ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

As interest rates soared to generational highs in 2023 and have remained elevated this year, many bankers are facing challenges they have never encountered. This presentation explores how to effectively manage a bank’s interest rate risk, focusing on constructing a high-performing balance sheet built for sustained performance in various interest rate environments. It will also examine solutions to meet interest rate risk challenges and offer strategies to take advantage of opportunities in the current financial landscape.

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 important to stay informed on consumer protection, funds availability requirements and the latest trends on e-sign. Review Reg. DD, Reg. CC, and E-Sign best practices. Plus, learn how to help your staff determine if your bank is meeting regulation requirements and determine the best course of action if not. You’ll gain valuable insights and best practices for optimizing your banking operations and ensure you’re in compliance.

Experience demonstrations of the latest solutions from several of our ThinkTECH Accelerator companies from previous years. Learn about how these companies are helping community banks flourish, hear from bankers who’ve implemented these solutions in their institutions, and see how our companies continue to evolve to meet your bank’s needs.

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 Attention (MRAs) and supervisory recommendations. At the same time, the liquidity crisis and interest rate environment are introducing new credit risks and opportunities.

Register today for The Bond Academy, a two-day educational workshop hosted by Stifel and ICBA, to provide community bank professionals with basic knowledge needed to help plan and create effective fixed income investment portfolios.

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 team that can operate in an efficient and effective manner. Attracting and retaining these quality teams becomes more difficult every year and came to a head while the industry navigated COVID-19 and economic uncertainty. Discuss compensation structures and strategies to attract and retain the team your community bank needs to drive continued growth and success into the future.

ICBA membership assists with the cost of an internal bank, employee climate research program. ICBA Preferred Service Provider Avannis administers the ICBA Magazine’s “Best Community Bank to Work For” contests, and is ICBA’s PSP for the voice-of-the customer/employee lane of traffic.

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 and information to customers. Organizations that excel at managing the entire customer journey will successfully capture more relationships with targeted generations and market segments.

ICBA CRA Solutions (formerly CRA Partners) offers CRA Education & Training, CRA Support Services, the CRA Collaborative Peer Group, and CRA compliance programs that create safe living environments for older Americans with help from local banks.

The regulatory examination environment is getting much tougher. Many community banks across the country are experiencing examinations that present unexpected circumstances and adverse findings. Prepare your community bank for its next examination by discussing the current regulatory examination environment, identifying the current regulatory hot buttons and examination issues that are causing community banks problems and providing recommended strategies to resolve identified problems during and after the examination.

The next step in the evolution of mailing is coming in 2024. The USPS® is adopting a new technology standard called Intelligent Mail Indicia (IMI) and as of June 30, 2024, non-IMI postage technology will be discontinued. And soon after, your non-IMI device will need to be replaced. Are you prepared?

ICBA Preferred Service Provider QwickRate is hosting an interactive Coffee Talk Q&A about loan data, diving deeper into how banks are using their IntelliCredit solution to respond to questions from regulators, their Board and management.

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 the testing program should be without adding unnecessary complexity and negatively impacting efficiency.

Attend to see how community banks are using QwickAnalytics from ICBA Preferred Service Provider QwickRate to solve common challenges. Experts will walk you through specific case studies centered around standard and customizable Board Reporting, the Excel Add-in tool, Custom Peer Groups, and Industry Credit Research.

The regulatory reporting burden faced by community banks today is stronger than ever. As the complexity of the call report and Federal Reserve reports continue to increase, even experienced bankers often have questions about the nuances of these filings.

This new conference focuses on strategies for community banks to create value. It covers topics like stock liquidity, capital raising and deployment alternatives, succession planning, employee attraction and retention, mergers and acquisitions, equity and equity-like compensation and similar strategic initiatives.

Leaders are frequently tasked with public speaking engagements and need confidence and skills to effectively deliver presentations.

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.

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 change – from political elections and global events, the domestic economy, and regulatory scrutiny, among others. Discussion will include key topics to address in every strategic plan, as well as topics unique to your institution, ranging from safety and soundness considerations like capital to succession planning.

Community banks have a lot on their plate this year. Whether battling with liquidity, rising deposit costs, potential credit issues, or inefficiencies, banks are heads down and slogging through 2024 with the promise of a better 2025.