Collection: Banking Courses

Are your SARs useful? Learn how to provide better information and ensure compliance. Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) have taken on additional weight due to recent anti-money laundering regulations. They must deliver a “high degree of usefulness” to law enforcement and...

How Do ACH General Returns and Extended Returns Differ? Learn How to Work With Third-Party Service Providers Safely. Financial institutions face increased regulatory compliance risk as ACH transactions grow. Appropriate handling of general returns vs. extended returns is particularly confusing...

BSA/AML: Prepare for the Next Step in Your Career. Earn Your ADVANCED Certification. As FinCEN cracks down on institutions and financial crimes become more complex, you need to develop a deeper knowledge of anti-money laundering regulations. You must also understand...

Summarize Data in 30 Seconds: Excel PivotTables Can Reveal the Information Hidden in Your Data Instead of spending hours summarizing results and information from the first half of the year, you can use an Excel PivotTable to do it in...

VLOOKUP: An Excel Function That Will Save You Hours – Extract the Data You Need From Huge Spreadsheets As staffing shortages persist and you are asked to accomplish more, you can no longer afford to search for the right detail...

Protecting Your Institution From Payment Fraud Payment fraud is rising fast - banks and credit unions are high-value targets. Institutions lose even more than customers in direct and hidden costs. This training takes a practical, real-world look at how to...

Are You Ready to Write Your Call Report for Your Institution? Focus Now to Streamline the Process and Improve Accuracy. Regulators and other stakeholders rely on the quarterly Report of Condition and Income (call report) filed by your institution. With...

Master the Top 11 Financial Ratios Used in Banking: Comprehend Bank and Credit Union Financial Statements. Financial statements of banks and credit unions look different than those of other organizations. You need to understand the structure of the numbers and...

Impress Colleagues with Advanced Excel Knowledge. Powerful Features Are Easy to Use. Your financial institution uses data everywhere. Analyzing it will enable you to understand the numbers, make better decisions, share more information, and impress your managers and colleagues. Data...

The TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule has been in effect for almost 6 years. The enormity of this federal disclosure requirement causes most financial institutions to still encounter pitfalls in its implementation, often missing key provisions. Regulatory compliance counsel Michael Christians...

Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards. Strengthening Compliance with Federal Flood Insurance Requirements Lending institutions must notify borrowers and servicers of special flood hazards for loans in FEMA-identified areas. Before originating a loan secured by a property located in...

Compliance Requirements in the Cannabis Banking Industry. Explore the Fundamentals, Compliance, and Limitations In an industry known for its fast-paced changes. While it remains illegal under federal law to manufacture, distribute, or dispense marijuana, many states have legalized it for...