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Eleventh Annual CUNA Lending Council Conference
November 6-9, 2005
Miami Beach, Florida

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2005

7:30 am-1:30 pm

Golf Outing
PSCU Financial Services Inc., United Guaranty, and Mortgagebot LLC cosponsor the golf outing on Sunday, November 6th. Transportation will be provided to the Miami Beach Golf Club a short distance from the hotel where a Continental breakfast will be served. Club rentals are available by calling the club pro at 305-532-3350.

For more details about he course go to www.miamibeachgolfclub.com. You must register for the golf outing. There is a charge of $85 for Council members and $190 for guests. The outing will be over in time for players to attend the pre-conference workshops.

1:00-6:00 pm

Registration & Internet Café Open
Sponsored by APPRO Systems, Digital Insight, Intercontinental Warranty Services

2:30-5:30 pm

Pre-Conference Workshops
Sponsored by Prime Alliance Solutions

Workshop I: SBA Lending
Diane Gallion, Waterway Capital Management

  • How to draft an SBA department plan
  • Lender policies and procedures
  • Description of loan program parameters
  • SBA 7(a) eligibility (qualifying the borrower

Workshop II: Indirect auto lending
Larry Biernacki, President/CEO, Arkansas FCU
Mike James, VP Lending Services, Credit Union Direct Lending

  • Designing a successful and sound program
  • In-house versus outsourced programs
  • Pitfalls to avoid
  • How to manage the dealer relationship
  • Marketing for success
4:00-5:30 pm

Lending Technology Forum Open

6:00-7:30 pm

Welcome to Miami Reception
Sponsored by CUNA Mutual Group

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2005

7:00-8:00 am

Breakfast
Sponsored by Charlie Mac

7:00 am-4:45 pm

Registration & Internet Café Open
Sponsored by APPRO Systems, Digital Insight, Intercontinental Warranty Services

8:00-9:30 am

Opening General Session
State of the "Credit" Union Address
Sponsored by Equifax
Dick Ensweiler, President, Texas Credit Union League, Dallas, TX

9:30-9:45 am

Networking Break
Sponsored by Allied Solutions

9:45-11:00 am

Breakout Sessions:

#1 - Pay Day Lending -The Credit Union Way
Lois Kitsch, Director of Special Projects, Filene Research Institute - Repeats

  • Credit union benefits
  • Member benefits
  • Industry standards (in the traditional pay day lending world)
  • Some program examples (speakers from other credit unions)
  • Possible pitfalls

#2 - Portfolio Stratego
Strategies for Mortgage Asset Management
Stephen R. Pawlowski, Director Transaction Management and
Aiman Beg, Fannie Mae

  • The basics of mortgage portfolio structuring
  • Strategies for dynamically managing mortgage portfolios
  • Practical approaches to mortgage portfolio management
  • Matching mortgage products with balance sheet strategy

#3 - The Pendulum Swings Back:
A Leader's Guide to the new Bankruptcy Act
Jeff Kurtzman, Esquire Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg, Ellers, LLP.

  • How to offer business services while maximizing revenue and minimizing risk
  • Resources available for the different program components
  • How to weigh pros and cons to make the best strategies
  • The critical checkpoints to determine whether to build or outsource certain components

#4 - Effectively Managing Default Risks
Steve Martin, VP, CUNA Mutual - Repeats

  • Serving underserved members
  • How to increase loan approvals
  • Enhancing lending profitability
  • The role of default insurance
  • Individual applications versus entire portfolios
11:00-11:15 am

Networking Break
Sponsored by Allied Solutions

11:15-12:30 pm

Breakout Sessions

Mortgage Market Update
Dave McCraw, Director of Sales, Community Lending, Freddie Mac
Does not repeat

The mortgage industry is evolving at an ever-faster pace. Are you interested in learning how you can take advantage of the latest economic, demographic and mortgage product trends to give your members top-notch service while improving your bottom line? Come hear Freddie Mac discuss where the market is going and how you can take advantage of hot opportunities in the industry today.

