Small Banks & Dodd-Frank
We are all very aware of the impact of Dodd-Frank has had on the banking industry as a whole; but a paper by George Mason University’s Mercatus Center suggests that Dodd-Frank has significantly affected small banks and their customers. A large majority of the small bank respondents viewed Dodd-Frank as more burdensome than the Bank Secrecy Act, and reported a substantial increase in compliance costs associated with new regulations. These costs include hiring new compliance personnel, increased reliance on outside compliance experts, additional resources allocated to compliance, and more time spent on compliance issues by employees not typically involved in compliance. The additional regulatory burden has led small banks to reconsider the products and services they offer, including residential mortgages and overdraft protection. In addition, the authors believe small bank customers will find it difficult to locate convenient alternatives.
Published
2014/03/26
David Dickinson
David’s banking career began as a field examiner for the FDIC in 1990. He later became a Compliance Officer and Loan Officer for a small bank. In 1993, he established Banker’s Compliance Consulting. Along with his amazingly talented Team, he has written numerous compliance articles for prestigious banking publications and has developed compliance seminars that Banker’s Compliance Consulting produces.
He is an expert in compliance regulations. He is also a motivational speaker and innovative educator. His quick wit and sense of humor transforms the usually tiring topic of compliance into an enjoyable educational experience. David is on the faculty of the American Bankers Association National Compliance Schools and has served on the faculty of the Center for Financial Training for many years. He also is a frequent speaker at the ABA’s Regulatory Compliance Conference. He is also a trainer for hundreds of webinars, is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and has been a BankersOnline Guru for many years. The American Bankers Association honored David with their Distinguished Service Award in 2016.
David and his wife Karen have three adult children, four grandchildren (none of whom live at home!) and two cats (of which Dave is allergic … the cats, not the children!). They recently moved to an acreage outside of Lincoln, Nebraska where he gets to play with his tractor. When possible David can be found fishing, making sawdust in his shop, or playing the guitar and piano. He also enjoys leading worship at his church.