Tuesday, October 16 -- Wednesday, October 17 -- Thursday, October 18

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at Oeno Wine Bar

New Visions in Correspondent Banking Conference attendees arrive in Wichita, KS. The day is yours to enjoy the Historic Old Town area. Check out the area attractions page for ideas on where to go.

6:00 — 8:30 Welcome Reception
Oeno Wine Bar, 330 N Mead in Old Town, 316.440.5000 LendingTools.com wants to officially welcome you into Wichita and the Historic Old Town area. Join us and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and the opportunity to meet and network with friends and associates while enjoying great hors' dourves, beverages and soft jazz by the Clarence King Trio.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at Old Town Warren Theatre

The New Visions in Correspondent Banking Conference Day One will be held at the Old Town Warren Theatre, 353 N Mead in Old Town, 316.262.7123

8:30 —  Welcome
Mayor Carl Brewer, Mayor of Wichita
Eric Goering, President & CEO, LendingTools.com

9:00 — Community Bank Payments and Technology Profiles and Trends
Viveca Ware, Director of Payments Policy, ICBA
The findings from ICBA's latest community bank payments and technology research including:

• Payments management and strategy
• Payments opportunities and challenges
• Check electronification trends
• Community bank technology profile
• Community bank technology snapshots

 

10:00 — Break to network and call the office

10:30 — Check Conversion, the Risk of the Story
David Walker, President & CEO, ECCHO
A new perspective on the impact of check conversions including:

• Requirements to authorize truncation/conversion of checks
• Costs of decelerated collection times
• Unintended accounting impacts on conversions after deposit
• Update on the progress of check image exchange

11:30 — Lunch hosted by LendingTools.com

1:00 — Risk Management Across Payment Channels
Tim Mills, Senior Expert, Global Concepts
Global Concepts' latest thinking on the role of risk in the economics of payments including:

• Comparative risk of competing payment alternatives to each party in the payments value chain
• Risk component of payments costs
• The implications for banks of various trends in payments migration
• The risks in providing payments services, and who bears them
• How risks vary by payments instrument
• The red herrings in the industry dialogue about risk

2:00 — Broadening the Correspondent Relationship
Bob Meara, Senior Analyst, Celent
Small and medium sized business customers need services that are not readily available from community banks… but should be. The proliferation of distributed capture technology presents new opportunities for correspondent processors.

• Branch capture services
• Remote deposit capture services
• Remittance/lockbox services

3:00 — Break to network and call the office

3:30 — The Privatization of Correspondent Banking
Allen Nielsen, EVP and CFO, Bankers' Bank Northeast
Cliff McCauley, EVP, Frost Bank
Jim Williams, SVP and Cashier, Bankers’ Bank of the West
Terry Lyons, VP, Fifth Third Processing Solutions
The revitalization of correspondent banking is creating a new phenomena; privatization. The panel will explore if this trend is real or just a fad. Topics include:

• The impact of Federal Reserve processing center closure on community institutions
• Do correspondent banks really want to replace Federal Reserve services
• Hurdles to be faced with privatization

4:30 — Life after the Fed: Private Market Correspondent Banking
Eric Goering, President and CEO, LendingTools.com
The move has begun to privatize correspondent banking. But it takes more than talk to make it happen. The session talks about how to make the strengths of correspondent banks converge on privatization.

• Technical requirements to compete
• OnWe: Checks leading the call
• The other half: Community Banks
• Private market structures and governance
• Step up or step out
• Nationalization of the market - a future view
  

5:30 — Adjourn

6:00 — "Halloween Spooktacular" dinner and theatre hosted by LendingTools.com
Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N Mosley in Old Town, 316.263.0222
Join us for a special private performance and dinner at the Mosley Street Melodrama. After a dinner of special Kansas raised barbeque beef, be prepared to boo the villain and cheer on the hero in this showing of "Halloween Spooktacular." Cocktails at 6:00, buffet 6:15 - 7:30, performance starts at 7:50.

