Law & Banking
Sixth Edition
Your legal aid for the fundamentals of banking law, this highly informative revised Law and Banking textbook explains and illustrates the basic principles of law and specific laws that affect the business of banking. You will learn the fundamentals of banking law pertaining to the various areas of banking, from check negotiation to lending to bank safety and soundness.
This eighteen chapter book supports the courses offered by the American Institute of Banking: Law and Banking Principles (Chapters 1 through 9), and Law and Banking Applications (Chapters 10 through 18) and is a great resource for bankers. Chapters cover the following topics:
Sources of U.S. banking law and the roles of the judiciary and regulatory agencies
Major torts and crimes that may occur in banking
Customer relationships: individuals, sole proprietorships, agencies, partnerships, corporations, government agencies, limited liability companies, estates, and trusts
Contracts: elements of, formation and enforcement
Property: ownership, acquisition, transfer, and security interests
Negotiable instruments: their requirements under the UCC and other laws
Bank collections and returns: endorsement, transfer, and presentment of negotiable instruments as governed by the UCC and federal regulation
Corporate responsibility in banking: ethics and codes of conduct
Deposits: the laws and regulations that protect bank deposits and depositors
Consumer and real estate lending: the legal protections provided to borrowers and the rights and responsibilities of banks when offering credit and making loans
Bankruptcy law and the protections afforded to debtors and creditors
Trust, insurance, and securities: the legal expectations of banks as fiduciaries and as providers of insurance and securities products
International banking: how global trade and investment activities of U.S. banks are directed by domestic and international law
Marketing: laws and regulations that govern bank marketing practices
Safety and soundness: laws that help protect bank assets, guard the deposit insurance system, and reduce risk in the banking system
Information reporting: bank responsibilities to report financial and customer information and to protect customer privacy
Special features include:
Case studies for discussion and review
Key terms in sidebars to highlight
Interesting and important facts in sidebars
Exhibits to illustrate concepts
Self-check review questions for each chapter and with answers at the end of the text
Additional resources, including Internet Websites
A glossary of important terms and an index
AIB Course Code:
Law & Banking: Applications - 3670
Law & Banking: Principles - 3660
Text - Softbound,572 pages, (c) 2008
ISBN 0-89982-612-1
Catalog #3004226
$119 List Price
$79 Member Discount
Instructor's Manual on CD-ROM
ISBN 0-89982-613-X
Catalog #3004227
$69 List Price
$49 Member Discount
ABA sponsored delivery options for this course material include: In-class, instructor-led via ABA Local Training Providers and instructor guided on-line internet delivery.
Recommended Instructional Hours: 15-30-45
Recommended AIB Credit: 15-30-45
ICB Credit: 45 (CCTS, CLBB, CRCM)
For more information about this product, please contact Janita Ponze.
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