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Brad at Texas Bankers Association
Brad’s back this week from spending some time with members of the Texas Bankers Association at their recent HR & Training Conference. We may not have any videos to show you from Brad’s trip, but we embedded some pics in the video. If you want to check out more, go here.

News: Ohio bank learns hard lesson about trademark law
I shared an article that I found on The Financial Brand Blog regarding a big lesson learned by a very old bank. Ohio Valley National Bank has been in business for 120 years, but another area bank changed its name to Ohio Valley Bank, which it immediately trademarked. After the 5-year contest period passed and the original Ohio Valley National Bank failed to make a move, they lost the right to use their name and have been forced to change it. This was a tough lesson learned by the original bank about trademark law. Don’t let this happen to you!

We Need Guest Bloggers for Finovate 2008
Mark and I are headed to NYC to cover Finovate 2008 on October 14, 2008. We’re looking to cover this event like we covered FinovateStartup 2008, which means we’ll need a couple of good guest bloggers! I’ll be in charge of making sure that the content is posted to the Banktastic Blog as soon as possible during the event, so we’ll need some people willing to share their honest opinions on the presenters while I’m doing the dirty work. If you’re going to attend Finovate 2008 and are interested in guest blogging for us, just shoot an email over to lisa@banktastic.com.

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Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

Thanks to our sponsors!
We’d like to give a huge thank you to our sponsors, Texas State Bank! We greatly appreciate your support!

See you next week!

-The Banktastics

Download this video

Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:

One-Touch Bank?
I shared a question from Creative Brand Communication’s Blog last week to see how many FIs would be interested! An architect named Adam Kalkin recently revealed a building that’s opened by a press of a button. Creative Brand’s take was that this is a great idea for FIs! Just to pop open a branch anywhere you can would definitely be a cool move for banks.

News: 3 Waring Signs Your Bank May Fail
Brad shared a good article recently that talked about 3 warning signs that your bank may fail. All 3 of the signs were prevalent with IndyMac right before they went under. Here’s the list:

-Is your bank offering high CD rates & savings rates?
-Does your bank lend heavily in California, Las Vegas or Florida?
-Is your bank being slaughtered by the stock market?

If any of these sound like your bank, you might want to try to make some changes to prevent from going under! And if you can think of any other warning signs for others to look out for, post your comments on this blog, or share them with the Banktastic Community!

Check Out the Vendors Section!
We’ve notice an increase in activity in Vendors section lately! Several people have worked to add new companies and share their reviews, and we thank them for that! So if you haven’t checked out what’s out there lately, head on over now and get to rating! If you have any questions about rating a vendor or claiming a vendor profile, just shoot an email to lisa@banktastic.com!

Subscribe to Banktastic on iTunes
All of BanktatsicTV’s shows are available on iTunes now! Click here to access our podcast page to subscribe, or open iTunes and search “BanktasticTV.”

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

Thanks to our sponsors!
We’d like to give a huge thank you to our sponsors, Texas State Bank! We greatly appreciate your support!

See you next week!

-The Banktastics