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Thursday, October 18, 2007, at Crestview Country Club, Hotel at Old Town Conference Center and Healing Waters Spa

7:00 — Networking on the Greens hosted by LendingTools.com
Crestview Country Club, 1000 N 127th St. East, 316.733.1344
Foursomes will be assigned by the organizer but requests accommodated if possible. Rental clubs are available at the player’s expense. Transportation to Crestview Country Club departs hotels at 7:00 a.m., first tee time 8:03 a.m.

9:00 — Healing Waters Spa visit hosted by LendingTools.com
Healing Waters Medical Day Spa, 4817 East Douglas, Suite 200, 316.262.2995
Enjoy a special New Visions in Correspondent Banking package of services in the luxurious surroundings of one of the top spas in the country. Lunch will follow and then you'll be ready for an afternoon of your choosing. Please click to register for this event before October 7. Transportation departs hotels at 9:00 and appointments begin at 9:30.

 

LendingTools.com Customer Meeting
at Hotel at Old Town Conference Center

8:00 — Focus on LendingTools.com (attendance restricted to current LendingTools.com customers)
Eric Goering, President & CEO, LendingTools.com
Mike Isaacs, CFO, LendingTools.com
Theron Goering, CIO, LendingTools.com
Opening remarks start the day for current LendingTools.com customers participating in this all day working session with in-depth discussion of LendingTools.com proprietary information.

• Review of LendingTools.com’s performance
• Growth Goals
• Strategies to further empower correspondent institutions
• Ensuring your data security
• Operational process effectiveness and regulatory compliance
• Newly expanded Audit Package for customers

9:30 — Break to network and call the office

9:45 — Focus on ExtraNet FP-S (attendance restricted to current ExtraNet FP-S customers)
Eric Goering, President & CEO, LendingTools.com
Dan Hughes, AVP Operations and Information Technology,        The Bankers’ Bank of Kentucky                                                       Mike Richert, Customer Support Officer, LendingTools.com
During this interactive session the floor will be open for discussion about product and service paths, potential market opportunities and industry issues. The new ACH Risk Management service is now available. The Bankers’ Bank of Kentucky served as the beta processor for the new service. Dan Hughes will relate their experiences during the beta and discuss the new service’s effectiveness in mitigating ACH risk, stability of the service and value to their customers.

• ACH Risk Management demonstration
• Development team updates including projects resulting from last year's meeting
• ACH Warehousing
• Education on items currently requiring the most frequent support calls
• Open discussion to identify current concerns, enhancements ideas, and new service ideas

12:30 — Lunch hosted by LendingTools.com

1:30 — Focus on OnWe Network and ExtraNet CL (attendance restricted to current OnWe and ExtraNet CL customers)
Eric Goering, President & CEO, LendingTools.com
Chuck Hokans, SVP Marketing, United Bankers' Bank
Cheryl Yavornitzki, Electronic Payments Relationship Mgr., LendingTools.com
Tracy Hearson, Client Development Associate, LendingTools.com
Tony Vastola, Electronic Check Project Mgr., LendingTools.com
During this interactive session the floor will be open for discussion about product and service paths, potential market opportunities and industry issues. Chuck Hokans will explain the critically important mission of the newly formed OnWe Guidance Council and how the council’s efforts help to smooth the operation and expansion of the OnWe Network among community banks, super-regional and nationwide banks. Other topics for the session include –

• Development team updates including projects resulting from last year's meetings
• Strategies and techniques for selling the OnWe Network services to community banks
• Education on items currently requiring the most frequent support calls
• Open discussion to identify current concerns, enhancements ideas, and new service ideas

3:00 — Break to network and call the office

5:00 — Adjourn

 

All Attendees Evening in Old Town

7:00 — High Spirits dinner hosted by LendingTools.com
Loft 150 at River City Brewing Co., 150 N Mosley in Old Town, 316.263.2739
For all attendees with Friday departures, top off the conference with dinner and drinks upstairs at River City Brewing Co. Later, enjoy the fun, historic atmosphere of the Old Town area.

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