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Creating the Right Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program for YOUR Community Bank
Are you in the process of establishing your bank’s first ERM Program or seeking to streamline your existing one? You’re not alone. Risk Management is at the heart of banking and every bank has to...
Data Protection Challenges for Employers
Employers are confronted with an increasing number of data protection challenges. Dive into the various challenges organizations face when it comes to protecting data and address the latest trends...
Building Your RTP Business Case
Real-time Payments (RTP) volume represents many of the instant payments volume in the U.S. Approximately 1,000 financial institutions have made the connection to receive real-time payments (RTP),...
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,...
Navigating the Data Privacy Landscape: How to Keep Your Employee Data Safe
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...
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...
Estate Planning with Bank Stock
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...
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...
ICBA Community Bank Briefing 2024 Q2
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...
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...
IRAs: Is Your Program in Compliance
Ascensus conducts countless compliance audits for financial organizations across the U.S., oftentimes finding issues that could result in substantial IRS penalties due to non-compliance with IRS...
Improving Your Workplace Violence Program
Incidents of violence in the workplace are increasing, but there are many steps employers can take to reduce the chance of becoming a victim. Familiarize yourself with preventive policies and...
Community Bank Overview of Insurance Issues
At its core, community banking is risk management. In addition to community banks' commitment to risk management on a day-to-day basis, it is important that community banks utilize insurance to...
Presenting with Confidence – for Leaders (2024)
Leaders are frequently tasked with public speaking engagements and need confidence and skills to effectively deliver presentations. Whether you are presenting to your peers, to senior management,...
Regulatory Compliance Change Management: Are You Prepared?
Now more than ever, financial institutions must consider the risk of change. Regulatory changes, system conversions, new products and services, and corrective action for audit findings are just a...
Strategic Planning in 2024: Strategies for a Shifting Economic and Regulatory Environment
Strategic planning in banking is constantly evolving in today's economic and regulatory landscape. Discover key elements of strategic planning in an environment where the only thing certain is...
IRA Transfers & Rollovers
Retirement plan portability is one of the most popular topics fielded on our consulting lines. Attending this course will help ensure that you are handling these transactions properly. You will...
Five Cultural Changes that Must Become Business as Usual
One thing that the rapid pace in banking has revealed is that the ability to change and adapt is a mandatory quality. Amid change it is also important to understand that your underlying foundations...
Q2: Regulatory Compliance Updates (2024)
Attend ICBA's Quarterly Regulatory Compliance webinars for the very latest regulatory compliance guidance, upcoming deadlines, resources, and more. Offered quarterly, these 60-minute webinars...
Community Bank Compensation Issues
The most prominent competitive advantage for community banks is their ability to provide better, more personal service than larger institutions. This requires community banks to have a top-notch...
Examining the Biggest Risks in the Bank: Liquidity and Lending
The regulators have shifted their approach to liquidity and interest rate sensitivity. Administrative actions have proliferated. Even the banks avoiding such fate are seeing Matters Requiring...
Treasury Check Fraud: Trends & Tools MP4
Check fraud remains one of the most common types of fraud. It is a growing problem for banks because it’s easy to execute. Forgery, alterations, and counterfeit checks continue to be a major issue...
How to Read a SOC Report
Financial institutions rely heavily on third-party relationships to gain efficiency, reduce operational costs, and to meet the evolving technology needs of customers. While third-party...
Customer Experience Management - Lead it Or Lose It
Customer interactions, previously limited to the telephone or in-person at a branch, are expanding to encompass all transactions, touch points, communications, and technologies that deliver service...
Designing an Effective BCP Testing Program
There is often confusion as to how to develop a multi-year BCP testing program. Organizations are overwhelmed with putting a program in place. Using your Business Impact Analysis can define what...
Navigating Your Next Regulatory Examination
The regulatory examination environment is getting much tougher. Many community banks across the country are experiencing examinations that present unexpected circumstances and adverse findings....
Bring Your Shoes – How to Lead by Maximizing Talent (2024)
Successful leaders surround themselves with talented individuals that complement their strengths. But as a leader, how do you find them? Complementary talent doesn't just show up. It has to be...
Basics of Agriculture Lending
The agriculture field has faced significant headwinds that have stressed many farmers and lenders alike. Agricultural lending decisions are often handled by bankers with limited knowledge of...
Deposit Regulations Best Practices
Whether you're a seasoned banking professional or are new to the banking industry, questions regarding deposit regulations always arise. From the frontline staff to the operations staff, it's...
Cash to Cash and Cash Cycle, Assessing Managements Effectiveness and Getting to the Right Line of Credit Amount
Operating lines of credit are never easy to analyze. Rarely are any two assessments the same. The key to setting the right line of credit is analyzing the borrower's cash-to-cash cycle. Learn how...
IRA Reporting Requirements
Given the constantly evolving IRA reporting requirements, it is crucial for your financial organization to remain current on the latest mandates. Conduct a comprehensive examination of essential...
BSA/AML Officer of the Future
It's 2024 and finally, the future we were promised is here. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) are operational and making the fight against...
