Weblinking Policy

This week’s free banking policy is a Weblinking Policy.
Excerpt: “The policy establishes controls over the website’s weblinks to other sites not under our direct control. When financial institutions use weblinks to connect to third-party websites, the resulting association is called a “weblinking relationship.” Financial institutions with weblinking relationships are exposed to several risks associated [...]

Remote Computing Policy

This week’s free banking policy is a Remote Computing Policy.
Excerpt: “Remote computing policy and procedures manage security and maintenance of institution owned and managed portable equipment and all remote access to the private network. A portable device can be defined as a laptop or hand-held device. Here are some common portable devices governed by [...]

Remote Deposit Policy

This week’s free banking policy is a Remote Deposit Policy.
Excerpt: “Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) enables businesses (referred to within as “merchants”) to make deposits from their business locations instead of taking the deposits to the financial institution. Digital information captured at the business location is transmitted to the financial institution. RDC introduces new risks [...]

Hand-Held Device Policy

This week’s free banking policy is a Hand-Held Device Policy.
Excerpt: “The Hand-Held Device Policy describes the control procedures of institution owned cell phones and PDAs. Cell phones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) have become indispensable tools for today’s highly hand-held workforce. Small and relatively inexpensive, these devices can be used not only for voice [...]

Strategic Planning Policy

This week’s free banking policy is a Strategic Planning Policy. Excerpt: “This institution’s major initiatives are to be guided by a formal, written strategic plan based on its established mission and philosophy. A Strategic Planning Team will be assembled to carry-out the strategic planning process. All the procedures must enforced by the Chief [...]

Remote Deposit Capture (RDC): Free Policy Tuesday

This week’s free banking policy is a Remote Deposit Capture Policy. This institution requires an ongoing risk assessment of its Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) vendor as system configurations, threats and vendors may change. The Information Security Officer is required to perform an assessment annually. The Information Security Officer is required to manage all corrective action [...]

Bank Secrecy Policy (BSA): Free Policy Tuesday

This week’s free banking policy is a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) policy. The policy outlines this institution’s compliance program for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Uniting and Strengthening American by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA Patriot Act). It is the policy of [...]

Anti-Virus Policy: Free Policy Tuesday

This week’s free banking policy is an Anti-Virus policy. The purpose of the Anti-Virus Policy is to prevent infection of [Institution] computers and computer systems by computer viruses and other malicious code. This policy is intended to prevent major and widespread damage to user applications, files, and hardware.
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ACH policy – Free Policy Tuesday

This week’s free banking policy is an ACH policy. The purpose of the ACH Policy is to comply with all ACH rules, regulations and other related requirements. The policy specifically defines the Institution’s intentions regarding the requirements under ACH Rules, The Green Book, Federal Regulation E, and Uniform Commercial Code Article 4A which permits alternative [...]