ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

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

While you may never have been a banker, your responsibility as a bank director requires you to understand the dynamics of credit risk and how it affects your credit portfolio. Credit portfolios are never static; they change with new relationships, advances, pay downs, pay offs, as well as the economic conditions that affect your bank’s clients. Your portfolio is not one dimensional, and neither should be your knowledge in understanding its impacts on your largest earning asset.

Community bank marketers and retail teams, are you ready to thrive in today's competitive marketplace? Join us for three days filled with essential insights and game-changing strategies designed to elevate your marketing expertise and drive success for your bank!

Community banks seek ways to boost core deposits and non-interest income and Treasury Management is the key. Learn how your bank’s business teams can collaborate to sell business products and services to meet this goal.

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.

This four-day in-person conference focuses on key issues and trends related to auditing, BSA/AML, regulatory compliance, security and fraud, and offers the very latest information, tools, best practices, and training to assure that you are up-to-date and compliant. Attend one day or all four!

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?

Make informed credit decisions by developing your ability to evaluate a consumer loan request. This program covers the application process, financial statement analysis, credit analysis, loan structure, compliance, documentation procedures, and closing.

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.

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a critical function for banks, aimed at identifying, assessing, and managing multiple types of risk faced by the institution. ICBA’s Enterprise Risk Management Institute offers comprehensive instruction covering the fundamentals of ERM, risk categories, risk integration, and practical strategies for developing and implementing effective ERM programs.

Banks conduct audits on an ongoing basis to monitor their bank’s internal controls and ensure adequacy and compliance with their bank’s policies and procedures. The audit scope should include an in-depth review of IT and information security controls and operating procedures that help protect the institution from losses.

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 ICBA Compliance Institute is built to meet the needs of seasoned professionals seeking the latest regulatory education and industry best practices as well as newer compliance officers seeking to gain a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts of each regulation.