A consultant from Crowe Horwath LLP addresses the expense and best practices of having lawyers attend audit committee meetings.

Some banks have gone to great lengths to prepare for the future. Others haven’t begun to think about it. Here are key questions to ask your management team about your strategic plan.

The partner in charge of financial institutions for Crowe Horwath LLP discusses ways to stay informed, active and engaged.

A recap of the Bank Audit Committee Conference in Chicago this month.

With all the responsibilities placed on the audit committee, it can be easy to lose focus. Here is a way to focus on what matters most.

Increasing demands for capital and the trickle down impact of the Dodd-Frank Act are topics for the upcoming Bank Audit Committee Conference in June.

Banking experts highlight the top issues facing audit committees in the coming year.

In preparation for our upcoming Bank Audit Committee Conference this June, Bank Director asked audit committee chairmen what their committees are grappling with in the year ahead.

Audit committee members share their experiences, uncertainties and pearls of wisdom during Bank Director’s Audit Committee Peer Group session.

Bill Knibloe of Crowe Horwath LLP shares how financial institutions should go about selecting, hiring and working with their CPA firm in a systematic and effective way.

Robert Fleetwood, partner for Chicago-based law firm Barack Ferrazzanno and Todd Sprang, partner at the CPA firm Clifton Gunderson, share best practices to improve your audit committee’s performance.

Michele Sullivan, partner at Crowe Horwath, outlines the role of a bank's internal audit department and how to ensure an effective compliance management program.

Sydney Garmong, partner in financial institutions services with Crowe Horwath LLP, discusses the proposed changes to fair value and allowance for credit losses.

Robert Fleetwood, a partner in Chicago-based law firm Barack Ferrazzano, discusses the increasing importance of audit committees understanding capital issues and the one thing all audit committee members should do.