Louisiana trade group endorses vendor.

The Louisiana Bankers Association has hired Proactive Inc., an Atlanta-based compliance software company, to help its members comply with state laws.

Proactive's software walks bankers through regulations, asking questions about compliance such as whether the proper disclosures were made to a customer.

This step-by-step prompting program is already available for all federal banking rules. In about six months, Louisiana bankers will be able to buy software covering both national and state rules at a 10% discount.

Charles Worsham, chief executive of the association, said his members had been asking for a way to make state law compliance easier. "Most of our bankers find it difficult to stay up to date on changes," he said.

While Mr. Worsham refused to say how much the association will receive for its endorsement, Proactive usually shares 5% of sales with partners.

Dale Johnson, president of Proactive, said he hopes this will be the tint of many alliances between Proactive and state banking groups.

"People need help in compliance, and the state associations need to get more involved in helping their clients," Mr. Johnson said.

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