ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

The demands on community bank directors have increased exponentially in recent years. Without question, the most difficult challenge for community bank directors (most of whom are not career bankers) is fulfilling their obligation to ensure the institution achieves and maintains compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Want to meet ICBA? We want to meet you too! We encourage you and your colleagues to join us for an informative and interactive webinar. You’ll learn how to make the most of your new ICBA membership by taking full advantage of all the benefits ICBA has to offer.

Don't re-invent the wheel! ICBA membership includes a benefit to build a world-class customer experience (Voice of the customer) program at your bank. $0 setup, no contract (month to month), and you pay-per-complete.

With so much buzz about AI, we answer the question of how five community banks are starting to put this powerful technology to work.

During the 2023-2024 Term, the Supreme Court issued several landmark decisions with significant implications for federal agencies. Examine an in-depth analysis of three pivotal cases—Loper Bright, Jarkesy, and Corner Post—and determine their potential impact on the banking sector. Participants will gain valuable insights into how these rulings may shape regulatory practices and what regulated entities can expect moving forward.

The transfer of bank or bank holding company stock as part of a shareholder’s estate planning process can involve several potential regulatory, corporate, and tax issues. Banks and bank holding companies should be aware of what these issues are, how they could impact their institution, and how they can proactively educate their shareholders on these issues.

This event for the 2024/2025 season will support and enhance the capabilities of community banks and the financial services sector in identifying, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents. This scenario is a cascading event with a cloud service provider cyber event and a regional disaster.

Experience demonstrations of the latest solutions from several of our ThinkTECH Accelerator companies from previous years. Learn about how these companies are helping community banks flourish, hear from bankers who’ve implemented these solutions in their institutions, and see how our companies continue to evolve to meet your bank’s needs.

Join ICBA experts for a quarterly update on industry news and highlights. The 75-minute briefing will include details about regulations and congressional events from inside the Capital Beltway and across the U.S. We want to hear from you; participants are encouraged to bring questions to the briefing as the ICBA experts will answer questions from community bankers during the Q&A session.

Nationwide, companies include Net Promoter Score in their performance metrics (based off the question "How likely are you to recommend Best Bank...?").

In the face of constant cybersecurity threats, it's easy to feel discouraged. Most penetration tests exploit common weaknesses and misconfigurations, mirroring real-world attack methods. But what if you could turn the tables on attackers?

Given the increasing frequency and scale of data breaches, evolving data protection laws, expanded use of electronic monitoring by employers, and integration of AI tools, understanding your employee data and its usage is crucial in managing this growing risk.

Customer journey mapping has entered the management process at institutions actively managing their customers’ experiences. However, mapping a journey is only part of the challenge.

In response to the 2023 bank failures and tightening liquidity conditions, the focus on liquidity and risk management has intensified. It is a crucial time to explore how proactive financial institutions are adopting "best practice" approaches to liquidity management.

Most people in the banking business are familiar with IRS Form 1099-INT, which deals with true interest payments (payments for the use or forbearance of money). 

The banking industry is facing continued deposit pressure after recent Federal Reserve rate hikes. The outflow of low-cost deposits and changes in deposit mix have hurt margins and raised concerns about interest rate risk (IRR).

Understanding how a bank is run as a business is crucial for the success of young bankers who are the future leaders. Preparing as you gain experience, including making valuable connections along the way, will propel you and equip you to either run a successful bank in the future or be part of one.

As bankers, we know that cash flow, not collateral, deposits, or guarantors, ultimately repays loans. To effectively address our clients' needs, we must fully grasp how a borrower will repay the debt we're extending. Every loan request stems from a cash shortfall, and it's critical to understand both the cause of this shortfall and how it will be resolved.

Each payment network has its own set of rules and regulations, and the check network is no exception. Regulation CC and the Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 and Article 4 pertain to all checks. However, the clearing path dictates which rules apply. 

Join us for this 90-minute session as we hear from four bankers and four company founders who together are improving the performance of their banks using data-driven insights. You’ll get a quick understanding of how they partnered to solve a particular challenge, how they deployed the solution and the results that they are experiencing.