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Contact WisTAF

825 Williamson Street, Suite A, Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 257-6845 or (877) 749-5045
Fax: (608) 257-2684
Email: service@wistaf.org

De Ette Tomlinson
Executive Director
Phone: (608) 257-2841
Email: dtomlinson@wistaf.org

Rebecca Murray
Program Manager
Phone: (608) 257-6844
Email: rmurray@wistaf.org

Tehmina Islam
Program Assistant
Phone: (608) 257-6845

Email: tislam@wistaf.org

Board of Directors (2010-2011)

President

Dean Dietrich, Wausau
Executive Committee, Grants/Evaluation Committee

Vice President
N. Lynnette McNeely, Brookfield
Executive Committee, Personnel Committee (Chair)

Secretary
Hon. Glenn Yamahiro, Wauwatosa
Executive Committee, Grants/Evaluation Committee

Treasurer
Tricia Knight, Milwaukee
Executive Committee, Finance Committee (Chair)

Lee Atterbury, Middleton

Grants/Evaluation Committee

Joel Bailey, Janesville
Finance Committee

Thomas Basting, Sr., Madison

Grants/Evaluation Committee

Kristin Bergstrom, Milwaukee

Grants/Evaluation Committee

John Bermingham, Oshkosh

Grants/Evaluation Committee (Chair), Personnel Committee

Sarah Fry Bruch, Milwaukee

Grants/Evaluation Committee

G. Jeffrey George, La Crosse
Grants/Evaluation Committee

Hon. Marc Hammer, Green Bay
Finance Committee

Robert Wachuta, Portage

Grants/Evaluation Committee

Nicholas Zales, Milwaukee

Finance Committee

2010 September

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FDIC Adopts Final Rule Extending TAG Program Through December 31, 2010

June 22, 2010 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) adopted a final rule extending the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) program for six months, from July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Under the TAG program, customers of participating insured depository institutions are provided full coverage on qualifying transaction accounts. more

New FDIC rule extends insurance coverage on IOLTA accounts until at least December 31, 2010

On April 13, 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved interim rules extending the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) Program to December 31, 2010. The rule provides for unlimited insurance for non-interest bearing transaction accounts (including IOLTA and functionally equivalent accounts), regardless of dollar amount, held in participating financial institutions. The rule also allows for the FDIC to extend the program through December 31, 2011 if the FDIC determines that economic conditions warrant such an extension. more

Now available - List of IOLTA Participating Financial Institutions and Prime Partners

The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. (WisTAF) works closely with financial institutions to verify their status as "IOLTA participating financial institutions" in the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Program and assist in aligning with the rule governing IOLTA accounts. more