12:30-2:00 pm

Lending Awards Luncheon
Sponsored by CUNA Mutual Group

2:15-3:30 pm

Breakout Sessions:

#1 - Indirect Lending Risk: An Examiner and CU Perspective)
William Dressen, Examiner, NCUA
David Purcell, VP Lending, Travis CU

  • How to survive an examination
  • Common problems and how to avoid them
  • How to structure a safe and sound program from a credit union perspective

#2- Mortgage Automation: No more paper, No more chase
Panel with Deborah Atherton, Anheuser-Busch ECU
Mike Long, UW Credit Union
Joyce King, California Credit Union League
– Repeats

  • How automation assists process re-engineering
  • How you can shorten time-to-close by weeks
  • Understand the inter-relation between people, process and technology

#3- Gifts from Congress – A Regulato ry Update
Hal Scoggins, Attorney, Farleigh Witt
Sponsored by Harland Financial Solutions

  • FACT Act update – Hot topics and current status
  • Truth in Lending changes in the Bankruptcy Reform Act
  • Business lending – Avoiding the common problems
  • Overdraft Protection – Current issues and possible Reg. Z coverage
  • HMDA reporting for CU’s – Tips and traps

#4 - Providing Business Services
– Build it or Buy it?
Dennis Beaver, Principal, Hill Creek Consulting - Repeats
Sponsored by Covarity

  • How to offer business services while maximizing revenue and minimizing risk
  • Resources available for the different program components
  • How to weigh pros and cons to make the best strategies
  • The critical checkpoints to determine whether to build or outsource certain components
3:30-3:45 pm

Networking Break
Sponsored by Allied Solutions

3:45-5:00 pm

Repeat of Breakout Sessions

4:00-5:45 pm
Lending Technology Forum Open
6:00-7:30 pm

Networking Reception
Sponsored by Freddie Mac

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005

7:00-8:00 am

Breakfast
Sponsored by Teres Solutions, Inc.

7:00 am-4:00 pm

Registration and Internet Café Open
Sponsored by APPRO Systems, Digital Insight, Intercontinental Warranty Services

8:00-9:15 am

General Session:
Blow the Doors Off Service as Usual
Jackie Freiberg
Sponsored by Genworth Financial

9:15-9:30 am

Networking Break
Sponsored by ECU Technologies

9:30-10:45 am

Breakout Sessions:

#1 - Credit Cards – Grow or Sell?
William Koo, CEO, AssetExchange
Brian Crawford, Chief Strategy Officer, PSCU Financial Services
Steve Grech, VP Lending, Credit Union One – Repeats

  • Identify and analyze the pros and cons of selling versus keeping
  • How do you decide what solution is best for your credit union
  • Learn from real case studies

#2 - Strategic issues in Lending and Mortgage Lending to Members of Modest Means
Bill Hampel SVP- Research, Chief Economist, Credit Union National Association.
Sponsored by CU National

  • Current economic trends affecting lenders
  • Economic outlook for 2006 and beyond
  • How you can offer mortgages to members of modest means

#3 - Pre-Approvals Using Pre-Screening – What you don’t know can WOW you!
Lloyd Gill, COO, City County CU
Traci Germain, SVP Marketing, GTEFCU
- Repeats
Sponsored by Ser Technology Corporation

  • Understand your options
  • How to structure a program with multiple offers in one
  • Understand the data and results

#4 - Fraud – ZTTF (Zero Tolerance to Fraud)
Laymen Grant, Manager, Internal Audit / Security / Investigations,
Franklin Mint FCU – Repeats
Sponsored by Cenlar FSB

  • Why you need to develop a ZERO tolerance to fraud
  • The hidden cost of fraud
  • How the social security number works
  • Identify the red flags of application fraud
  • Current trends in plastic and other types of fraud
10:45-11:00 am

Networking Break

11:00-12:15 pm

Breakout Sessions
Repeat of all 9:30 am Sessions

12:15-2:00 pm
Tenth Anniversary Celebration Lunch
Drawings, Council News and Fun!
Sponsored by Allied Solutions
2:15-3:30 pm

Breakout Sessions:

#1 - Ramp Up Your Open-end Lending Program
Bill Klewin, Assistant Vice President of CUNA Mutual Group
Suzanne Picard, Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer,
Commonwealth Central CU – Repeat

