EDCOMM SIGNS 23 MORE BANKS FOR ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE COMPLIANCE TRAINING

(NEW YORK, NY) – August 6, 2006

The Edcomm Group continues to lead the movement to educate bank personnel about the dangers and red flags of elder financial abuse.

Dozens of banks have already enlisted Edcomm to deliver its course, Focus on Elder Financial Abuse, with more signing up each day.

The following banks have joined forces with Edcomm:

Bank of the Sierra
Camden National Bank
Chevy Chase Bank
Cowboy State Bank
Eastern Bank
Financial Center Federal Credit Union
First Horizon National Corp.
First Interstate Bank
First National Bank & Trust
First National Bank of Pulaski
Hometown Bank
Huntington National Bank
Juniata Valley Bank
Kennebec Savings Bank
Midwest BankCentre
Orange County Trust Company
People's Bank
Riddell National Bank
Telcom Credit Union
The Bank of Bennington
The Bank of Inverness
United Commercial Bank
World Savings

With more than 5 million cases per year, financial abuse of elders is the number one crime committed against persons age 65 and older. Currently, 17 states and Washington, D.C. have passed laws that require bank personnel to report suspected cases of elder financial abuse. Another 33 states recommend it. At the federal level, substantive revision to the Elder Justice Act is in discussion and is expected to pass this year.

The Edcomm Group has been a driving force in the campaign to educate bank personnel about elder financial abuse. Edcomm’s course, Focus on Elder Financial Abuse, is designed to help banks cope with the new laws targeting elder financial abuse by teaching front line staff about how to best serve their elderly customers while reducing risk to the bank.

Focus on Elder Financial Abuse is a comprehensive eLearning program providing training on issues related to elder financial abuse. The course covers: defining elder financial abuse and the laws governing it, detecting the red flags of elder financial abuse, and reporting elder financial abuse properly. Focus on Elder Financial Abuse teaches employees in all bank departments how to identify elder abuse and how to protect both their customers and the bank, with accurate, compliant reporting.

For more information about programs like this, or to find out how The Edcomm Group can customize any training program, log onto www.bankersacademy.com.

The Edcomm Group has had the privilege of assisting many distinguished clients with business solutions in the form of eLearning programs, classroom instruction, multimedia production and online and print based documentation. In addition to the development of customized programs, The Edcomm Group offers many banking specific off-the-shelf products such as Teller Training and Compliance Training that have proven themselves effective in organizations around the world.

The Edcomm Group is a 19-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share — providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group (www.edcomm.com) (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

For more information, please contact:

Linda Eagle
President, The Edcomm Group
1-888-4EDCOMM
linda.eagle@edcomm.com