Presenter: Tim Harrington, CPA, TEAM Resources
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm Central

Focus:
This has been a difficult time for credit unions and regulators alike.  While credit unions are trying to dig themselves out of the recession, examiners are working hard to ensure that risks are understood and that credit unions are safe and sound.  During times like this, there may be moments of disagreement between regulators and credit unions.  While it’s in everyone’s best interest to resolve regulator disagreements amicably, it is also important for credit union boards and management teams to understand their rights when dealing with regulators.  This session will look at a number of NCUA sources, how those rights have been documented, and provide awareness of credit union rights.

What You Will Learn

• The right to know the specific authority or legal basis when examiners dictate that you must do something
• Credit union rights when questioning or seeking corrections to examiner findings, conclusions, and directives
• What to do if examiners hold you to issues that may be pertinent to the region or the economy as a whole, but aren’t an issue at your credit union
• Requesting an understanding of the “risk priority and importance” of findings
• Making sense of the appeals process with examiners findings or dictates

Who Should Sign Up?
This informative session is designed for board members, senior management, and other staff who interact with federal or state regulators.

About the Presenter:
Tim Harrington is a Certified Public Accountant who specializes in working with community financial institutions.  Since 1996, Tim has been President of TEAM Resources, a firm which provides consulting, strategic planning, and training from coast-to-coast. 

A presenter at over 1,000 financial conferences, seminars, and webinars, Tim has provided consulting and training for hundreds of community financial institutions in nearly every state and four countries.  Tim advises boards and senior management teams on strategy, profitability, and governance and works with staff on leadership and lending.  In addition, he is a faculty member of three financial institution schools and is the author of the popular lending software “Lenders Tax Analyzer” and has taught lending personnel how to obtain monthly income from tax returns since 1992.