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The Banker’s Advocate
State Bank Department
Bank disaster-recovery coalition
Little Rock Office
puts new site to immediate use
400 Hardin Road, Suite 100
Developing relevant
Little Rock, AR 72211-3502
content for a Web site
Hitting the
News.”
Phone: 501-324-9019 launched by the Arkan-
Links
The “member” side of
Fax: 501-324-9028 sas Bankers Coalition for
the Web site, accessible
Email:
through log-in, includes a
asbd@banking.state.ar.us
Disasters and Emergen-
of all financial institutions
calendar of events; discus-
cies (ABCDE) was a “no
brainer” for chairperson
affected by a natural dis-
sion forums; an area for
aster.
the submission of articles;
Northwest Arkansas
Jay Clevenger.
The organization is
and a repository of coali-
Office
The Web site went live
in 2009, a month after an
governed by a board of
tion and emergency man-
777 Mathias Drive ice storm in northeast
directors made up of
agement documents.
Suite A Arkansas - including
bankers from five desig-
ABCDE is seeking spon-
Springdale, AR 72762-0739 Jonesboro, where
nated regions of the state.
sors to help fund opera-
tions, including develop-
Phone: 479-751-5543
Clevenger works as vice
The non-profit group
ment and management of
Fax: 479-751-5815
president for data proc-
has adopted the following
the Web site.
Email: essing at Liberty Bank of
mission statement:
NWArk@banking.state.ar.us
Clevenger envisions the
Arkansas.
“The coalition will help
Clevenger initiated a
ensure that financial ser-
group’s Web site as a re-
discussion forum on the
vices are available to the
source that will bring to-
Jonesboro Office Web site about portable
citizens of Arkansas in the
gether banking disaster-
924 South Main generators, including
event of a disaster or
recovery coordinators for
P.O. Box 9374 safety tips.
emergency, while ensur-
networking, discussion and
Jonesboro, AR 72403-9374
Less than one year
ing the safety of bank
planning.
Phone: 870-972-1744
after its small group of
staff through partnerships
“We can learn so much
Fax: 870-972-1762
initial members met for
between federal, state and
from each other,”
local entities.”
Clevenger says. “Banks
Email: the first time, ABCDE is
jonesboro@banking.state.ar.us
on line with information
The Web site is de-
that normally compete
about the coalition and
signed to promote that
with each other can coop-
links to sponsors, FEMA
mission and the coali-
erate to support each other
and Arkansas weather
tion’s own growth, and to
during a time of emer-
alerts.
serve as a source of infor-
gency.”
We’re on the Web!
The address of the
mation for members and
Financial institutions
the general public.
currently pay no fee to join
www.arkansas.gov/bank Web site is:
The “public” side of
the organization.
http://www.ar
bcde.org/
the ABCDE Web site
An institution interested
The coalition was features information for in becoming an ABCDE
formed to create and prospective members and member can download a
support a plan to ensure sponsors, numerous links membership brochure
the continued operation to other sites and “Latest from the Web site.
Number of firms considering new bank rises
Almost half of small- pelling offer, according to spondents said they were
and middle-market com- a Greenwich Market Pulse actively seeking a new
panies in the United survey. bank or considering a
A publication of the
States are actively seek- The survey of 670 com- switch.
Arkansas State Bank Department
ing a new bank or would panies was conducted in A news release about
consider changing banks December 2008. In 2007, the survey is available at:
if presented with a com- less than one-third of re-
http://www.greenwich.com/
March 31, 2009
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