist, a financial services attorney, a previous CUNA chairman, an interest rate and market trend specialist, and executive search experts. [PRWeb Aug 25, 2006]
• John M. Floyd & Associates Creates Executive Search Group for Banks, S&Ls, Credit Unions; JMFA Deploying Top Talent -- Modrell and Shanley -- to Find Top Talent
  John M. Floyd & Associates, Inc. of Baytown (Houston), Texas, a leading provider of non-interest income products for more than 30 years, has established JMFA Executive Search Group to identify, scrutinize and recruit top-caliber candidatesfor senior managerial positions at banks, S&Ls, thrifts and credit unions in the United States. Executive Consultants within the new division are Garry Modrell and Charles Shanley, both heavily experienced in the banking and credit union fields, respectively. [PRWeb Feb 28, 2006]
• 'Night of 100 Stars' Oscar-Viewing Party Features Johnny Light as Official Celebrity Gift Bag Item -- Gadget Improves Gender Respect, Harmony, Hygiene, Bathroom Safety
  The humorous but practical Johnny Light, an automated night light for the commode, joins much more luxurious and exotic fare as a clebrity gift bag item for one of the hottest Academy Awards viewing parties in Hollywood on March 5 -- "The Night of the 100 Stars Oscar Gala" at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Surprisingly, the humble bathroom gadget has its own legion of fans and is no stranger to the spotlight or to celebrity attention. [PRWeb Feb 24, 2006]
• SIIA Names JMFA a CODiE Award Finalist For its PRIVILEGE MANAGER CRM™ Software
  Overdraft privilege-related software serves banks, credit unions, millions of accountholders. [PRWeb Feb 9, 2006]
• California Credit Union League Emphasizes Regulatory Compliance on Overdraft Programs; League Partner Offers Compliance and Performance Review to Calif., Nevada CUs
  The California Credit Union League, which serves California and Nevada credit unions, promotes compliance with federal regulations for members with overdraft privilege (courtesy pay or bounce-safe) programs, recommending John M. Floyd & Associates of Baytown (Houston) Texas for its Compliance & Performance Review program. [PRWeb Feb 1, 2006]
• Independent Bank Reports Six Months of Rapid Growth: $53 Million in Total Assets, $45 Million in Loans at Year-end 2005
  Rates rise: Platinum Accounts at 3.75% - 3.85% (APY); CDs, 3% to 5% (APY). [PRWeb Jan 27, 2006]
• Johnny Light™ -- Commode Night Light Promotes Gender Respect, Family Harmony, Hygiene, Safety; Sales Benefit American Heart Assn.
  Johnny Light, Inc. will donate 10% of revenues from Internet sales in January and February to the American Heart Association®. [PRWeb Dec 29, 2005]
• No-Cost Webinars: Online Cash Management
  Abound Resources also offers banker and media attendees an OCM white paper. [PRWeb Dec 12, 2005]
• Small Businesses Value Online Cash Management; Community Banks Should Explore Technology, Says Expert
  In this lengthy Technology Feature, Abound Resources executives explore the challenges, costs and considerations of online cash management (OCM) for community financial institutions trying to meet the needs of small-to-medium-sized businesses with a view that OCM will help them become the primary bank to that customer segment and improve net interest income. Presentation was at the Ind. Bankers Assn. of Texas annual meeting near Dallas. [PRWeb Dec 2, 2005]
• Financial Trends Challenge Banks, Create Opportunities, JMFA Exec Tells IBAT Attendees
  “Alarms should be sounding in community banks across Texas and the nation,” says Wes Baggett, a Regional Executive for John M. Floyd & Associates (JMFA) of Baytown, TX. “The proliferation of ‘nonbank banks,’ as well as revenue enhancement opportunities, are thoroughly testing financial institutions.” [PRWeb Nov 29, 2005]
• Barnholtz Entertainment to Distribute ‘After Sundown’; Horror Flick Screens at Deep Ellum Film Festival, Nov. 18
  After Sundown Film Partners (ASFP), comprised of two production companies in Dallas and Fort Worth, has contracted with Barnholtz Entertainment of Calabasas, CA, to handle the domestic home video distribution (U.S. & Canada) of “After Sundown.” The independent horror flick was filmed in the Metroplex and at nearby Beaumont Ranch in Grandview, TX, during the past year. It will be officially screened at the Deep Ellum Film Festival in Dallas on Friday, Nov. 18. [PRWeb Nov 11, 2005]
• Chris Williston, IBAT CEO, Named Advisor to Abound Resources, Inc. of Austin
  Chris Williston, Pres./CEO of the Independent Bankers Assn. of Texas, joins Catherine A. Ghiglieri, President of Ghiglieri & Company of Austin, as the first two advissors to Abound Resources, Inc. of Austin, Texas. Abound Resources helps community banks organize and coordinate technology resources to achieve strategic goals, increase utilization of existing technology, manage the growing complexity of regulatory requirements and control the rising costs of technology. Both professionals are well connected in the banking industry. [PRWeb Oct 18, 2005]
• Independent Bank of Austin Opens Georgetown Branch; Veteran Bankers Set Fast Growth Pattern
  Lakeway, Texas-based Independent Bank of Austin, which has set a blistering growth pace since its June 6 opening with highly attractive Platinum Account, savings and CD rates, has now begun a limited service branch between Georgetown and Sun City Texas . . . announced plans for a new permanent headquarters location and its board of directors...and disclosed details of its fast-track charter process, which may become a template for newly chartered institutions. Jack and Denny Buchanan -- no relation -- are Chairman and CEO, respectively of the chartered and FDIC-insured State Savings Bank. [PRWeb Oct 5, 2005]
• State Creates Central Data Base to Track Manufactured Housing Tax Information
  Under a new state law -- supported by the manufactured housing industry -- the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will maintain a central data base where tax assessor-collectors can go to determine if all taxes have been paid before an ownership change occurs. [PRWeb Aug 26, 2005]
• Longtime IBAT Members Form New Partnership; Offers Student Loan Services to Community Banks
  LoanSTAR Funding Group, Inc. of Bryan, TX, and TIB-The Independent BankersBank of Dallas, TX, -- long-time, endorsed members of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas -- will now offer student loan services to community banks in Texas. TIB has begun working with the LoanSTAR for its secondary market service and marketing support and with LoanSTAR Systems, Inc. for its student loan originations and servicing processes. LoanSTAR and TIB have made special arrangements with TIB’s former student loan originator and servicer, Sallie Mae, to ensure that borrowers and schools will receive the same level of quality servicing. [PRWeb Aug 16, 2005]
• Abound Resources Gets Third Round Funding, Discloses Board Members
  announces Third Round Funding for Austin firm offering breakthrough technology support solutions for community financial institutions. Funding to date now totals almost $2 million. [PRWeb Aug 11, 2005]
• JMFA Offers 'CPR' for Overdraft Privilege Programs
  No-obligation Compliance and Performance Review ensures consumer-friendly programs. [PRWeb Jul 27, 2005]
• Bankers Favor Technology Optimization Over New Solutions, Abound Resources Study Reveals
  Frustrated and overwhelmed managers of community financial institutions (CFIs) would rather optimize existing technology than take on new solutions and new systems, according to a survey by Abound Resources, Inc. (www.aboundresources.com) of Austin, a member of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas. [PRWeb Jul 12, 2005]