  • Building loan volume and member satisfaction
  • Assessing your paperwork and procedures
  • Delivering fast service
  • Marketing and promotion techniques
  • Review case studies

#2- Home Equity Marketing and Revitalization
Mike Moeb, Chairman, Moebs Services, Inc.
Cliff Mower, Manager, Equity Lending, Navy FCU
– Repeats
Sponsored by TCI

  • Falling asleep at the wheel - Product development and innovation
  • How far can you go? - Alternative property value and title opportunity
  • Comparing apples and oranges - Marketing direction
  • Sleeping with the enemy - Competing with other lenders

#3 - Getting to “Yes” in an Electronic Age
Holly Towle, Partner, Preston, Gates and Ellis LLP
– Repeats
Sponsored by National Liquidators

  • How you can design and develop an E-Lending strategy
  • Identify where lenders are going in the future (back to the future?)
  • Internal e-issues for lenders (e.g., e-commitments)
  • Regulatory basics (e.g., CIP, E-Sign 101(c))
  • Regulatory update (e.g., identity theft)

#4 - New Perspectives on Manufactured Housing:
Chris Stinebert, President, Manufactured Housing Institute – Repeats

  • Manufactured / modular as an affordable housing alternative
  • Community models that are working
  • Lending models to consider
3:30-3:45 pm

Networking Break

3:45-5:00 pm

Repeat of Breakout Sessions

4:00–6:00 p.m.

Lending Technology Forum Open

6:00–7:30 p.m.

“Casino Night” Reception
Sponsored by Fannie Mae

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005

7:00-11:30 am

Internet Café Open
Sponsored by APPRO Systems, Digital Insight, Intercontinental Warranty Services

7:30-8:00 am

Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Auto Exam

8:00–9:45 a.m.

General Session –
Speaking Theme: The Amish and Technology
A Common Sense Strategy!
Mark Adams, EnthusiAdams, Inc. Services

9:45–10:00 a.m.

Networking Break

10:00–11:30 a.m.

Closing General Session
Failure is not Final
Scott Waddle, Acclaimed Naval Officer / Leadership Expert
Sponsored by S1 Coorporation

  • The value of the tenets integrity, accountability and responsibility in the leadership decision process.
  • A leader's accountability and responsibility cannot be delegated to subordinates. If something goes wrong, the leader buys it regardless of where he or she may be at the time of the event.
  • In the aftermath of an incident, it is not the outcome that is important as much as the manner in which an individual conducts him or herself.

Technology Forum Sponsors:

  • Allied Solutions
  • Charlie Mac LLC
  • CU Direct Corporation
  • CUNA Mutual Insurance Society
  • eCU Technology LLC
  • Fannie Mae
  • Fieldstone Mortgage Company
  • FORUM Solutions
  • Genworth Financial
  • IA Systems
  • Mortgagebot LLC
  • Prime Alliance Solutions, Inc.
  • S1 Corporation
  • Teres Solutions, Inc.
  • Teledata Communications Inc.

Additional 2005 Sponsors:

  • FORUM Solutions – for sponsoring the hotel key cards
  • MGIC – for sponsoring the conference CD
  • Certegy - for sponsoring conference padfolios
  • Balance – for sponsoring conference pens
  • The College Network – for sponsoring small pouch badge holders
  • Systems & Service Technologies – for sponsoring the conference tote bag
  • IA Systems – for sponsoring 10th Anniversary Gift
  • TransUnion - for sponsoring registration refreshments sponsor

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Hotel information:
    Loews Miami Beach Hotel
    1601 Collins Avenue
    Miami Beach, FL 331139
    Reservations:
    1-877-604-1601

 Room Rate:
  $189 Single Occupancy
   $189 Double Occupancy
   plus 13% tax

 

 

What people said about past Lending Conferences...

 

- · I walked away with so much great information from the CUNA Lending Conference. They say that a successful conference is when you walk away with one great idea. I walked away with about 10 and can't wait to share them with others at the Credit Union.

- The Lending Council Conference is a great opportunity to share experiences, resources, and knowledge with a community of lenders from Credit Unions of all sizes. It truly embraces the credit union philosophy of "people helping people".

- · The CLC conference is the best education and networking opportunity available to credit union lenders.