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Ensuring Your Next Strategic Planning Session is Not B.S. (Boring Stuff)
Is your community bank actively engaged in a formal strategic planning process? If not, it should be. If it is but feels like total B. S., it's time for a change! Strategic planning is a critical...
How to Review Appraisals - Commercial & Residential
As commercial bankers, it's essential to understand the collateral we rely on to secure loans, especially when it comes to more complex assets like equipment and real estate. This webinar provides...
The Best Data Management Philosophy Is ‘Use What You Have’
Data is abundant in banking, but effectively leveraging it poses a significant challenge for bank managers. While better data can lead to improved insights, which support better decision-making,...
Matching Customer Journey Maps with your Brand Expectations
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. From building...
Bomb Proofing Your Commercial Loan Documentation
Commercial banking staff often manage multiple loan types, each with unique documents, terms, and collateral. The speed of closing combined with last-minute document delivery increases the risk of...
Digitization & Compliance: How to Avoid Digital Disaster
The banking industry has seen a rapid adoption of advanced technologies to streamline operations, enhance services, and optimize performance. Although this digital transformation has greatly...
You Are the Future of Banking: Making Connections throughout Your Journey is Key to Your Success
Understanding how a bank is run as a business is crucial for the success of young bankers who are the future leaders. Preparing as you gain experience, including making valuable connections along...
The Whimsical World of Business Email Compromise
A business email compromise costs an organization, on average, $1.03 million for the costliest attacks. And the price is only growing. While multi-factor authentication (MFA), stronger password...
Is Your Business Development A House of Cards?
In today's competitive business landscape, organizations often struggle to maintain strong relationships with their customers, highlighting the need for effective contact programs. This...
Improving Your Skills as a Commercial Banker
Commercial banking is dynamic, with each day presenting new challenges. Success hinges on identifying the best solutions to your clients' cash shortfalls across various industries, from real estate...
Supreme Court Shakeup: How the Supreme Court’s 2023 Term Will Affect Banking
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,...
Brokered Deposits and Core Funding
Brokered deposits provide an important source of funding for community banks. Recent changes to FDIC rules and guidance have offered clarity in certain areas of the brokered deposit regulatory...
Secure Your Digital Identity: The Importance of Domain Security
Criminals exploit weaknesses in your cybersecurity, and your digital identity is a key target. As a bank, it's essential to protect this area to maintain customer trust and strengthen your brand....
Q4: Regulatory Compliance Updates (2024)
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...
Recipe For an Effective Sales Environment
In today's competitive banking landscape, many institutions struggle to create a cohesive sales environment that fosters long-term customer relationships and drives consistent growth. This session...
Reviewing the Corporate Governance “Best Practice” for Banks and Bank Holding Companies
In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape—marked by interest rate volatility, persistent inflation, heightened cybersecurity risks, and the rise of AI—strong corporate governance is more...
Banking on Email: Maximizing Your Most Powerful Digital Channel
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. Join Mills Marketing’s Crystal...
Banking Non-Profits
Banking for a non-profit organization is different?from working with a typical business.?In addition to credit, cash management is crucial for a non-profit, especially during fundraising events or...
7 Ways to Frustrate Attackers
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...
ICBA Community Bank Briefing 2024 Q3
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...