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October 2021 - Online Training Newsletter
At Community Banker University, this is the time of year that we evaluate our online course offerings to ensure that we are providing you with timely and relevant learning opportunities.
November 2021 - Online Training Newsletter
We at Community Banker University want to send a special thanks to all our community bank customers that have renewed their subscriptions to our Online Training Plans and Certificate Programs in 2021.
January 2022 - Online Training Newsletter
Our Online training catalog continues to expand as we break down regulatory compliance courses into bite-sized sections. This month we tackled the Flood Disaster Protection Act and added four new...
February 2022 - Online Training Newsletter
Our Online training catalog continues to expand as we break down regulatory compliance courses into bite-sized sections. This month we tackled the Flood Disaster Protection Act and added four new...
Online Training Newsletter – March 2022
I would guess that nearly every one of you have talked with Cathy VonWhalde here at Community Banker University at least once. I am excited, proud, and saddened to share the news that after 31...
Online Training Newsletter – April 2023
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized the Small Business Data Collection rule on March 30, 2023. We are in the process of reviewing the regulation and will soon offer two online...
Online Training Newsletter – May 2023
We are pleased to announce that beginning with the next subscription term, we will be changing the subscription term for the Standard and Custom Plans and the Bank Compliance Bundle. What does this...
Online Training Newsletter – June 2023
New reporting features have been added based on your feedback. The following changes have been made to the Learning Management System:
Online Training Newsletter – September 2023
Did You Know? Did you know it is renewal time for Standard Plan, Custom Plan, and Bank Compliance Bundle subscribers? You should have already received invoices via mail and email.
Online Training Newsletter – April 2022
I would guess that nearly every one of you have talked with Cathy VonWhalde here at Community Banker University at least once. I am excited, proud, and saddened to share the news that after 31...
Online Training Newsletter – July 2023
New reporting features have been added based on your feedback. The following changes have been made to the Learning Management System:
Online Training Newsletter – August 2023
Did you know it is renewal time for Standard Plan, Custom Plan, and Bank Compliance Bundle subscribers?
Online Training Newsletter – December 2023
On Oct. 18, the course “Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was updated with the new insurance coverage rules related to Trust Accounts Within the course and in the last newsletter it was...
Online Training Newsletter – February 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.
Online Course Newsletter – April 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?
Online Course Newsletter – June 2024
On June 26, we launched five new Community Reinvestment Act courses. These new courses cover the new Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Final Rules published in October 2024 that have an...
Online Training Newsletter – October 2023
Did You Know? Did you know that all banking related courses have an automatic reminder notice to complete the enrolled course at the 30-, 60-, and 90-day mark?
Online Training Newsletter – November 2023
Did You Know? We value your input on course content? We’ve already begun updating course content for 2024 and now is a great time to share your wish list items for content updates, new course...
Online Training Newsletter – January 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...
Online Training Newsletter – March 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...
Online Course Newsletter – May 2024
Previously, we mentioned that a report is available to see how many attempts learners took to pass a course. Recognizing this can be overwhelming, we have written easy-to-follow instructions on...
Online Course Newsletter – August 2024
Did you know a banker’s profile and training history is based on their email address? Some banks use an email address naming convention that may cause an email address to be used for multiple...
Online Course Newsletter – November 2024
The November Online Course Newsletter features a look at new courses added to the full catalog this month, as well as a look ahead at courses to come.
Online Course Newsletter – September 2024
Renewal season is coming soon! Standard Plan, Custom Plan, and Bank Compliance Bundle subscribers will be receiving their renewal invoice for the 2025 subscription year next month.
Online Course Newsletter – October 2024
Standard Plan, Custom Plan, and Bank Compliance Bundle subscribers paper renewal invoices were mailed Thursday, October 18. A letter is enclosed with the invoice telling you about what benefits you...
Online Course Newsletter – December 2024
Standard Plan, Custom Plan, and Bank Compliance Bundle subscribers’ renewal invoices are due by Dec. 31 to maintain access to the Online Course Learning Management System.
Online Course Newsletter – February 2025
Did you know that when a learner completes a course and passes the test, they can review the questions they answered correctly and view the correct answer for any they missed?
Online Course Newsletter – April 2025
On April 6, 2025, the Online Course Learning Management System was upgraded. Now, when learners open a multi-module course, the first course will automatically launch. This includes certificate...
ICBA Capital Summit: Spring 2021 Legislative Priorities
Download PDF Community Banks: A Lifeline To Individuals & Small Business in the Pandemic Economy Community banks provided 60 percent of first round PPP loans, serving many customers turned...
Being Prepared for Virtual Lobby Day Meetings
Since the ICBA Capital Summit this year will be virtual, successful meetings require a different set of tools.
Online Course Newsletter – January 2025
ICBA stives to provide best-in-class training for community banks. We want to be sure we have what you need as well as what you want. We would appreciate it if you could take two minutes to answer...
Online Course Newsletter – May 2025
The regulatory environment is changing daily. This constant back and forth makes it hard to know which rules to follow. At ICBA we work diligently to ensure that our training is up to date with the...
