WHY BECOME AN AABD MEMBER?

Bank regulators expect financial institution Boards of Directors to make informed policy decisions and to act independently to supervise the institution. One way for CEOs and their Boards demonstrate that the Board is both informed and independent is through membership in the American Association of Bank Directors (AABD)—the only banking trade association in the United States which exclusively serves individual directors rather than their financial institutions.

AABD members enjoy a wide variety of benefits and can earn discounts on their D&O insurance through the Director Certification Program.

AABD members are also are provided with free copies of articles written by AABD professional staff for outside publications—including the American Banker newspaper and various bank and savings institution trade association publications. Recent article titles have included:

• A "Target Bank" Director's Guide to Remaining Independent



• "Bank Mergers and Acquisitions—A Primer for Bank Directors"



• "Nominations of Bank Directors—It's That Time of Year."

AABD Board membership covers all the members of the Board for one low annual fee of $695 per institution, or $295 per individual.

The annual fee also provides a personal copy of regular AABD information mailings (including the newsletter, brochures, and alerts) for each individual director at the address of their choice.