ICBA Education Seminars and Institutes

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.

This 90-minute balance sheet-centric event features up to four Stifel fixed income speakers covering current strategic, economic and advocacy opportunities.

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.

On October 24th, the banking agencies finalized significant changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The final rule is designed to adapt CRA regulations to banking industry changes, improve clarity to regulated institutions, tailor evaluations and data collection to bank size and type, and maintain a unified interagency approach. The final rule takes effect in April 2024 and will require bank compliance by January 1, 2026.

Issue management involves identifying, managing, and tracking vendor issues and taking a strategic approach to resolve the problem. A failure to identify and resolve these vendor issues promptly and efficiently will only cause more problems down the line for your bank.

No credit committee wants to read an epic non-fiction piece of work. The key to effective credit write ups is to focus on the core key risks of the credit. Each credit request begins with a problem: the borrower has a cash shortfall. As a banker your role is to uncover the source of the cash shortfall and understand the characteristics of how the self-liquidating asset will repay the debt.

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.

The current and prospective banking environment has many community banks considering capital raising alternatives. If your bank is in this position, it is important that your board understands all of the available capital-raising alternatives.

We know that regulatory requirements should inform our third-party risk management programs and practices, but what exactly do regulators really expect? How do we synthesize regulatory requirements into practical and actionable processes?

Attend ICBA’s Quarterly Regulatory Compliance Webinars for the very latest regulatory compliance guidance, upcoming deadlines, resources, and more.

This event will exercise and enhance the capabilities of community banks and the financial services sector in identifying, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents. Registration is now closed.

Best Community Banks to Work For results were just released in Independent Banker. Join the brief, informative webinar from ICBA Preferred Service Provider Avannis to learn about the aggregate, community-bank responses whether you participated or not.

Presenting before your credit committee does not have to be a daunting task. All strong credit committee presentations begin with a comprehensive write-up. You need to understand the reason for the borrower's cash shortfall, the self-liquidating asset that will repay the financing, as well as the risks that are central to the repayment capability.

Hear from several fraud solutions providers during this quick-hitting session to learn how they can help your bank keep pace with the competition.

Best Community Banks to Work For results were just released in Independent Banker. Join the brief, informative webinar from ICBA Preferred Service Provider Avannis to learn about the aggregate, community-bank responses whether you participated or not.

The improper handling of Death Notification Entries (DNE), Government Reclamations, and Garnishments can expose financial institutions to potential significant dollar losses. This session will cover the proper procedures for handling ACH Government Reclamations and the garnishment of accounts receiving federal government ACH benefit payments.

Learn more about ICBA membership and the benefits available to your bank’s team. ICBA’s mission is to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We exclusively represent the interests of community banks through advocacy, education, and innovation.

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 across the U.S.

From time-to-time, banks consider whether a different category of bank charter would be right for them. Walk through some of the items banks should consider when changing charters, and the process of changing charters or primary federal regulator.

On October 24th, the banking agencies finalized significant changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The final rule is designed to adapt CRA regulations to banking industry changes, improve clarity to regulated institutions, tailor evaluations and data collection to bank size and type, and maintain a unified interagency approach. The final rule takes effect in April 2024 and will require mandatory bank compliance by January 1, 2026.