Rodney D. Martin
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Rodney Martin has counseled financial institutions for more than 40 years on banking and consumer compliance issues.
He regularly advises clients regarding bank regulatory issues involving mergers, acquisitions and the expansion of banking activities, as well as fair lending, financial privacy, Bank Secrecy Act and other compliance matters. Rodney serves as General Counsel to the Michigan Bankers Association.
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- Advised clients regarding, and obtained approval of, bank and bank holding company mergers, including successfully addressing CRA comments and justifying bank mergers in markets that significantly exceeded the Department of Justice (DOJ) merger guidelines.
- Represented banks faced with potential memoranda of understanding or cease and desist orders.
- Represented bank in landmark settlement of lawsuit by the DOJ alleging redlining in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act.
- Represented numerous banks before federal bank regulatory agencies against claims of lending discrimination resulting in conclusion that no discriminatory practices had occurred and no referral to the DOJ was necessary.
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- Advised clients regarding, and obtained approval of, bank and bank holding company mergers, including successfully addressing CRA comments and justifying bank mergers in markets that significantly exceeded the Department of Justice (DOJ) merger guidelines.
- Represented banks faced with potential memoranda of understanding or cease and desist orders.
- Represented bank in landmark settlement of lawsuit by the DOJ alleging redlining in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act.
- Represented numerous banks before federal bank regulatory agencies against claims of lending discrimination resulting in conclusion that no discriminatory practices had occurred and no referral to the DOJ was necessary.
- Successfully represented banks in investigations by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights regarding allegations of lending discrimination.
- Represented clients in responding to information security breaches involving consumers in multiple states.
- Represented company in Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower investigation by the DOJ resulting in a dismissal of the complaint.
- Represented the Michigan Bankers Association in connection with its consumer forms program.
- Conducted investigation of complicated embezzlement scheme by senior bank officer resulting in successful criminal prosecution.
- Speaker at numerous seminars for bankers and other financial institutions on consumer regulation, fair lending, credit reform and privacy.
- Speaker on diversity and inclusion at seminars for business and industry groups.
- “Cannabis, Hemp and CBD: How to Bank It and How Not to,” Michigan Bankers Association Bank Management and Directors Conference, MBA Education Center in October 11, 2019, Lansing, Michigan
- “Banking Marijuana and Servicing MRBs,” Michigan Bankers Association Webinar, November 14, 2018
- Panelist, “Critical Issues and Best Practices,” Michigan Bank Directors’ College conducted by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, the Michigan Bankers Association and the Communit
- Speaker at numerous seminars for bankers and other financial institutions on consumer regulation, fair lending, credit reform and privacy.
- Speaker on diversity and inclusion at seminars for business and industry groups.
- “Cannabis, Hemp and CBD: How to Bank It and How Not to,” Michigan Bankers Association Bank Management and Directors Conference, MBA Education Center in October 11, 2019, Lansing, Michigan
- “Banking Marijuana and Servicing MRBs,” Michigan Bankers Association Webinar, November 14, 2018
- Panelist, “Critical Issues and Best Practices,” Michigan Bank Directors’ College conducted by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, the Michigan Bankers Association and the Community Bankers of Michigan, April 17, 2018, Bath, Michigan
- Co-producer of Ethics in View on West Michigan Public Television. Wrote and produced seven, hour-long programs: “Ethics and the Media,” “Ethics in Political Campaigns,” “The Ethics of Life and Death,” “Ethics and the Environment,” “Ethics in the Workplace,” “To Tell the Truth,” and “Ethics in Education.” The series received the Wade F. McCree Award for the Advancement of Justice from the State Bar of Michigan
- “Banking Marijuana: What Do We Do with All This Cash?” Medical Marijuana – Legal Answers to Your Tough Questions webinar, December 4, 2017
