Bley, John L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member, since 2009

Year Joined Organization: 2006

Lawyer Overview

As the state of Washington's first Director of the Department of Financial Institutions, John managed approximately 150 professional examiners, lawyers and staff with a biennial budget of $25 million. In this cabinet-level position, he gained broad experience in working with federal and state financial institutions regulators.

The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions regulates the activities of state-chartered banks, savings banks, savings and loans, credit unions, consumer finance companies, mortgage brokers, escrow companies, check cashers, check sellers, payday loan companies and all securities and franchising activities. John had a significant influence on the scope and direction of state and national financial institutions policies. He chaired the Conference of State Bank Supervisor's committee on interstate banking and is recognized as the primary architect of the nation-wide protocols governing the regulation of interstate state-chartered banks. John supported the federal deposit insurance system and worked to improve the deposit coverage of Washington state credit union members. The department is nationally recognized for its enforcement activities against predatory lending and securities fraud. John appeared before numerous state legislative hearings concerning financial institutions regulation and also appeared before Congress on legislation that improved the ability for state-chartered banks to operate an interstate business.

John's practice with the Financial Institutions Group focuses primarily on governance, regulatory compliance, transactions and specialized loan facilities. He is also a member of the board of directors of RiverBank, Spokane, Washington and serves as Chair of the Audit Committee.

Areas of Practice

• Financial Institutions
• Business
• Credit Crisis

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Business Law) (Member)
• Washington Bar Association (Business Law) (Member)
• RiverBank Spokane, Washington (Director and Audit Committee Chair)

Classes and Seminars

• Moderator, Mastering Disaster - Dealing with Problem Credits, Seattle, WA - March 2008
• Presenter, Directors & Red Flags in Board Reports, Western Independent Bankers - Webinar - April 2008
• Presenter, Board Governance Best Practices, Northwest Bank Directors College, Portland, OR - February 2008
• Speaker, Director Compensation & Executive Compensation in Today's Environment, WIB/AABD 2007 Annual Bank Directors Conference - November 2007
• Speaker, Corporate Structures, Bank Directors Seminar - September 2007
• Speaker, Directors and Regulatory Hot Spots, The Western Independent Bankers Directors Series 2007 - June 2007
• Speaker, The Director's Role in Compliance, The Utah Bankers Association Current Issues in Banking for Bank Directors - April 2007
• Speaker, BSA Overview on Enterprise Risk Assessment, Northwest Summit for Financial Professionals - March 2007
• Speaker, Where the $OX Might Not Fit, Small Bank Board Governance and Audit Committee Best Practices - Northwest Bank Directors College - February 2007
• Speaker, Challenges in the Board Room: Fiduciary Duty, Ethics and Legality, WBA CEO/Bank Directors Conference, Seattle, WA - December 2006
• Speaker, Today's Regulatory Environment, Today's Regulatory Environment: Basic Real Estate Finance, Seattle, WA - November 2006
• Speaker, Managing Payment Shock: Review and Commentary on the Interagency Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Products Risks, OBA Compliance Committee, Seattle, WA - November 2006
• Speaker, West Coast Law Update -- State Consumer Lending Enforcement Actions, WIB/CBA 28th Annual Regulatory Compliance Conference, Henderson, NV - October 2006
• Speaker, The Board's Role in Compliance, CSBS Bank Directors Seminar, Coeur d'Alene, ID - September 2006
• Speaker, Enterprise Risk Assessment, FDIC Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-money Laundering Seminar, Seattle, WA - September 2006
• Moderator, Bank Regulatory Panel, WICBA Annual Membership Convention, Blaine, WA - September 2006
• Presenter, Washington Bankers Association: Key Regulatory Issues Affecting Directors, Regulatory Issues Impacting Directors, Lake Chelan, WA - September 2006
• Presenter, Corporate Governance for Credit Unions, NASCUS 40th Annual Conference & Symposium - August 2005
• Presenter, Agent Assisted Lending & FDIC Audits Presentation and Dialogue, 2005 CFSA Annual Meeting - March 2005
• Presenter, What Isn't Predatory Lending, 2004 CFSA Annual Meeting - February 2005
• Presenter, Agent Assisted Lending & FDIC Audits Presentations and Dialogue, 2004 CFSA Annual Meeting - February 2004
• Presenter, Current Privacy Issues, 2003 AFSA/NACCA Administrators/Industry Day - September, 2003
• Presenter, Agency Audits: What Are The Traps?, Payday Lending Regulatory Summit - June, 2003
• Presenter, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Western Independent Bankers 2003 Annual Cashiers/CFOs Conference Workshops on Directors & the Audit Committee - June 2003
• Presenter, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Western Independent Bankers 46th Annual Conference - March 2003
• Presenter, Agency Audits: What are the Traps?, 2003 CFSA Annual Meeting - February 2003
• Presenter, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection - February 2003
• Presenter, Bank Directors Duties from a Legal Perspective, IntegraAdvisors - August 2002
• Presenter, Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, IntegraAdvisors - August 2002

Past Employment Positions

• Foster Pepper PLLC, Of Counsel, 2006 - 2008
• IntegraAdvisors, LLC, CEO, 2002 - 2006
• Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Director, 1993 - 2002
• Washington State Division of Banking, Supervisor of Banking, 1991 - 1993
• Washington State Division of Banking, Deputy Supervisor of Banking, 1988 - 1991
• Graham & Dunn PC, Attorney, 1985 - 1988

Education

• Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon, 1985
  J.D.
• Willamette University, 1985
  M.B.A.
• Pacific Lutheran University, 1980
  B.A.

Published Works

• Empowering Consumers is Consumer Protection, Testimony before Washington State Senate Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection Committee, 2005
• Empowering the State System - State Regulators Support Initiatives to Reduce Regulatory Burden, The IntegraAdvisor, August 2004
• Supporting State Banking Systems: A Dedicated Approach to Economic Vitality, The IntegraAdvisor, February 2003
• Are You Ready for the Regulators? Economic Uncertainty Demands Proactive Management of Credit Risk, IntegraAdvisor, July 2002

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Seattle, WA 98101-3299

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