The MBA is committed to providing value and savings
to its member banks through product and service offerings. Member
banks are encouraged to consider these endorsed and sponsored
programs. The products and services on this page have been endorsed
by the MBA Board of Directors, or the Group Insurance Committee. For
information on endorsed and sponsored products, please contact the
MBA office at (601) 948-6366.
Thumbprint Signature Program
The MBA has endorsed the Texas
Bankers Association Thumbprint Signature Program in a statewide
effort to combat crime by obtaining a fingerprint of any non-customer who
wishes to cash a check. The only expense to the bank is the purchase of special
‘inkless ink’ pads, which may be ordered from the MBA. To order, click here.
Senior Crimestoppers Program
Since 1999, the Memphis-based Senior Housing Crime
Prevention Foundation has served as a conduit for banks to earn
no-risk Community Reinvestment Act credit while achieving
above-market yields and helping to fight a problem that plagues our
society – the exploitation and abuse of nursing home residents. The
mission of SHCPF is to promote a safe, crime-free, high quality of
life for residents of nursing homes and other senior housing
facilities through its Senior Crimestoppers Program. Banks support
this mission by making CRA-creditworthy loans and investments in
their communities. By participating in the Senior Crimestoppers
Program, Mississippi’s banks can join the banks of 45 other states
where this program has been proven to reduce crime against nursing
home residents by over 90%.
Through endorsement of the Senior Crimestoppers
Program, the MBA has adopted the mission of SHCPF. All MBA member
banks have the opportunity to support this mission through
sponsorship of nursing homes and senior housing facilities in their
communities. To speak to a Senior Crimestoppers representative,
contact George
Clinard at (877) 232-0859.
Overdraft Protection by Strunk & Associates
The Mississippi Bankers Association has endorsed Strunk
and Associates, L.P., as the preferred overdraft services
vendor. The MBA endorsement includes the well-known Strunk Overdraft
Privilege(SM) Program as well as Strunk’s new ODP Plus Program. ODP
Plus is a program to review and rejuvenate existing ODP service
programs (whether a bank did it themselves, used Strunk and
Associates, or any other vendor). The Strunk ODP Plus Program helps
any bank to improve their overdraft services.
The endorsement arrangement will provide
discounts to MBA member banks which enroll in the program. The MBA
will support Strunk’s marketing and educational efforts and will
receive income based upon the number and size of banks enrolled and
re-enrolled in the program. If you would
like to talk with a Strunk representative, please contact Rick
Ivey at (972) 576-3703.
CONNECTIONS by MSI
The CONNECTIONS program by Birmingham-based
Marketing Solutions Inc. is an Internet-based CRM program which
automates many bank sales and marketing functions. A bank that uses
the program puts its customer data into a secure online format, and
the software does the rest. Bankers can pull useful data from
CONNECTIONS to produce reports analyzing account
demographics, trends and profitability.
Banks that sign on to CONNECTIONS can use it
system-wide to evaluate customers’ banking needs and automatically
deliver information to customers about products to meet those needs.
As a follow-up, banks can track prospects and customer responses to
its marketing efforts. The online system ensures that employee
referrals are credited to the right person, making incentive plans
easier to manage. For more information, see the link above.
Under the endorsement, MBA member banks will
receive discounts off monthly fees payable under the program, and
the Association will receive royalties and other compensation. The
MBA will work in support of MSI’s marketing efforts.
Fraud-Net
Fraud-Net, the MBA-endorsed online computer network, is
used to combat financial crimes. Since its MBA endorsement in August
2005, 82 MBA member banks and 61 law enforcement agencies have
signed on as users. In addition, eight credit unions are users due
to a financial arrangement between MBA and the Mississippi Credit
Union Association. Fraud-Net allows bank personnel and law
enforcement to exchange reports on incidents of fraud and robbery,
and to track reports in a secure computer network. It aids
investigations by allowing reports to be sorted by type, geography
and other categories.
The MBA provides Fraud-Net as a member service free
of charge to all member institutions and law enforcement agencies.
Fraud-Net is available at no charge to
member banks. To join, click here.
Clark Consulting
Clark Consulting
leads the industry in providing tailored executive benefit programs
and strategic financing and investment solutions that help banks
manage risk, optimize earnings, improve shareholder value, and
realize key financial goals. Its consultative approach has
benefited nearly 2,000 financial institutions and their
shareholders nationwide for over 25 years. Clark Consulting’s
customized products and services and multiple client solutions
include placement of Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI), nonqualified
deferred compensation plans and asset administrative
solutions. For more information about how Clark Consulting can
help your bank, please call Bill
Cunningham at 205-968-3255 or or Senior Vice President Sales, Mike
Schaefer at (800) 774-3073.
ABA-Sponsored Insurance Program
Insuring banks for nearly twenty-five years, this unique
MBA-endorsed insurance program provides D&O, bond and related
coverages from an A.M. Best A+ rated carrier. Banker owned and
directed, the program offers the opportunity for participation in a
profit-sharing program which has declared $71.5 million in total
distributions to participating banks.
America's Promise Program
Many of Mississippi's banks are so-called Banks of
Promise, participating in one of the largest youth-assistance
movements in the nation, headed by Ret. Gen. Colin Powell. The
program is managed through the American Bankers Association.
Visit the ABA and America's
Promise Main Page.