Each depositor insured to at least $250,000 per insured bank

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announces the location and date for its 1998 Risk Management Planning seminar.

Financial institution chief executive officers, Directors, chief operating officers, chief financial officers and other executive level officers of banks, thrifts, and credit unions.

To encourage top management to establish or improve systems that facilitate bank-wide risk management and to discuss issues in risk management with regulators.

Location and Date: San Francisco, CA

Westin St. Francis

at Union Square

Conference Times: Registration begins Thursday at 7:30 a.m.

Conference ends Friday at 12:00 noon

Program Highlights: (Please refer to our Web Site: http://www.FFIEC.gov/exam/education.htm for current agenda)

• Risk management from the regulators’ viewpoints
• Current strategies for interest rate risk management
• Regional risk management concerns
• Pending legislation/regulation and the impact on risk management
• Policy-level federal regulators to discuss agency risk management examination procedures
• Managing the risks of emerging technologies and Y2K concerns

How to Register: (Registration form can also be downloaded from Web Site: http://www.FFIEC.gov/exam/education.htm)

• Send either the attached registration form or a photocopy along with a check payable to the FFIEC in the amount of $350. Please make your hotel reservation after you receive an acceptance letter – but then be sure to make it immediately in order to take advantage of the special room block rate, which expires on September 14.
• Tuition includes program materials, two continental breakfasts and one luncheon.
• Early registration is encouraged as space is limited and past sessions have sold out.
• Checks will be returned if application is received after the conference has been filled.
• Cancellations must be received at least 30 days before the conference in order to receive a refund.
• For additional information, please call the FFIEC Examiner Education Office at 703-516-5588 or refer to the FFIEC Web Site.

Risk Management Planning Seminar Application Form

San Francisco, California, October 15-16, 1998 (Thursday & Friday)

Please complete and mail this form to us along with a check for $350. We cannot accept electronic registrations.

Name of Attendee (Mr. or Ms.)___________________________________________________________________________

Title___________________________________________________________________________

Name of Institution_______________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip__________________________________________________________________

Telephone________________________FAX__________________________________________

Internet Address_________________________________________________________________

Total Assets $___________________________________________________________________

Primary Federal Regulator_________________________________________________________

Westin St. Francis at Union Square, Phone 415-397-7000

FFIEC Conference Rate: $189 (standard) - $229 (deluxe)