ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

In today's fast-paced digital world, consumers and businesses alike are grappling with the need for faster, safer, and more convenient payment solutions. As traditional payment methods face growing challenges, new technologies are stepping in to revolutionize the way we exchange money.

Understanding the financial performance of your bank is crucial in leading a high performing organization. This seminar assesses how the marketplace is affecting the bank and how bank management is in turn responding. One must understand this relationship to create accurate financial statements.

Ransomware isn’t a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s been plaguing organizations for years, preying on weaknesses in security systems to steal data and compromise systems. In April 2024, VMware Carbon Black reported that businesses around the world had seen a 148% increase in ransomware attacks due to the widespread effects of COVID-19, leaving institutions either scrambling to remediate breaches or generate new procedures to prevent them.

In this 1.5-day course, you will learn CRA management best practices to ensure compliance with current rules and regulations. Upon completion, you will earn 13.5 hours of CPE credit, and have the knowledge and tools required to maintain a robust CRA program for your bank.

As financial institutions increasingly rely on third-party providers, the associated risks also grow. This educational session will guide you in developing an effective Vendor Management Program and a Model Risk Management Program. Explore the necessary due diligence, from core systems to technology-dependent banking products, and gain practical insights on integrating these programs within your Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework for robust risk management. By the end of the session, you will clearly see how Vendor Management and Model Risk Management align with your ERM program.

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.

The CFO Forum is a dynamic two-day event designed to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing CFOs today. From accounting and tax hot topics to emerging technologies like cryptocurrency and AI, this forum explores the evolving role of the CFO in driving strategic value across financial institutions.

Explore the Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) Profile—a standardized, industry-developed risk assessment framework created in collaboration with leading financial institutions and regulators. A panel of community banks will share how they are using the CRI Profile to meet supervisory expectations, reduce compliance burden, and strengthen cyber governance.

Topic: Balance Sheet Value Propositions for 2025

Financial institutions face increasing challenges in creating marketing materials that are both effective and compliant. This session offers practical guidance on navigating advertising compliance requirements and understanding key regulatory expectations. Attendees will gain valuable insights to support the development of clear, compliant, and impactful promotional content.

You're invited to join ICBA Innovation and your fellow community bankers as we kick off an exciting season with the first of three fall ICBA ThinkTECH Solutions Forums—beginning this September!

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.  

Topic: Inflation, the Fed, and Balance Sheet Management

Email remains one of the most effective and cost-efficient digital channels available to community banks—but it takes more than just hitting “send” to see results.

Meet your bank’s evolving needs, the expectations of the audit committee, and the examiners! Our curriculum will expand your knowledge of auditing and banking whether you are a veteran auditor or new to the audit function. 

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.

Financial professionals working with Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) often find themselves in a tricky position—while they aren’t authorized to offer tax advice, they may still be called upon to address complex legal questions. The challenge is that there is limited IRS guidance on how to handle IRA legal issues.

As technology accelerates, the responsibilities of community bank directors and executives have expanded well beyond traditional governance. This livestream forum provides critical insights into how IT infrastructure, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and risk management directly impact executive decision-making and board accountability.

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.