Taking on the Big Guys
Taking on the Big Guys Just as one of the most challenging years since the Great Depression was drawing to a close, ICBA and our close to 5,000 member community banks found ourselves the center of...
Appearances
Appearances Bankers Respond to FinReg CNBC Bloomberg TV-Small Business Lending Bloomberg: JP Morgan Chase and Too Big to Fail CNBC – Geithner Meeting CNBC Squawk Box: Sandy Weill CNBC- The State of...
Some Personal Observations
Some Personal Observations Many of you know that I am a history buff. Well, last weekend I was reading a history of the American Revolution and I got to thinking about how history is full of...
Snowblind
Snowblind As I look out the window of our home in suburban Washington, D.C. at the blizzard, I finally know the true meaning of the term snowblind. In recent weeks, there are those in our industry...
Wells Fargo is What?
Wells Fargo is What? Wells Fargo is now calling itself the world’s “largest community bank” in commercials airing during the Olympics. So does that mean that Wells Fargo is suddenly NOT...
2024 Advocacy Priorities
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...
About Cam Fine
About Cam Fine Camden R. Fine is president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), a national trade association representing the interests of nearly 7,000 community banks of...
Adding My Voice
Adding My Voice Anyone who knows me knows I hate to pass up any opportunity to talk about community banks. As a community banker for more than 20 years, I’ve seen firsthand the important role local...
Connect
Connect Subscribe to RSS Feed Follow Cam Fine on Twitter ICBA on Social Media Twitter: www.twitter.com/icba Facebook: www.facebook.com/icbaorg LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/icba YouTube:...
Who Is Really Dividing the Banking Industry?
Who Is Really Dividing the Banking Industry? Since my blog is still very new, I thought I would remind everyone that each week I will be sharing some of my thoughts with you on an informal basis....
“Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics” and the Truth about the CFPA
“Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics” and the Truth about the CFPA My fellow Missourian Mark Twain made the following observations about lies: “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” “A lie can...
Standing Like a Rock
Standing Like a Rock Thomas Jefferson once said, “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” ICBA has long had the reputation of standing on principle...
Setting the Tone in Washington
Setting the Tone in Washington For decades Wall Street mega firms and their Washington, D.C. trade group allies have set the financial policy tone in the nation’s capitol. But beginning in early...
Who's on First?
Who's on First? In just a 12-hour period on Monday, March 1, at least four proposals for where to house the consumer-protection function of the larger financial-reform bill were floated on Capitol...
Mr. Lockhart, Old Stories and Shakespeare
Mr. Lockhart, Old Stories and Shakespeare After I read the transcript and viewed the video clip of Mr. Lockhart's remarks on CNBC’s "Squawk Box" in which he said, and I quote: "What we need is...
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel?
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel? The light you see at the end of the tunnel may or may not be a train. We will know shortly. Last evening Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) began circulating a...
Social Agenda???
Social Agenda??? “Once Congress changes the base to an asset test, what is to stop them from thinking up other kinds of incentives that meet whatever social agenda they might have?" [emphasis...
Naked What?—Cover your Eyes
Naked What?—Cover your Eyes As if bankers and politicians don’t have enough to worry about when it comes to public opinion and financial reform, the Senate has been debating whether or not to...
High Roads and Low Roads
High Roads and Low Roads There is no doubt that passions are running high in regard to the financial reform debate. There are many sides engaged in this generational issue. And all sides hold...
The Devil is in the Details
The Devil is in the Details Congress is working to wrap up the financial regulatory reform bill in the next few weeks. Community bankers know better than anyone how important it is to make sure...
Beware Those Unintended Consequences
Beware Those Unintended Consequences With a financial system as sophisticated, complicated and interconnected as ours, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that there are no easy fixes. We didn’t...
Friday Night Lights Out
Friday Night Lights Out Last Friday night, the lights went out for four “too-small-to-save” banks. They faced the ultimate in resolution authority. I knew the bank presidents of two of the four...
A Central Bank With No Center? A Lesson From the Falcon and the Falconer
A Central Bank With No Center? A Lesson From the Falcon and the Falconer A central bank without a central role in the American banking and financial sector? Crazy, right? Absurd, you say? Not so...
The Elephant in the Room
The Elephant in the Room “When elephants stampede; it is the grass that gets trampled.” Thai Army proverb...
The Voices of Main Street
The Voices of Main Street “Only connect,” the novelist E.M. Forster urged people, almost a century ago. And nowhere are connections more important than here in Washington. Thanks to social media...
The Status Quo—Great for Wall Street, Fatal to Main Street
The Status Quo—Great for Wall Street, Fatal to Main Street Today two forces are facing off over financial reform—those who want real reform of Wall Street's greed and damaging practices and those...
Singing Out of the Wall Street Hymnal
Singing Out of the Wall Street Hymnal Just 20 banks of 8,000 now control over three quarters of our nation's assets and over 60 percent of its deposits. Community banks are at a 0.40 to 0.60...