To adequately manage your institution and interpret borrowers’ financial statements, you need a thorough understanding of finance and accounting. The topics featured in this pathway will reveal how to calculate the numbers and what they mean.
Banking veteran Neil Stanley will reveal new tactics you can use immediately to improve profit in your institution. You will learn how to use today’s higher-interest environment to your advantage.
What You Will Learn
How can refinancing term deposits increase revenue and profit?
What can you do to win deposits without matching interest rates?
How can hybrid savings accounts deliver liquidity and high yield?
How can daily redemption options unleash value to depositors without cost?
Is it possible to implement savings programs without increasing interest rate risk?
How can Balance Builder Savings help your institution and accountholders?
Scheduled for 90 minutes including question and answer period.Wednesday, July 26, 2023; 12:30 PM Eastern or Wednesday, October 11, 2023; 12:30 PM Eastern
Microsoft® Certified Trainer and Excel expert Jackie Kiadii will show you how to use Excel’s formatting features. This interactive webinar will provide an opportunity for hands-on practice and a knowledge check.
Bank accounting expert Christy Foister will clarify the risks of bookkeeping services. You will learn how to ensure accuracy, set expectations, and avoid problems.
What You'll Learn
What risks are associated with bookkeeping services?
For which types of work does AICPA require independence?
What should engagement letters for bookkeeping services include?
How should you evaluate engagement performance issues?
How do bookkeeping services differ from compilations?
Financial compliance attorney Timothy Dunfey will explain the basic concepts behind cryptocurrencies and their current uses. You will learn how these alternative currencies will affect you and how to avoid risks.
What You'll Learn
What are the basic functions of money? How do cryptocurrencies fulfill them?
What are the current real-world uses for alternative currencies?
How do Bitcoin, Litecoin, and other cryptocurrencies differ?
What are the uses of blockchain and smart contracts?
Currency experts Tim Dunfey and Ross Delston will decipher the Fed’s 40-page paper and highlight the main issues for banks, credit unions, and fintech providers. You will learn how to respond and prepare.
Topics Covered
How would a CBDC differ from other forms of digital currency?
How will banks and credit unions be involved?
Would this be good or bad for traditional financial institutions?
Would a CBDC replace or augment fintech offerings?
What privacy and security risks are created by a CBDC?
How could a CBDC accelerate payments?
How are other countries’ central banks approaching digital currency?
Acclaimed contracts attorney Jim Bergman will help you identify the issues, risks, and rewards of the rapidly evolving fintech and banking landscape. You will learn how to navigate the new operational path.
What You'll Learn
What are the five key elements that drive operations excellence?
What are the operational challenges that fintech firms and banks face today?
How can you establish operational excellence as a competitive advantage?
What are the critical skills you need to succeed?
What are the measures of success?
How can financial institutions and fintech providers collaborate successfully?
Scheduled for 90 minutes including question and answer period.Monday, July 24, 2023; 12:30 PM Eastern or Monday, October 9, 2023; 12:30 PM Eastern
Microsoft® Certified Trainer and Excel expert Jackie Kiadii will show you how to create Excel workbooks. This interactive webinar will provide an opportunity for hands-on practice and a knowledge check.
What You'll Learn:
Five ways to create an Excel workbook in less time
Excel expert Miri Miller will walk through the basics of Excel and move into advanced Excel tools with hands-on examples and shortcuts. You will learn the powerful features of Excel.
Renowned community banking podcaster Byron Earnheart will demystify the terminology used in bank and credit union management. You will learn how to apply essential language and concepts to your institution.
What You'll Learn
How should you identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?
How can you calculate your institution’s profit margin?
How does leverage work? Who bears the risk?
Can you use deposits to make a profit?
What do bank and credit union balance sheets reflect?
How should you calculate ROA and ROE growth?
How much capital does your institution need?
What 12 decisions drive bank financial performance?
Renowned community banking podcaster Byron Earnheart will explain what financial statements, ratios, and other metrics reveal about a financial institution’s performance. You will learn how to use the numbers and language of banking.
Topics Covered in this Series
How are bank and credit union financial statements organized?
Why are these documents structured in this way?
What are the 11 ratios used most often in banking?
What can the ratios reveal about a financial institution?
How do bankers routinely use ratios?
How should you identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?
How can you calculate your institution’s profit margin?
How does leverage work? Who bears the risk?
Can you use deposits to make a profit?
What do bank and credit union balance sheets reflect?
How should you calculate ROA and ROE growth?
How much capital does your institution need?
What 12 decisions drive bank financial performance?
Data analyst and Excel master Miri Miller will guide you through these two fast-paced sessions. You will learn a massive amount in a short time and come away being able to apply these new skills to your spreadsheets immediately.
Renowned community banking podcaster Byron Earnheart will demystify financial institution statements. You will learn how to read, calculate, and interpret the numbers.
Topics Covered
How are bank and credit union financial statements organized?
Why are these documents structured in this way?
What are the 11 ratios used most often in banking?
What can the ratios reveal about a financial institution?
How do bankers routinely use ratios?
What revelations can you glean from financial statements?