ICBA Education Unlimited Webinar Pass
Get 12 Months of Unlimited Live and On-Demand Webinar Access The ICBA Education Unlimited Webinar Pass allows your organization to access more than 80 live webinars and more than 100 on-demand...
Is it Worth the Risk? Fundamentals of Payments Risk
Unidentified risk is unmitigated risk. There are diverse risks embedded in your everyday payment channels and you must understand the types of risk your organization confronts to better protect...
Credit Risk Hot Topics
Over the past two years, the banking industry has been beset with issues related to funding sources as well as growth and quality issues in our lending portfolio. As funding sources become more...
Is Your Organization Prepared for a Breach?
A breach is an organization's worst nightmare, but should the worst come to pass, it's not the end of the world. In fact, it's time to respond. While your cybersecurity team is working to patch...
Unclaimed Property Reporting Considerations
While the basics of unclaimed property reporting are consistent for all holders, financial institutions can face particularly complex questions and issues around unclaimed property. From...
IRA Distributions
Understanding the complex withholding and reporting requirements applicable to Traditional and Roth IRA distributions is critical to maintaining a compliant IRA program. From federal tax...
ICBA Community Bank Briefing 2024 Q1
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...
Crucial E-Sign Compliance Considerations
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the banking ecosystem to promote safer, virtual options for their employees and clients. To manage the impact of reduced in-person interactions, many...
Assessing and Working with Client Forecasts
One of the most overlooked pieces of information we receive is likely the borrower's forecast or budget. Often it is an item we check off the list without digging into it.?It is also a report that...
Overview of the CRA Final Rule for Bank Directors
On October 24, the banking agencies finalized significant changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). While ICBA and other trade associations have filed a complaint and request for preliminary...
Annual Regulatory Training Requirements for Seasoned Bankers (2024)
Knock out your annual training requirements in one 90-minute webinar! This webinar is for seasoned bankers and senior staff. You've trained for years in these areas, now let us walk you through...
Community Bank Guide to Reg. W
Community banks must constantly ensure they maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations to operate efficiently and avoid being placed in the regulatory penalty box. This is...
Legal Trends and Insights on Deposit Fees (MP4)
ICBA has been working diligently in addressing federal regulator positions on deposit fees such as re-presentment fees, overdraft fees, and non-sufficient funds fees. But while we vigorously...
IRA Contributions and Tax Time
To prepare for the often-hectic IRA contribution season, deepen your understanding of Traditional and Roth IRA contribution issues such as deadlines, limits, possible tax credits, certain...
Every Employee is Responsible for Relationship Growth
It is common knowledge that customer service and sales representatives are responsible for building relationships with customers. But why stop there? When an entire organization benefits from...
Observation vs. Perception: Improving Your Ability to Pick Up on Suspicious Activity
Situational awareness is a developed skill and a major part of crime prevention. Enhance your awareness and observation skills to become more mindful of your surroundings. Learn how perception can...
Q1: Regulatory Compliance Updates (2024)
Attend ICBA's Quarterly Regulatory Compliance webinars for the very latest regulatory compliance guidance, upcoming deadlines, resources, and more. Offered quarterly, these 60-minute webinars...
Food for Thought: Handling Check Fraud
Dealing with the big three check issues (forgeries, alterations, and counterfeit checks) can prove to be the most challenging situation a financial institution can encounter. These issues have a...
Mentoring Relationships - How Having a Mentor and Being a Mentor Helps You Succeed in Your Career (2024)
Continuing education is top of mind in today's corporate world. Professionals must learn how to succeed as both a mentor and mentee. Discover how the opportunity to be both can help you grow in...
HSA / IRA Bundle
The information in this section (excluding HSA/IRA courses) was launched Feb. 10, 2022. The following new courses were added to the course catalog: Fair Lending: Frontline Fair Lending: Marketing...
Banking Law 101
No prior knowledge of banking or law is needed as we explore banking regulation, the dynamic business of banking, and various other regulatory and business topics. Get ready for an engaging...
Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Lending in Today’s Competitive Market (2024)
The most intricate and challenging lending you can do is commercial and industrial. Learn about the various industries you will work with, the types of loans that you will use, how to analyze...
P2P Doesn't Have to Mean Faster Fraud
Some of the most common questions the Macha office receives pertain to issues with consumer person-to-person (P2P) transfers via the ACH Network. These problems can include fraud, incorrect account...
Regulatory Hot Topics 2024
Gain an overview of the bank regulatory and supervisory highlights from 2023 and some predictions on what might be in store for 2024. The discussion will cover the regulators' identified top 10...
Essentials of Banking (2024)
Understanding the industry that you work in is crucial to recognizing your role and purpose. Banking is an occupation that has existed since the earliest part of history. While technology has...
IRAs: Establishing and Amending
For the first time in about 20 years, due to the SECURE Act, the IRS is requiring all IRAs to be amended. The last time an amendment was required was in 2002, and also possibly in 2007 and 2010 for...
Bank Policies & Procedures: Dormant Accounts (PLM-185)
Addresses responsibility, defining dormant/inactive accounts, processing, reporting, and service charges and interest payments.