What is Bankers' Compliance Group^® (BCG)?

Group Legal Service: Bankers' Compliance Group^® (BCG) is an organization of dozens of independent community and regional banks, credit unions, and savings associations that have associated for the purpose of retaining and sharing legal counsel for group legal services. The Group, which is celebrating over 40 years of service, shares the cost for regular monthly meetings, newsletters, all-day seminars and special projects that are of common interest to members of the Group. The law firm of Aldrich & Bonnefin, PLC* acts as legal counsel for the Group.

Support Services: The law firm provides information and updating in the areas of lending, operations, corporate governance, vendor management, and administration of financial institutions. Membership in the Group entitles a financial institution to have both a collective and individual relationship with the law firm. The collective relationship entitles a member to monthly BCG newsletters, BCG Monthly Telephone Briefing with our attorneys, three questions presented each month by telephone or email that are handled by our attorneys, online training, and full-day seminars and associated Standard Procedures Manuals. The individual relationship with the firm depends entirely upon those matters for which a member wishes to separately retain the law firm, such as advice on its particular transactions, contracts, or questions. In addition, the law firm’s attorneys advise members in connection with their regulatory examinations (including safety and soundness, IT, fair lending, compliance and CRA exams).

Members' Loyalty and Support: The Group has survived and thrived for four decades (!) due to the enthusiasm and support of its members, the Group's greatest boosters. Bankers' Compliance Group^® will continue to grow, develop and respond to the legal needs of the California financial services industry.

It's More Than Just Compliance!

Bankers' Compliance Group^® is known throughout California for advising, teaching and keeping its members informed about developments in legal and regulatory compliance matters.

Also available to BCG members and non-members alike is a full range of legal services for financial institutions.

Aldrich & Bonnefin, PLC* (counsel to Bankers' Compliance Group^®) is available to assist financial institutions with all aspects of loan structuring and documentation, as well as loan workouts and collections. Our experienced attorneys assist clients with questions about various issues regarding both consumer, mortgage, and commercial loans ranging from regulatory compliance to due diligence and structuring. We offer assistance in all aspects of documentation, from providing sample language for a specialized provision, to providing customized documentation for all or a portion of a loan transaction.

In addition, we offer a series of generic forms that will supplement most computer-generated documentation systems. Our form documents are designed to provide flexibility, that may not be available from an automated system, often needed in order to customize a document for special terms and conditions required for a specific transaction. We also offer assistance with setup and training for automated documentation systems.

Aldrich & Bonnefin* also provides legal and regulatory support in connection with all areas of banking operations and financial technology (fintech) services. We advise clients regarding regulatory compliance issues involving banking operations, including Regulations DD, CC and E, and prepare customer-facing account disclosures, account agreements and other documentation related to banking operations. The firm's unique involvement in “on-the-spot” telephone support to clients for immediate preventive advice provides reduced risk and promotes early resolution of operations claims and disputes.