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Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Helps Institutions Tackle Regulatory Change with Updates to ComplianceHeadquarters.com

Updated Content Provides Information and Insight on Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

MINNEAPOLIS – Aug. 5, 2010 – Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has added new features and content to its ComplianceHeadquarters.com website to help banks and credit unions address an increasing number of complex regulatory changes. More than 50,000 financial services professionals visit the site, which has been a trusted source to obtain the latest news, information and analysis surrounding bank regulatory compliance for nearly a decade.

The most recent updates to ComplianceHeadquarters.com can help financial institutions more effectively prepare for impending regulatory change. They include a video, podcast and compliance briefs providing subscribers with additional information and insight on the recently passed Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

ComplianceHeadquarters.com also now includes a Compliance Calendar that outlines major upcoming federal regulatory requirements and provides access to additional information on each. The calendar and the content of ComplianceHeadquarters.com is consistently updated by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services’ attorneys and compliance analysts that make up the company’s extensive team of subject matter experts.

“We continue to build out and add new content to ComplianceHeadquarters.com because so many banks and credit unions rely upon the site to help make compliance more practical,” said Lisa Fraga, vice president and general manager of Banking for Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. “The compliance professionals at these institutions know they can turn to our subject matter experts for help in quickly overcoming regulatory obstacles via this web-based service.”

Launched in 2001, ComplianceHeadquarters.com, provides financial services professionals with the latest federal and state bank regulatory information through informative articles, blogs, videos, a newsletter, and e-mail alerts. The site can also help them monitor important compliance dates, research banking laws and regulations, communicate with other compliance professionals through online forums, and access Wolters Kluwer Financial Services compliance solutions and services.
For a limited time, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services is offering subscribers to ComplianceHeadquarters.com a free Expertheadquarters.com webinar, valued from $99 to $249, with the yearly ComplianceHeadquarters.com subscription price of $149. The subscription includes access to the site’s most popular features such as its Compliance Calendar, Research Library, Compliance News section, and Compliance 101 series of primers on important regulatory topics.

ComplianceHeadquarters.com now also offers visitors a series of ExpertHeadquarters’ webinars that provides a detailed outline of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and its provisions. The series offers an in-depth look at the specific mortgage and anti-predatory lending requirements within the act as well as a thorough overview of the newly-formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its oversight powers.

About Wolters Kluwer Financial Services

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services provides best-in-class compliance, content, and technology solutions and services that help financial organizations manage risk and improve efficiency and effectiveness across their enterprise. The organization’s prominent brands include Bankers Systems, VMP® Mortgage Solutions, PCi, AppOne®, GainsKeeper®, Capital Changes, NILS, AuthenticWeb™ and Uniform Forms™. Wolters Kluwer Financial Services is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company focused on professionals with annual revenues (2009) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), approximately 19,300 employees worldwide and operations in over 40 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Visit our website, YouTube or follow @Wolters_Kluwer on Twitter for more information about our market positions, customers, brands, and organization.