2008-2009 Risk Management Audioconference Series

November 18, 2008
The World Not According To GAAP - Accounting Convergence How credit and lending professionals use and analyze the financial statements of commercial borrowers is about to dramatically change, and most bankers have no idea of what’s coming and when it’s due to arrive. The US will be adopting an international accounting approach to the presentation of financial statements for small, medium, and large companies; both public and private companies will be impacted. The cost to banks and other users of financial statements to relearn accounting and retrain users will be enormous. This session will provide a summary of the “behind the scenes” development of the coming changes, provide a practical introduction to the actual changes, identify resources that may be of help to you, and provide a map for future important milestones that will help you plan for the new accounting. Speakers: Dev Strischek, SunTrust, MaryAnn Lawrence, Key Bank and Karine Benzacar, Knowledge Plus Corp.– (302521B)

January 12, 2009
Credit Risk Challenges During The Next 18 Months Three senior credit officers will discuss issues they are facing today. Among the questions they will address are:
  * What concerns you about credit trends today?
  * What are some of the key challenges for developing a risk management organization? (302522B)

February 10, 2009
Detecting Fraud In Small Business Lending A representative for the Inspector General’s Office of the Small Business Administration will discuss types of fraud the Administration has been seeing and offer suggestions on how banks can spot and avoid the fraudsters.  Speaker: Keith Hohimer, Office of Inspector General, Small Business Administration (302523B).

March 10, 2009
Real Estate Appraisal Issues What issues are facing bankers regarding the need for new appraisals for A&D and residential development loans? Can the fee appraisers properly value these properties? Where are cap rates going and will this impact the ability to refinance existing loans? Hear a panel of chief appraisers and credit officers discuss these and other commercial real estate appraisal issues (302524B).

May 5, 2009
State Of The Commercial Real Estate Market A representative from Property & Portfolio Research, Inc. will provide information about the current status and future trends of various types of commercial real estate property, including office, multi-family, industrial and retail throughout the country (302525B).

Click here or call 800-677-7621 to register for the Risk Management Audioconference Series.