U.S. Bank TM Forum - Spring 2005 Treasury Management Forum eNewsletter View this email as a Web page: __http://www.usbank.com/TMForumWelcome ------------------------------------------------- This issue of TM Forum features two articles about combating fraud within your organization. One deals with an often overlooked form of fraud and the other with a more common type of fraud. We think you'll find both articles very informative. TM Forum is being sent to you as a courtesy of your U.S. Bank Treasury Management Sales Consultant. Forward this message to a colleague: __http://www.usbank.com/TMForumForward >> Keep Ahead of the Game with the Latest Treasury Management Tools << In 2004, U.S. Bank introduced a number of new treasury management products and services. Learn more about tools that can boost your organization's performance in areas such as collections and payments, information and reporting, and fraud protection: __http://www.usbank.com/TMForumArticle1 >> Segregate Accounts Receivable Duties to Prevent Employee-Fraud Losses << Fraud continues to be a major financial drain on U.S. companies, and employees are a major perpetrator, according to recent industry studies. Find out about best practices for deterring employee fraud and how a bank lockbox service can protect your firm against receivables theft:  __http://www.usbank.com/TMForumArticle2 >> Positive Pay Targets Payee-Name Check Fraud at the Teller Line << Too many companies don't employ fraud-prevention tools such as Positive Pay until after they become a victim. Read this story to learn about a new enhancement to Positive Pay from U.S. Bank that detects payee-name check fraud at the teller line: __http://www.usbank.com/TMForumArticle3 ------------------------------------------------- TM Bulletin Board Visit U.S. Bank at booth #508 at the 19th annual Windy City Summit* on May 25-27: __http://www.meetings-incentives.com/windycity/website For economic highlights, see our Economic Prospects: __http://www.usbank.com/economicprospects Check out the new, enhanced U.S. Bank home page: __http://www.usbank.com Find a U.S. Bank Treasury Management Sales Consultant in your area: __http://www.usbank.com/treasurymanagement/contactus ------------------------------------------------- *U.S. Bank is not responsible for the content of, or products and services provided by, meetings- incentives.com nor does it guarantee the accuracy of information contained in this site. Please note that the U.S. Bank privacy and information security policies may differ from meetings-incentives.com. To ensure that you continue to receive email from us, please add us to your Address Book (TreasuryManagement@usbank-email.com). Thank you. You are receiving this email as a courtesy from U.S. Bank. To be removed from this mailing list, reply to this email message and type the word REMOVE in the subject line. We will never send you an email asking for personal information. View the U.S. Bank Privacy Policy: __http://www.usbank.com/privacy Visit us at: __http://www.usbank.com You may contact our Treasury Management Newsletter office at: tmforumnewsletter@usbank.com U.S. Bank Treasury Management BC-MN-H20P 800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402 USA U.S. Bank National Association Member FDIC (c) 2005 U.S. Bancorp, Inc.