William J. Showalter is a senior consultant with Young & Associates. Bringing more than 25 years of compliance consulting experience to the company, Bill advises financial institutions on consumer compliance, assists them in establishing compliance management systems, monitors regulatory developments, and responds to clients’ daily compliance questions. He also develops and conducts compliance training programs for individual banks and their trade associations.

Prior to joining Young & Associates, Bill worked as a compliance consultant with a  nationally known consulting firm, where he evaluated compliance systems and management at numerous banks and thrifts; developed compliance policies and procedures for numerous financial institutions, including several Internet start-ups; advised thrift institutions facing mandatory reimbursement based on violations to the Truth in Lending law; assisted banks in verifying favorable regulatory interpretations with appropriate supervisory agencies to assure compliance and minimize risk of enforcement action; wrote or co-wrote numerous compliance articles and several nationally known compliance publications; and designed and conducted compliance seminars for numerous state bankers’ associations, savings institution leagues, regional trade groups, individual banks, and regulatory agencies.

Bill was formerly a banker with two community banks, one an affiliate of a multibillion-dollar bank holding company. He served as each bank’s compliance officer, where he developed and directed a comprehensive compliance program and performed lending responsibilities in mortgage, consumer, and commercial credit.