A: ABA Bank Capture is a secure national database for the reporting of bank crime and serious incidents. It allows bankers to share information with each other and with law enforcement. In an effort to support bank crime investigation and resolution, the American Bankers Association, under the direction of its security steering committee and in cooperation with the FBI, teamed up to launch ABA Bank Capture. With ABA Bank Capture, bankers and law enforcement will be able to fight back against illegal activity including bank robberies, burglaries, ATM crime and other bank fraud with easy data entry, comprehensive reporting, timely alerts, dynamic link analysis and advanced data analytics. This technology is designed to make it possible for bankers to better utilize the data for both reactive and proactive measures to protect their brands. Our goal is to make the data useful for bankers, enabling them in:

• Utilizing reports and statistics to make better business decisions and properly allocate resources
• Identifying patterns in incident / criminal activity
• Analyzing trends and security countermeasure effectiveness
• Enhancing communication with law enforcement
• Better preparedness and enhanced training for staff

A: ABA Bank Capture enables bankers to share information amongst themselves and with law enforcement to help combat common issues, threats and crimes both collectively as an industry and as individual companies. With ABA Bank Capture, bankers can utilize the aggregate collection and analysis of critical incident data for enhanced reactive and proactive response:

• React to incidents that have occurred in a timely and effective manner
• Proactively prepare for and / or prevent future events by knowing what is happening around your bank locations
• Track incidents regardless of location / jurisdiction
• Benchmark against the industry
• Enhance your security / LP strategy
• Better allocate and budget for resources to help prevent loss
• Prepare and train staff to prevent events or for better response when events occur
• Prevent injury and loss of life
• Protect profitability
• Reduce overall liability
• And bottom line, protect the brand image

A: Enabl-u Technologies is a division of ISO Crime Analytics, Inc. ISO Crime Analytics is a unit of Verisk Analytics, a global leader in risk assessment and data analytics. The ISO Crime Analytics business unit leads and manages several successful data share initiatives in the retail and banking industries, in the US and in other countries, and brings a proven technology platform to the ABA Bank Capture initiative for bankers. ISO Crime Analytics brings extensive retail background and experience, as well as tight integration and professional relationships with law enforcement that combined, will greatly enhance the success of this system.

A: Since 1988, CAP Index® has provided innovative solutions for companies and government agencies looking to minimize a broad range of losses, including crimes against persons and property, general liability, lawsuits and fraud. CAP Index provides actionable crime forecasting data, as well as loss mitigation solutions, to 81 of the Fortune® 100, top 20 U.S. financial institutions, insurance companies and restaurant chains in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada. CAP Index uses data-driven approaches to answer meaningful questions for specific industry groups and their member corporations. Past research and analyses have examined the efficacy of particular security measures, ways to share loss and incident information among corporations to identify industry-wide data trends, and ways to enhance relationships with government and law enforcement agencies. CAP Index brings their expertise in collection, management, analysis and application of crime and loss data into the ABA Bank Capture initiative. CAP Index's team conducts quarterly analyses of information available in the ABA Bank Capture database and releases reports with the findings accompanied by expert commentary. Extensive quality control of the data conducted by CAP Index ensures statistically reliable and valid assessments.

A: ABA Bank Capture is managed by Enabl-u for the American Bankers Association. Oversight of the policies and procedures under which ABA Bank Capture operates is from a banker-driven ABA Bank Capture Steering Committee, composed of senior-level risk management officials representing banks of all sizes.

A: Features of ABA Bank Capture include:

• Easy Data Entry and Import from Case Management
• Comprehensive Search Tools (full text search, related terms, etc)
• Through our Dynamic Link Analysis tools, users will be able to surface related records, identify other patterns and trends in the data
• The Communication and Collaboration Tools allow bankers to work with each other and collaborate with law enforcement
• Dynamic Report Display and Geo-Spatial Mapping Capabilities
• ABA Bank Capture Alerts and Notifications providing for notice of critical incidents, new activity on records you are working on, trends in your area, and more
• Online Training and Support to help get you started and for ongoing training needs

A: AS A BANKER: Click here to download the Subscriber information packet. It contains the order form, facts about ABA Bank Capture and the subscription agreement. AS LAW ENFORCEMENT: The system is currently set up for access by Federal Law Enforcement and we are actively exploring avenues for access by local and state law enforcement. If you are interested in access to the ABA Bank Capture system, click here for more information.

A: At this time, only ABA member banks who subscribe to the service may access ABA Bank Capture. This requires a corporate subscription agreement to be executed and a fee. The subscriber must also be an ABA Member institution in good standing. If you would like more information regarding subscription to ABA Bank Capture, please click here!

A: This system is designed for the collection, reporting and analysis of theft and loss in and around bank locations, to include distribution centers. Initially, the Incident Types will include:

• Bank Robbery
• Armored car Robbery
• Bank Burglary
• ATM Crime

In the future, we will be expanding the incident types and will include other criminal activity, as well as other fraud and loss details.

A: Data may be entered directly into the system forms or may be exported from your existing case management system to populate ABA Bank Capture records. Our support specialists will provide you with the necessary file format for automated imports of data.

A: No. You can enter data directly into the system or we can provide you with the specific file structure to give to your case management provider or in-house IT support to export the data to the ABA Bank Capture system.

A: ABA Bank Capture provides a file format for subscribers to share with their case management providers to help create the export necessary to feed into ABA Bank Capture. Our Support Specialists will assist with this process in accepting the data and testing the process, to ensure data integrity and a smooth connection.

Answer: Data received from the Subscriber is owned by the Subscribera. The Aggregate Data in ABA Bank Capture is owned by the ABA. If a Subscriber leaves the system, their specific subscriber-identifying incident details are destroyed and reference to the Subscriber is removed from the system. The aggregate summary details, however, will remain with the system in order to ensure proper historical reporting and trend analysis.

A: Yes, as a subscriber you will contribute data to the system and be able to share information with other bankers and with law enforcement. The select fields to be contributed to the system and shared is driven by the ABA Bank Capture Steering Committee, consisting of bankers, law enforcement and bank association representatives.

A: Details about the event to include bank location, bank name, time, date, amount of loss are currently required. Additional information to include a summary of the event and information regarding security counter-measures are optional at this time.

A: Currently, ABA Bank Capture is a U.S. based service for U.S. states and U.S. territories.

A: No. Law Enforcement is able to access information, review reports and search for loss details.

A: Any ABA Member in good standing is eligible to subscribe to ABA Bank Capture.

A: Data may be entered directly into the system forms or may be exported from your existing case management system to populate ABA Bank Capture records. Our support specialists will provide you with the necessary file format for automated imports of data.

A: We rely on the bank subscribers to ensure accuracy in their submission of data.

A: Yes! We offer webinars as well as online e-learning resources for initial and ongoing training and support. The ABA Bank Capture Learning Center will launch with the new ABA Bank Capture site Summer 2011.

A: Yes. The log records and entry each time a record is viewed as well as edited.

A: Yes. Users may be set up with either view capability or edit capability or both.

A: Access to ABA Bank Capture is limited to Bank Subscribers, Law Enforcement and system administrators at the ABA and Enabl-u.