ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

Community banks with assets over $1 billion encounter distinct challenges that require specialized solutions.

It's time to get ready for ICBA LIVE 2025 in Nashville, March 11-14. Celebrate the unique rhythm of community banking at ICBA LIVE, the world’s largest gathering of community bankers, where amplified connections and ideas await.

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.

Exports generate twenty percent of U.S. farm income. American producers face a rising trade deficit and U.S. tariffs that could decrease farm income.

Managing credit risk effectively is a critical challenge for credit analysts, but it goes beyond number-crunching and long narratives. This session will showcase how credit analysts can partner with lending teams to identify key risks and manage them efficiently. You will also identify strategies for pinpointing the most critical risks in a credit, writing effective credit memos, and presenting confidently in a credit committee. By the end, you’ll understand how to collaborate with your lending staff to ensure the loans benefit both the bank and the borrower.

Banks experience challenges in raising capital, ensuring shareholder liquidity, and managing board and ownership succession. These challenges are compounded by volatile tax laws, including the potential sunset of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017. Discuss alternative strategies for such banks to maximize shareholder value, definitively decide S versus C as well as to create paths for ownership continuity.

Understanding the complex rules and regulations governing Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) can be challenging for financial professionals. This session will focus on the latest RDC regulations, providing a comprehensive understanding of various related topics. These include image exchange rules, as well as agreements from the Federal Reserve, ECCHO, and Nacha. This session will also cover check clearing laws and relevant regulations, such as Regs CC, J, and E, along with UCC Articles 3 & 4. Additionally, the role of legal agreements will be addressed, ensuring attendees are well-informed on all aspects of RDC compliance.

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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.

Build a proactive mindset in identifying concerning trends that, if left unaddressed, could lead to a bank loss. A past due payment is not an early warning sign. It’s an indication that you have already missed the opportunity to assist your client.

Move through each step of the credit approval process—from prospecting to post close monitoring. Gain an understanding of the required information for the loan request and how the information is used, basic analysis to assist in pre-qualification, documentation, and learn the various types of loans and their use.

Mobile Remote Deposit Capture has transformed how financial institutions offer remote deposit services. As they develop their RDC business plans, institutions must navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by the changing marketplace and emerging technologies. Topics covered include associated risks, funds availability options, and important rules and agreements. Participants will learn how to assess current practices, identify potential gaps, and make necessary adjustments to enhance their RDC programs.

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. See Agenda below for this session's topic.