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2021 Course Titles and Descriptions
The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is one of the main tools the Federal Government uses to combat financial crimes and terrorist activity. The BSA requires banks to assist in preventing crime by enacting sound policies regarding reporting, recordkeeping, and monitoring of potentially criminal activity.
BSA/AML requirements grant senior management and the board of directors’ primary responsibility for ensuring that the bank has a comprehensive and effective BSA/AML compliance program and oversight framework that is reasonably designed to ensure compliance. This course is intended for senior management and board of directors. Rev. 04/21. Course length ≈ 34 minutes.
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Board committees are a very important part of effective corporate governance. Board committees allow for a division of labor and enable directors with the requisite expertise to handle matters that require detailed review or in-depth consideration.
This course provides information on the importance of board committees, the requirements of a committee charter, and the different types of committees that exist within a bank’s structure. Rev. 12/19. Course length ≈ 13 minutes.
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The idea of corporate governance simply means having an internal governance structure that meets the needs of your organization in whatever form that is. One can really view corporate governance as nothing other than doing the right things and providing a roadmap for what bank directors should do.
This course discusses an overview of ways to create a sound and comprehensive board of directors, the legal duties required of directors, the risks bank directors face, and succession planning considerations. Rev. 12/19. Course length ≈ 18 minutes.
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The Uniform Financial Institution Rating System (UFIRS), more commonly known as CAMELS rating, is an internal rating system used by the banking regulators for assessing the soundness of financial institutions on a uniform basis.
The system also helps identify institutions requiring closer supervisory attention. This course describes each of the six components of the CAMELS rating and the principal evaluation factors that relate to each component. Rev. 12/18. Course length ≈ 18 minutes.
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Laws and regulations govern many aspects of banking. It is important bank directors have a general understanding of each of the regulations in order to establish policies and monitor its operations according to the law.
This course gives you a brief overview of many of the banking laws and regulations. Rev. 12/21. Course length ≈ 37 minutes.
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Laws and regulations govern many aspects of banking. It is important bank directors have a general understanding of each of the regulations to establish policies and monitor its operations according to the law.
This course will give you a brief overview of many of the banking laws and regulations. Rev. 12/20.
Course length ≈ 37 minutes.
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Building and operating an information security program at your organization can be challenging.
This course provides your board of directors, senior management, and information security committee with the information to understand oversight responsibilities and make informed decisions to protect the bank and its customers. Rev. 11/19. Course length ≈ 35 minutes.
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Traditionally, lending has been at the core of a bank’s activities and provides a great source of earning. Lending also poses one of the single greatest risks to the bank’s safety and soundness.
Controlling risks and maintaining profitable lending operations are critical in portfolio management. Whether due to economic changes, tax credit standards, or inadequate loan review practices, loan portfolio problems have been a major cause of bank losses and recent headlines.
It is the board’s responsibility to ensure that credit risk is managed and controlled properly on an integrated bank-wide basis. Rev 12/17. Course length ≈ 17 minutes.
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Business ethics is a serious subject for executives, managers, and front-line employees. All bank employees are expected to make good decisions every day based on the organization's values and contemporary standards in business ethics.
Given the increased scrutiny boards are subject to, this is especially true for bank directors. This module will help bank directors understand the importance of recognizing an ethical dilemma and then acting accordingly. It will also assist directors in making sound decisions based on the principles of business ethics. Rev 12/20.
Course length ≈ 22 minutes.
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Being a bank director carries a lot of responsibility. Bank directors select management, oversee business performance, ensure compliance with the latest regulations, and make sure the bank is meeting the needs of the community.
Because of this, bank directors need to be compensated. In this course we will look at how and why bank directors are compensated, and how bank directors can help their bank set compensation practices based on the principles of safety and soundness. Rev 12/16. Course length ≈ 22 minutes.
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Understanding fair lending is important to managing credit and compliance risk as well as reputation risk. Every director must be familiar with the fair lending regulations and the implications of noncompliance.
In this course we provide a brief overview of the fair lending laws and the types of lending discrimination. We will also discuss actions a bank should take to avoid fair lending laws and provide information on the current state of fair lending in the banking industry. Rev. 12/21.
Course length ≈ 20 minutes.
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The basic concept of enterprise risk management has been applied, more or less, in several industries for well over a decade. The changing regulatory environment, economic turmoil, and growing complexity of products, tools, and risks has, among other influences, helped to launch the practice of enterprise risk management into the financial services area.
In this respect ERM—in the world of banks and financial institutions—is very much in its early development, though much progress has been made. This course provides an overview of the components of a successful enterprise risk management program. Rev. 12/20.
Course length ≈ 30 minutes.
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This new training module contains two courses:
Business Essentials: Harassment in the Workplace – Learn about harassment in the workplace with real-life scenarios. Improve your understanding of the definition of harassment, protected characteristics, and sexual harassment.
Business Essentials: Discrimination in the Workplace – Learn about discrimination in the workplace with real-life scenarios. Improve your understanding of the definition of discrimination and what constitutes unlawful discrimination and retaliation. The courses include video and audio. Course length ≈ 12 minutes total.
The American public and other nations around the world have strong concerns about the privacy of their personal information. This primer addresses the fundamentals regarding the use of personal information that is obtained from customers and consumers in the course of running a business, more specifically within a financial institution.
The information in this course is based on the key privacy concepts, terms, rules and requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act, which was passed in 1999 by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Additional resources are provided for those who wish to explore the content in more depth. A glossary provides definitions of privacy words and phrases.
Rev 6/19. Course length ≈ 35 minutes.
Every financial institution must develop and implement a written identity theft prevention program that is designed to detect, prevent, and mitigate identity theft in connection with the opening of an account.
This course discusses the information you need to implement and maintain a compliance program at your bank. This course is intended for all personnel of the bank including, frontline, lenders, operations, and compliance. Rev. 6/19. Course length ≈ 30 minutes.
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The Electronic Funds Transfer Act aims to protect the rights of consumers when they engage in electronic funds transfer (EFT) transactions. Regulation E establishes rights, liabilities and responsibilities of consumers who use electronic fund transfer services and of financial institutions that offer these services.
In this course we will cover the general requirements for complying with Regulation E, error resolution and liability, and exams. Rev. 12/20.
Course length ≈ 20 minutes.
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Regulation O governs extensions of credit made by a bank to an executive officer, director, or principal shareholder. It also applies to extensions of credit made by a bank to a political or campaign committee that benefits or is controlled by such a person.
This course is intended for lending personnel. Rev 12/17. Course length ≈ 17 minutes.
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A bank’s board of directors sets the tone for the bank’s business and oversees the management of the bank’s activities. Those who elect the directors have confidence in the board’s abilities to guide the bank with reasonable care.
In turn, all directors must consider the bank’s interests before their own. This course helps directors understand what it means to be a bank director and the responsibilities the board of directors must ensure a safe and sound bank. Rev. 12/17. Course length ≈ 12 minutes
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The security function's primary duty is to develop and administer a written Security Program for the institution. The Security Program should combine procedural security techniques with physical ones.
This course discusses the laws, rules, and regulations that affect the security function. This course is intended for security officers, management, and the board of directors. Rev 07/18. Course ≈ 22 minutes.
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Unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices (UDAAP) can cause significant financial injury to consumers, erode consumer confidence, and undermine the financial marketplace. Federal Regulations make it illegal for any provider of consumer financial products or services to engage in unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices.
This course introduces UDAAP and how to create policies and procedures and products and services that will not violate the federal regulations. This course is intended for all personnel. Rev 12/21.
Course length ≈ 30 minutes.
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