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Controlling the Risks of Power of Attorney Documents

Are you ready to tackle the complexities of power of attorney documents with confidence? This session will equip you with the knowledge & insights you need to navigate even the most challenging situations with ease. This webinar does not examine the laws of any particular state.

OnDemand
Recorded Tuesday,
October 3rd, 2023
Presented by Terri D. Thomas
$279.00 or 1 Token

Includes: 30 Days OnDemand Playback, Presenter Materials and Handouts

  • Compliance
  • Risk Management/Legal
  • Bank Legal Counsel
  • Branch Manager
  • Commercial Lender
  • Compliance Officer
  • Consumer Lender/Retail Banker
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Deposit Operations Manager/Specialist
  • Loan Closer
  • Loan Operations Manager/Specialist
  • Mortgage Lender
  • New Accounts Representative
  • Private Banker
  • Teller
  • Trust Officer

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Financial institutions are required to complete transactions for customers involving Power of Attorney documents. To protect your financial institution’s interests when using these documents, it is imperative to understand the basic do's and don'ts. This presentation will provide financial institution personnel with best practices to use when dealing with these complex legal documents.

This session will focus on the best practices that can be employed by banks rather than looking at any particular state's laws.

What You'll Learn

  • Relationships among the customer, the attorney-in-fact, and the financial institution
  • Difference between a durable and non-durable power of attorney
  • How does a financial institution determine if a power of attorney is general or limited
  • Steps must a financial institution take to protect itself when relying on a power of attorney
  • Language the financial institution should look for in the power of attorney document when completing a transaction for the attorney-in-fact
  • How is a power of attorney revoked and when is that revocation binding on the financial institution?
  • Transactions that create the greatest risks for financial institutions relying on power of attorney documents
  • What attorney-in-fact representations may a financial institution typically rely upon
  • How a financial institution should handle out-of-state powers of attorney

Who Should Attend

Financial institution employees involved with opening new accounts, deposit or loan documentation and operations will find this seminar very useful.

Terri D. Thomas

Instructor Bio

Terri D. Thomas, JD is the Director of the Kansas Bankers Association Legal Department, which specializes in providing compliance and legal assistance to Kansas banks.

Terri has worked with financial institutions for over thirty-nine years in various capacities. Most notably, she served for fourteen years as in-house legal counsel and trust officer for Bank of America and its Kansas predecessors. She has also served as a trust department manager and branch manager.

Receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from Kansas State University in 1985, Terri continued her education at Washburn University School of Law and obtained her Juris Doctor in 1988. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas and the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas, and is a frequent seminar presenter for financial associations in the Midwest.

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