Recorded: July 28, 2015

Length: 60 Minutes

Did you know that community banks have become a specific target of bank robbers, particularly those in rural communities and small towns?

Join us for a 60-minute audio conference to learn why robbers are now viewing community banks as an easy target. Bank security expert, Troy Evans will offer practical advice and tools you can utilize to prevent your institution from becoming the next victim. This session will discuss simple actions you can easily take to reduce your bank's risk profile and better protect your staff. Whether you have numerous branches or only a few this session promises to provide you with the latest in robbery prevention, apprehension and recovery.

This session will address:

• Why we are seeing a rise in robberies of community banks
• Where in the country are robberies increasing
• Why complacency is the greatest threat to your institution being targeted
• How a customer friendly environment can exist with one that discourages robbers
• The best policy on when to activate the silent alarm
• Why you want to know when ANY robbery takes place within 100 miles of your branches
• Mock robberies and the benefit you might be missing
• How to counter the rise in morning glory robberies
• How are institutions cased
• Why your front line staff are your most important resource in robbery prevention
• Branch design and layout as powerful deterrent
• How are most bank robbers apprehended
• The importance of Suspicious Activity Logs and Non-Disclosure Contracts
• How would be robbers are trained in prison and how this problem can be reversed
• Are we seeing an increase in takeover robberies?

Presenter: Troy Evans

Troy Evans is a speaker and consultant, sharing his story of endurance and personal transformation with audiences around the world. For nearly a decade now, he has provided financial institutions with real-life insight surrounding robbery prevention, apprehension and recovery. He didn't go to bank-robbing school. He didn't read a manual or serve and apprenticeship. Like many of his peers, he was simply a natural at finding the path of least resistance. Troy is able to give us a "look into the mind of the enemy".

1 CPE Credit

Program Level: Basic-Intermediate