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- The Status of Marijuana BankingWarner’s Legal News For the Cannabis Industry
- Cannabis BankingWarner’s Legal News For the Cannabis Industry
- Is Your Family Office Ready For a Cyber Incident?Legacy Matters
- Cannabis Law Seminar – Industry Insights and Trends From the Legal Perspective
- IMPACT: Marijuana in the Workplace
- Webinar: Medical Marihuana – Legal Answers to Your Tough Questions
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- Warner Represented ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in its Merger with Fentura Financial, Inc. and Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
- 66 Warner Attorneys Named Top Lawyers by Grand Rapids Magazine
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- Warner Attorney Rodney D. Martin Honored by Comprehensive Therapy Center with Legacy Award
- 108 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- 105 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America©
- Warner Represents Horizon Bank in Acquisition of 14 TCF Branches
- Warner Attorney Rodney D. Martin Honored By Grand Rapids Bar Association For Distinguished Service
- Warner Talks Cannabis with Crain’s Detroit Business
- 102 Warner Attorneys Rated 2021 Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Representing ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in the Acquisition of Community Shores Bank Corporation
- 34 Warner Attorneys Rated 2020 Top Lawyers by Grand Rapids Magazine
- Rodney Martin honored on distinguished roster of ’16 over 60′
- One Hundred and Two Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Partner Rodney D. Martin Named to 16 Over 60 List
- Warner Represents ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. in Its Merger with County Bank Corp.
- 58 Warner Attorneys Recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine
- One Hundred Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Selects The Home Place for One Book, One Firm
- Warner Represents TCSB Bancorp, Inc. in Its Merger With Independent Bank Corporation
- Warner to Host Webinar on Medical Marihuana
- Warner’s One Book, One Firm Initiative Goes to the Movies
- 57 Warner Attorneys Recognized as Michigan Super Lawyers
- Ninety-Seven Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Represented West Shore Bank in the Acquisition of Ellis Capital Management
- Chemical Financial Corporation Completes Merger with Talmer Bancorp, Inc.
- 90 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Representing Birmingham Bloomfield Bancshares, Inc. (Bank of Birmingham) in Merger with Arbor Bancorp, Inc. (Bank of Ann Arbor)
- Warner Representing West Shore Bank in $8.3 Million Acquisition of West Michigan Bank & Trust
- 98 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- 98 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Applauds Inforum West Michigan for 10 Years of Leadership
- The Status of Marijuana Banking
- Financial Institutions and the CCPA
- Summary of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
- CARES Act Temporarily Modifies Provisions of the Bankruptcy Code
- Cannabis Banking
- The SAFE Banking Act Passes the House: What Is In the Bill?
- It’s Time for Community Banks to Address the End of LIBOR
- Is Your Family Office Ready For a Cyber Incident?
- Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency Issues Emergency Rules for Adult-Use License Applicants and Establishments
- Michigan Voters Approved Recreational Marijuana: What Does that Mean for Michigan Businesses and Residents?
- Warner Offers Harassment Training for the Banking and Financial Services Industries
- Financial Institutions Set to Implement Additional Customer Information Requirements for Business Entities
- Medical Marihuana and the Banking Industry
- Court Holds Business Liable for Website’s Failure to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Is Your Website Putting Your Business at Risk?
- “MRA Accela Online Portal Temporarily Unavailable in July,” 6/10/2020
- “Are Loans Under the Paycheck Protection Program Guaranteed by the SBA?” 4/1/2020
- “ADA Compliance: Check Your Websites Now!” 11/20/2019
- “MRA Accela Online Portal Temporarily Unavailable in July,” 6/10/2020
- “Are Loans Under the Paycheck Protection Program Guaranteed by the SBA?” 4/1/2020
- “ADA Compliance: Check Your Websites Now!” 11/20/2019
- “GLB Privacy Notices in Retail Installment Transactions,” in Michigan Banker
- “Plain English in Michigan Bankers Association Forms,” Michigan Bar Journal
- “The Applicability of Gramm-Leach-Bliley’s Privacy Requirements to ‘Non-Financial Financial Institutions,’” in The Michigan Business Law Journal
- Principal Author, Michigan Lending Manual, published by the Michigan Bankers Association