ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

A business email compromise costs an organization, on average, $1.03 million for the costliest attacks. And the price is only growing.

Ensuring ransomware protection and defending against malicious attacks comes down to the defense of your endpoints – people, processes, and threat intelligence.

The government's response to the pandemic initially led to significant asset growth in the banking industry but was subsequently followed by elevated inflation and a sharp rise in interest rates. Funding cost pressures and deposit mix changes, along with credit trends in both consumer and commercial loans reflect increasing uncertainty. Explore potential outcomes and the implications if these trends continue or intensify.

This insightful dive into Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) will explore their strategic role in the banking sector. Participants will gain an understanding of how banks can sponsor ESOPs to benefit their employees while leveraging these plans as powerful tools for capital raising and growth. Learn how ESOPs can enhance loan origination efforts and create opportunities for cross-selling wealth management services.

Each method of returning a check to the Depositary Bank, whether through a return or an adjustment, has distinct advantages and potential impacts on customers.

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 emerging agtech solutions. 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.

Offered quarterly in half-day sessions, each of the Bank Directors Forums will cover a unique topic, such as cybersecurity, enterprise risk management, corporate governance and more. No two sessions will be the same.

Navigating the commercial credit approval process can be overwhelming, leading to delays and miscommunication. This guide helps you establish an effective workflow for the Loan Assistant, benefiting both lending staff and clients. As a vital member of the commercial team, you play a crucial role in managing credit risk.

Does your bank have a social media policy? When was the last time you thought about how your employees’ online activity might affect your business? Discuss good and bad examples of social media use policies, what can and cannot be posted, privacy and the use of social media on company devices. Plus, learn how federal, state, and local laws may affect best practices for your social media policies.

As regulatory scrutiny increases, staying up to date on the Bank Secrecy Act's latest trends and critical issues is essential for compliance. This overview highlights valuable insights from recent enforcement actions, demonstrating how these can inform compliance strategies.

Join us for this fast, fun, informative session to explore fintech solutions for community banks like yours. Each Accelerator selection process we connect with several fintech companies that have great products and solutions but due to our highly competitive program only a limited number can participate.

Federal regulators have been particularly vocal over the past 18 months regarding bank-fintech relationships. This session will provide valuable insights into the evolving world of Fintechs, focusing on the latest regulatory guidance and supervisory actions. Participants will explore how recent developments have impacted both banking-as-a-service banks and banks with third party technology relationships. Gain a deeper understanding of these changes and their implications for the future of banking and fintech collaboration.

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.

The current and prospective banking environment has many community banks considering capital raising alternatives. If your bank is in this position, it is important that your board understands all of the available capital raising alternatives. Participants will review various capital raising methods, including bank stock loans, subordinated debt, the sale of common stock, preferred stock sales, and the sale of other equity-like instruments, from both business and legal viewpoints.

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.

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.

This short meeting will guide community bankers through optimizing CRA activities from start to finish. For more information, please contact Aimee.Leeper@icba.org.

Seniors are being challenged each day by clever cyber criminals that are preying on them in new and different way. Seniors are at risk through schemes like “pig butchering” and ICBA is working to find new ways to help monitor and mitigate bad actors to reduce senior fraud.

Join us for this fast, fun, informative session to explore fintech solutions for community banks like yours. Each Accelerator selection process we connect with several fintech companies that have great products and solutions but due to our highly competitive program only a limited number can participate.

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.