ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

Employers are confronted with an increasing number of data protection challenges. Dive into the various challenges organizations face when it comes to protecting data and address the latest trends and best practices in data protection. Gain insight on how to navigate the evolving landscape of data regulations and ensure compliance.

Most banks that access their ICBA membership benefit to listen to the customer voice have been previously running their own in-house survey(s) with an online software tool. If that’s your bank, 2024 is a year for improvement!

Setting exposure limits for your ACH Originators is a requirement of the Nacha Rules. However, there are no set guidelines on how this task should be accomplished. Explore the art, not science, of effectively setting limits for your ACH originators.

Join us for the culminating event of the seventh ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program. During this program you will hear honed pitches from each of the six cohort companies.

Financial Institutions provide great value to the American economy. But that value comes with risks. Risk Assessments are at the core of a strong Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program. Therefore, developing strong risk assessments for all key areas of the financial institution is crucial.

The aftermath of the Pandemic, coupled with new technologies, shifting consumer preferences, market changes, and recent bank failures, has reshaped the industry significantly. The financial industry faces various forces, challenges, and new competitors, all amidst prevailing uncertainty. However, within these challenges lie unprecedented opportunities. It is imperative for every financial institution to develop an adaptive, dynamic strategic plan, a living document that breathes and evolves, ensuring not just survival but thriving and growth in this ever-changing landscape.

This new conference focuses on strategies for community banks to create value. It covers topics like stock liquidity, capital raising and deployment alternatives, succession planning, employee attraction and retention, mergers and acquisitions, equity and equity-like compensation and similar strategic initiatives.

While the basics of unclaimed property reporting are consistent for all holders, financial institutions can face particularly complex questions and issues around unclaimed property. From determining the proper state for escheatment, to deciphering dormancy rules around complicated property types like IRAs, financial institutions must take care to understand the scope of their unclaimed property reporting requirements to stay compliant.

Go beyond the basics of security training and find the answer to common security questions. Discover solutions to practical issues like camera placement, the necessity of monitors in break rooms, and the optimal timing for alarm activation during or after a bank robbery.

Net interest margin was top-of-mind for community banks in Q2 amid uncertain economic conditions. How are we faring at the halfway point? Is a soft landing in sight?

Over the past 18 months, the community bank mergers and acquisitions environment has faced significant changes. This has led many community bankers to question the current state of the market and consider its future impacts. Additionally community banks have received unsolicited offers.

Further details will be available 30 days prior to the webinar date.

ICBA CRA Solutions offers CRA Education & Training, CRA Support Services, the CRA Collaborative Peer Group, and CRA compliance programs that create safe living environments for older Americans with help from local banks.

Grasp the essentials of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). Gain insight into the three crucial phases of ERM and understand the integral role of Risk Assessments. Explore the workings of the Risk Assessment Process, focusing on three key assessments vital to your ERM Program:

Loan reviews have always been crucial for managing credit risk, but with heightened regulatory scrutiny, particularly over CRE exposures, and emerging quantifiable credit stress, now is the time to reassess the quality and role of your loan review as a key component of your risk management strategy.

Avannis gathers both the Independent Banker sponsored "Best Community Bank to Work For" research, and custom climate research for ICBA banks.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and other bank regulators have re-proposed a rule on incentive compensation for financial institutions with assets of at least $1 billion.

With past due loans on the rise, don't wait for a regulator to ask if you've performed a credit stress test.

The Quarterly Regulatory Compliance Webinars deliver the most up-to-date guidance on regulatory compliance, upcoming deadlines, available resources, and more. Offered quarterly, these 60-minute webinars deliver comprehensive information with actionable takeaways.

Join us as some of the brightest and boldest minds in the community banking industry come together for the annual ICBA LEAD FWD Summit, Sept. 9-10.