Powering Potential through Community Bank Innovation

May 2, 2024
Bankers are operating in a fast-paced world, with solutions addressing customer growth and engagement. This technology can be a key driver to help them become more competitive; however, these solutions can only help if deployed strategically.

Online Course Newsletter – April 2024

Apr 23, 2024
Did you know there is a report option in the Learning Management System that allows you to see how many times it took an employee to pass a course test?

New course added to Bank Director Online Courses

Apr 11, 2024
Your Bank Director Program subscription includes access to 20 online courses on topics ranging from the Bank Secrecy Act to Understanding UDAAP. These courses are a wonderful way to onboard new directors while ensuring your seasoned directors are up to speed.

Five Ways Community Banks Can Improve Cloud Security

Apr 11, 2024
Cloud security has become increasingly crucial as more community banks are transitioning from on-premises solutions to cloud-based services. The rapid transition to the cloud has greatly expanded the potential areas for cyberattacks, posing a significant challenge for security teams.

Strategic Planning Reimagined

Apr 11, 2024
Like many of today’s processes in banking, strategic planning is undergoing a dramatic shift. One of the core responsibilities of a bank board is to approve, support, and monitor its strategic plan.

Recession proofing: How to benefit from a lull in the economy

Apr 11, 2024
Tell me if you’ve heard this: An inverted yield curve is highly correlated with a subsequent recession. And might I point out that the U. S. treasury curve has been upside down for pushing two years now?

‘Pig butchering’ links to crypto demand policy response

Apr 11, 2024
“Pig butchering” scams — in which victims invest increasing sums in supposedly legitimate virtual currency enterprises before being conned out of their money — depend on cryptocurrencies to function. But the connections between crypto and this skyrocketing scam run much deeper than the fake investments that ensnare consumers.

‘Pig butchering’ crypto scams a growing concern

Apr 11, 2024
A new form of investment scam has skyrocketed in recent years as criminal syndicates target consumers through online channels. Called “pig butchering,” this new scam is increasingly relevant, including among the consumers and communities that community banks serve.

Community Banks are Fighting Check Fraud on the Front Lines

Mar 20, 2024
Banks and their customers continue to be challenged by a rise in fraud and scams across payment types. Most significantly, check fraud has emerged over the past several years as a leading concern.

Online Training Newsletter – March 2024

Mar 19, 2024
Did you know you can search for a course in the Search Courses tab rather than browsing through each of the course catalogs? Enter in a key term and all courses will appear with that key word in the title or description.

New! Enhancing Organizational Value Conference

Feb 26, 2024
Don’t miss the new Enhancing Organizational Value Conference presented by ICBA Education and experts from Gerrish Smith Tuck, to gain insights into critical corporate governance topics like stock liquidity, capital raising, succession planning, and employee retention.

The Answer Is Revenue

Feb 26, 2024
When margins are narrow, there is only ‘so much’ value you can squeeze out of your assets and liabilities. It is time to rethink balance sheet growth and strategies to achieve results.

2024's Regulatory Year Ahead

Feb 26, 2024
A new year, and many things old are new again, including the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA); data privacy; Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices Act (UDAAP); and beneficial ownership disclosure. There’s new activity, too, including calculating, disclosing and implementing fees on accounts.

Spread the wealth

Feb 26, 2024
As we have navigated the holiday season, and hopefully had some time to wrap up some gifts as well as a successful 2023, let’s now spend a few minutes looking into pockets of relative value in the bond market.

ICBA Center for Innovation: The Next Chapter in Fostering Community Bank-Fintech Partnerships

Feb 16, 2024
It’s an exciting time for ICBA Innovation, culminating in the long-awaited opening of ICBA’s Center for Innovation—an initiative more than a year in the making with the promise to help drive community bank innovation.

Online Training Newsletter – February 2024

Feb 16, 2024
Did you know that when you assign a course to someone, an email does not go out to the individual that they have been assigned a course.

2024 Advocacy Priorities

Feb 2, 2024
Community banks are locally based and relationship-focused institutions serving the unique needs of their customers. With a time-tested business model of sound lending and conservative risk management, they are a force for stability and prosperity in their communities.

Where Community is Built — with Lindsay LaNore and Brad Bolton

Jan 30, 2024
Former ICBA chairman Brad Bolton and Lindsay LaNore, ICBA’s senior executive vice president, chief learning and experience officer, join Charles Potts to talk about their experiences at ICBA LIVE and some advice for new and returning attendees.

Tips to Safeguard Your Financial Data During Data Privacy Week

Jan 23, 2024
With the global average cost of a data breach reaching $4.45 million in 2023, a 15 percent increase over three years, safeguarding your financial information has never been more crucial.

Online Training Newsletter – January 2024

Jan 23, 2024
We aim to offer you ample resources to make the ICBA Education Online Course Learning Management System as easy as possible to use. Following the re-branding from Community Banker University to ICBA Education we have updated those tools for your use.