• The UCC for Lenders

    Overview and UCC definitionsArticle 9 secured transactions
    Perfection and attachment
    Rules of priority
    UCC forms and how they work: UCC-1, UCC-3, UCC-5, UCC-11
    Common mistakes: debtor names, collateral descriptions, filing locations
    Titled assets
    Special rules for intellectual property
    Special filing offices

  • The Right of Setoff: What Institutions Need to Know

    The legal requirements to create a right of setoff
    The difference between a contractual right of setoff and a statutory right of setoff
    The differences between setoff, garnishment, and foreclosure of security interest, and why these terms are frequently misused
    What happens when a third party is competing with your financial institution’s right of setoff
    How the automatic stay in bankruptcy affects the right of setoff

  • What to Do When a Customer Dies

    Documents required upon the death of an individual
    Actions to be taken on deposit accounts owned by the decedent
    How to deal with the decedent’s estate or lack thereof
    How to handle death as a default on a loan
    Mortgage servicing rules that impact consumer mortgage loans after death
    What to know about doing business with the borrower’s estate

  • Security Awareness Training: Best Practices for Keeping Your Employees Engaged

    Cyber Threat’s New NormalPeople, Process, and Technology – which is the weakest link?
    Compliance-based vs. Proactive Security Awareness Training
    Building an Effective Security Awareness Training Program (for all areas of your organization)
    Topical Training Ideas
    Why Accountability Matters Most

  • Opening New Accounts – Part 1 (3 Part Series)

    6-Step Account Opening ProcessTIN Compliance
    Personal Account Ownership Overview
    Personal/Consumer Account Difficult Scenarios
    Opening Accounts for Minors – UTMA
    Who Can Access An Account During Lifetime And At Death

  • Opening New Accounts – Part 2 (3 Part Series)

    Business Account DocumentationResolutions – Purpose and Proper Completion
    Business Taxation Options and Why We Have To Care
    Sole Proprietorships
    General, Limited, Limited Liability, and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships
    Limited Liability Company and Series LLC
    Determining LLC Business and Tax Classification
    Profit and Non-Profit Corporations
    Understanding Sub-Chapter S Corporations (S-Corps)
    Non-Profit Associations, Social Clubs, and Charitable Organizations

  • Opening New Accounts – Part 3 (3 Part Series)

    Defining Trustee, Personal Representative, and Fiduciary Roles and ResponsibilitiesTIN Compliance for Trust, Minor and Fiduciary Accounts
    Proper Account Titling
    Formal vs. Informal Trust Comparison
    Key Questions to Ask When Setting Up Trust Accounts
    Six Pieces of Required Information For all Trust Accounts
    Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trust Accounts
    Payable on Death (POD)
    As Trustee For, In Trust For, Totten Trusts
    Minor Accounts

  • Fair Lending Workshop for Community Banks (2.5 CRCM Credits)

    This workshop will be advantageous to anyone with hands-on responsibilities for Fair Lending and/or Community Reinvestment Act compliance as well as those handling loan adverse actions and loan exceptions. This can include loan officers, loan processors responsible for denials and/or second review, compliance officers, and auditors.

  • BSA/AML and OFAC Compliance – 3 Part Series- Part 1 (7.5 CRCM Credits)

    These rules impact anyone in your institution who has direct dealings with customers, such as Customer Service Representatives and tellers. But others are impacted as well, like loan officers and others who make important customer-related decisions. Compliance officers, auditors, attorneys, and management too will benefit from this information, as well, as they often are the ones who must draft these complex programs, administer them, and audit them.

  • Understanding Commercial Loan Documents

    This course is ideal for lenders, loan assistants, loan operations personnel, credit analysts, and personnel involved in loan review, internal audit, and compliance.

  • Bi-Monthly Compliance Briefing – April 2025 (2.5 CRCM Credits)

    Anyone in the institution having compliance responsibilities – when you think about this, it could be just about anyone in the institution. This may include members of senior management, operations personnel, lending personnel, underwriters, customer service representatives, back-room personnel, and of course compliance officers, auditors, and attorneys, and anyone else in the institution that might benefit from this valuable information.

  • BSA/AML and OFAC Compliance – 3 Part Series – Part 1 (7.5 CRCM Credits)

    These rules impact anyone in your institution who has direct dealings with customers, such as Customer Service Representatives and tellers. But others are impacted as well, like loan officers and others who make important customer-related decisions. Compliance officers, auditors, attorneys, and management too will benefit from this information, as well, as they often are the ones who must draft these complex programs, administer them, and audit them.

  • Security Awareness Training: Best Practices for Keeping Your Employees Engaged

    This session is ideal for IT and IS professionals who need to understand the strategic and regulatory aspects of cybersecurity to better support their organization’s goals. Attendees will gain valuable insights into current cybersecurity threats, regulatory guidance, and best practices for developing a robust cybersecurity program.