TEXAS FIRST BANK NAMES THE EDCOMM GROUP TO DELIVER BANKING COMPLIANCE TRAINING

(NEW YORK, NY) - Texas First Bank has selected The Edcomm Group to deliver Banking Compliance training for its bank-wide training needs. Texas First also chose to implement Edcomm’s own LMS, Learning Link®, for hosting and maintenance.

Focus on Compliance, a computer-based, distance-learning program, can be delivered via Internet, Intranet or CD.
The program teaches banking compliance using easy-to-understand language in an interactive, self-paced format. Participants learn from their own perspective, with a curriculum customized to their position. Focus on Compliance covers: Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC, Privacy, Gramm-Leach Bliley, Sarbanes-Oxley, Reg CC, Check 21, Reg E, Truth in Lending, FCRA, FACT Act, ECOA, Fair Lending, HMDA, CRA, and Bank Bribery, among others. The program also includes a quick reference to all banking regulations, as well as a glossary of terms and a reference library.

Learning Link®, Edcomm’s full-featured learning management system has an open architecture that builds on industry-standard SCORM and AICC compliance, but adds features and capabilities far beyond any competing products. Learning Link® maintains a complete record of every learning and administrative activity and offers a wide variety of customizable, real-time reports available both onscreen and in CSV formats for download and integration into any HR system. Learning Link’s servers have been issued a SAS-70 attesting to the quality of their security, business continuity and performance.

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.

Established in 1973, Texas First Bank is Galveston County’s largest, locally owned family of independent community banks. The Bank’s holding company, Texas Independent Bancshares, Inc., yields over $531 million in assets.

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. Edcomm offers many off-the-shelf and customized courses such as Teller Training, Compliance Training and Systems Training specifically designed for banks, credit unions and money services businesses.

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