2010 Convention & Expo

April 21-23

Chattanooga

Mr. Dollar's background is extensive in the credit union and public policy arenas.

Dennis Dollar was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board in 2001. Mr. Dollar had served on the three-member Board since being confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1997, having been a member of the NCUA Board during the most far-reaching period of legislative and regulatory change in the history of the American credit union movement. As part of the NCUA Board, Mr. Dollar oversaw the making of all regulations for federal credit unions and the administration of the federal insurance fund covering approximately 9500 federal and state chartered credit unions in the United States.

In his capacity as NCUA Chairman, Mr. Dollar also served as Vice Chairman of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council(FFIEC). The FFIEC is charged by the U.S. Congress with the responsibility for coordinating the examination and supervision programs of the five federal financial regulatory agencies.

A former two-term member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,Mr. Dollar was elected at age 22 to the House in 1975, at that time the youngest legislator in the state and one of the youngest in history. During his eight years in the House of Representatives, he won numerous awards for his leadership on issues ranging from open government to tax and education policy.

Immediately prior to being appointed to the NCUA Board, Mr. Dollar served from 1991 to 1997 as President and CEO of what is now the Gulf Coast Community Federal Credit Union, at that time the Gulfport Veterans Administration Federal Credit Union which was a $32 million institution serving more than 12,000 members and 150 employer groups along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

During his credit union career, his credit union won the national Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award from CUNA for its asset category and numerous local and state growth and service awards. Mr. Dollar was also a top five finalist for credit union CEO of the Year by Credit Union Times, a leading credit union industry publication, in 1994. His awards include a 2003 induction into the Mississippi Credit Union Hall of Fame and the Credit Union Executive Society (CUES) Hall of Fame, as well as receiving the prestigious 2004 Ambassador Award from the World Council of Credit Unions for his leadership in the international credit union movement and the 2005 Anchor Award from the National Credit Union Foundation for outstanding contributions to the credit union movement.

Exploring the Marketplace for Financial Services – 2009 to 2014

To update Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the current generation of Americans has a “rendezvous with austerity,” as tighter credit and higher consumer service costs – combined with stagnant real income – prolong the current Recession and force growing numbers of U.S. households to “live with their means.”

With less discretionary income for speculative investing, Americans will increasingly turn to consumer banks as secure, trustworthy suppliers of basic financial services. Simultaneously, the collapse of the over-extended global credit system is expected to cause a dramatic consolidation throughout the banking industry, cutting the number of firms in half by 2020. And, at the same time, post-2008 banking regulations will sharply limit high-risk investing, further reducing the financial service sector’s ability to create new sources of capital and credit.

Against this backdrop of dramatic socio-economic change, futurist David Pearce Snyder will spell out four strategies for consumer banking – based on long term demographic and technologic realities – that will offer financial service providers with predictable marketplace opportunities for growth and profitability in the uncertain years ahead.

David Pearce Snyder

Crisis & change are the circumstances in which leadership is most needed—and most difficult. Crisis & change are also the crucibles in which dynamic leaders are forged.

During these times of economic uncertainty, regulatory mania and media frenzy many financial institutions are just hoping to survive. Others are looking for ways to win. A key difference between these two organizational approaches to troubling times is the quality of their leadership.

As a former Marine rifle company commander, Jim Bearden understands the impact adversity can have on morale and performance. In the ultimate military “classroom”, combat, Jim learned first-hand how leadership behavior either compounds or mitigates that impact.

In this powerful keynote presentation, Jim will offer practical suggestions for how leaders can transform adversity into opportunity by:

- Facilitating continuous process improvement, The Relentless Search for Better Ways

- Creating cultures that reinforce & support behavior essential to organizational success

Using plenty of humor and his experiences as a decorated Marine officer, corporate vice president, published author and owner of his own successful training and consulting business, Jim will offer his unique perspective on how the quality of Leadership in Troubling Times will determine whether your organization is hoping to survive or Looking for Ways to Win, Regardless of the Hands You’re Dealt.

Bear Trace Golf Course

April 21 , 2010

7:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Tee Time

Lunch and awards to follow

Format

Four man, best ball

Four man teams will be built by handicap, keeping team handicaps as equal as possible.