At ICBA Securities, we provide community bankers the tools to grow their investments.

In today's complex financial landscape, financial institutions face an increasing threat from counterfeit, altered, and forged checks and indorsements. This webinar provides a comprehensive understanding of these fraudulent activities, equipping bank personnel with the knowledge and tools to handle this type of fraud.

This webinar covers:

• Understanding the Types of Fraud: Explore the various definitions used in check fraud - counterfeit, altered, forged signatures and indorsements.
• Responding to Fraudulent Activity: Understand the steps involved in investigating fraudulent checks and which party holds the warranties and liabilities.
• Dealing Direct: What a breach of warranty claim looks like and various scenarios to work through.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify fraudulent check activity.
• Gain knowledge and tools to handle different types of fraud.
• Understand the responsibilities of each party when involved in check fraud.

Duration: 90 minutes

Presented live and recorded on 2/25/26.

Building a strong portfolio is critical for every commercial banker, but prospecting is tough. It takes discipline, resilience, and a clear, practical plan. Many bankers overlook the basic information and resources available to help them open doors and build a healthy pipeline.  

Because the pipeline ultimately shapes the portfolio you and your bank want, you need a strategy that connects you with the right prospects, those who truly benefit from your expertise.  

This session explains how to structure your prospecting, target the right prospects, use key information sources effectively, and increase your overall success rate.  

Learning Objectives:

• Identify personal qualities such as discipline, consistency, and resilience, that support successful prospecting.
• Develop a step-by-step prospecting framework that supports your portfolio goals and your bank’s strategies.
• Apply insights from your plan to refine your pipeline and convert more prospects into clients.

Duration: 60-minutes  

Presented live and recorded on 02/26/26.  

Digital assets have moved far beyond theory. They're now actively shaping processes and innovations across the financial industry. This webinar expands past basic definitions and into real-world applications; showcasing how financial institutions are putting digital assets to work today. Through clear explanations and case studies, you’ll explore how these technologies are being adopted, and what they mean for the future of certain financial transactions. You’ll also examine the key risk factors banks should consider when evaluating digital asset transactions.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify how digital assets are being used or considered across the industry.
• Assess how digital assets may affect your bank’s operations and strategy.
• Take digital asset learnings and put them into action for your community bank.

Duration: 60-minutes

Presented live and recorded on 02/26/26.

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