ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

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.

Leadership skills are essential for guiding your career, inspiring others, and embracing new opportunities. Courage plays a vital role in effective leadership, empowering you to take bold steps and negotiate for yourself in the workplace.

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.

Join ICBA Education and fraud expert Barry Thompson for a fast-moving seminar that will prepare you to identify and protect your bank's reputation and assets. Benefit from the interactive format and expert instruction and leave with essential knowledge and tools that you can implement immediately.  

Recent changes to Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) rules, stemming from the SECURE Act, the CARES Act, and the updated life expectancy tables, have significantly impacted IRA administration. As RMDs become an increasingly important part of financial organizations’ services, particularly as the baby boomer generation ages, it is essential to stay up to date with the latest regulatory changes.

In today’s digital age, social media is a powerful tool for building brand awareness, educating consumers, and engaging with customers. In this session, we will explore effective strategies for leveraging social media to engage with account holders, promote products and services, and raise awareness about fraud and scams.

Many leaders struggle to develop and apply essential management skills, hindering their ability to drive business success. This session offers a checklist of important management tips to improve business development, bank management, and marketing efforts, providing a solid foundation for ongoing success.

The formal requirements for financial institution compliance under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) are significant. With the regulatory agencies committing to tougher and more inclusive BSA/AML examinations, it is important to make certain your BSA/AML program is appropriate for your institution's risk exposure. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a critical enabler for businesses all around the world. Financial institutions have much to gain in using this new technology to improve back-office operations, drive customer engagement, and improve resource effectiveness in departmental operations. However, there are significant regulatory and compliance risks and considerations that must be evaluated and mitigated in order to utilize the new technology to broaden effectiveness. Review key security and compliance risks, appropriate tools for management and mitigation, and how to plan effective scaling of operations while leveraging automation and artificial intelligence.

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