Founded in 1989 in the midst of the last bank and savings institution crisis, AABD is devoted to serving the information, education and advocacy needs of individual bank and savings institution directors. A non-profit organization, AABD has members nationwide.

Outside directors who are not professional bankers, but assume the same liability risks as bank-employee directors when they serve on financial institution boards, make up 95% of our membership.

The 9th Annual Directors Conference was held on Nov. 12–14, 2009. Review the conference program & presentations.

AABD requests Fed to withdraw proposed incentive compensation guidance OTS links TARP investments in savings banks to broad capital commitments Today's Compensation Environment (2008) for compensation of bank directors and officers AABD Appoints Martin Lowy to Board of Advisors A Mortgage Guarantee Program Proposal That Will Work Letter from FDIC Chairman Bair to AABD Chairman Charles Thayer AABD urges Treasury Secretary Paulson to delete a provision in Section 5.3 of the Investment Agreement Essential Reading:   "Be Prepared for Your Next Examination" AABD urges Treasury Secretary Paulson and FDIC Chairman Bair to change capital purchase program to be more inclusive AABD requests federal banking agencies to include, in bank regulatory capital, amounts of other-than-temporary impairments AABD Helps Establish Effective Business Development Programs for Board Members Essential Reading: "2007 - A Watershed Year" by Martin Lowy AABD Letter to American Banker Editor on Fair-Value Accounting and What It Means to Bank Audit Committee Directors AABD Names Charles J. Thayer as Chairman Agenda Item of the Month - Subprime Credits The House of Representatives Passes Legislation Barring Bank Directors From Serving on College Boards CEO Evaluations - A handy checklist for bank directors AABD Files Amicus Briefs in the "Whistleblower" Cardinal Bankshares Case LEGISLATIVE ALERT! Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act is enacted with Bank Directors' Financial Guarantee Provision The Regulatory Burdens on Bank Directors May Reach New Highs Relying Reasonably on Management May No Longer Be Good Enough AABD Offers Board Assessments Updated Bank Director Core Courses