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The agricultural industry continues to face significant challenges in 2026, creating heightened risk across agricultural lending portfolios. In response to these conditions, ICBA is offering a timely webinar designed to provide bankers with a clear view of the current agricultural landscape and practical strategies for managing risk.

This session will examine the key issues affecting today’s agricultural borrowers and provide updates across major farming sectors, including crop production, cattle, poultry, and hog operations. Participants will gain actionable insights and informed guidance on the tools and options available to help protect their institutions while effectively supporting farm clients through ongoing market pressures.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify key economic, environmental, and industry factors affecting agricultural producers in 2026.
• Understand the current financial conditions for crop, cattle, poultry, and hog operations.
• Utilize tools and options within the bank’s credit risk management toolbox to mitigate exposure.

Duration: 60-minutes

Presented live and recorded on 04/23/26.  

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.

The curriculum is designed to provide tools and step-by-step procedures to establish and maintain an effective internal audit function within a community bank. Areas covered include auditing basics, internal auditing working papers, auditing liabilities and other activities, auditing assets, and bank information systems auditing.

Unique to this institute is a pre-recorded session, digitally delivered to attendees to begin their learning prior to attending the institute. If you decide to enroll in the certification testing after you register for the class, please contact an ICBA Education representative at 800-422-7285.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the role of internal audit and the key elements of a bank’s audit program.
• Define internal controls and the methods of testing internal controls.
• Outline what should be included in your internal audit charter.
• Identify common fraud losses affecting banks and who commits fraud.
• Determine how your audit function should be structured for appropriate governance over IT.
• Learn how your organization can appropriately assess risks and understand the requirements when performing risk assessments.
• Distinguish between the types of data analytics and tools used for effective review.
• Understand the processes for auditing liabilities and assets.
• And more!

Model Risk Management (MRM) establishes the foundation for ensuring optimal model performance. Yet determining how to implement a “right-sized” approach can be challenging for many institutions.

This session provides a roadmap for building a strong MRM program from the ground up. Beginning with a practical definition of what constitutes a “model,” the webinar walks through the essential components of an effective framework; including governance, processes, and cultural mindset. Attendees will learn the key steps required to develop an MRM program that fits their institution’s size, complexity, and strategic needs.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze evolving regulatory expectations.
• Develop policies, inventories, and risk rating methodologies that appropriately align with regulatory guidance and organizational needs.
• Establish and apply a robust “effective challenge” process.
• Evaluate and address both cultural and technical challenges.

Duration: 60-minutes

Presented live and recorded on 4/29/26.

This exercise will support and enhance the capabilities of community banks and the broader financial services sector in identifying, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents. The scenario is cascading in nature, with community banks facing escalating cybersecurity challenges—including phishing attacks, unauthorized use of AI tools, ransomware incidents, and data breaches that expose sensitive information.

Participants will have the opportunity to explore the impacts of cyberattacks that compromise business operations and customer data, as well as discuss their response plans, actions, and capabilities. Community bank technical staff and senior leadership are encouraged to participate together as a team.

Registration

This three-hour cyber tabletop exercise will be conducted virtually in collaboration with CISA. Each member of your team must register individually, even if you plan to join from a shared location on the day of the event. Do not share login information.

Complimentary to ICBA Members.

Due to a lapse in funding at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, there is a possibility that the event may need to be postponed. Updates will be provided by ICBA Education.

Registration questions? Call 800-422-7285 or email education@icba.org .