Webinars

Overview

Webinars

Webinars, offered through Western Bankers Association, are an extensive suite of online webinar training that enable bankers to enjoy flexible and cost-effective education across all critical areas of banking. Webinar topics such as payments, retail banking, compliance, fi­nance, lending, technology, HR, M&A, compensation, directors issues and more, are covered in a comprehensive, and easily accessible format.

Benefits of Webinars

Educational webinars address timely issues facing independent bank professionals. From the convenience of your desk, these 60-minute webinars provide you with a cost-effective way to stay abreast of industry information and trends affecting banks, as well as provide the bank with a low-cost option to effectively train and educate their directors.

2018/2019 Playback Library

Click here to access our 2019 playback library and here to access our 2018 playback library. 

Webinar Program Coordinator

Montana Townsend
(916) 438-4427
mtownsend@westernbankers.com

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Advanced Cash Flow Analysis

Explore multiple models of cash flow analyses to advance a deeper understanding of the topic. The webinar will begin with the business “traditional” EBITDA cash flow and personal cash flow of the business owner (using the 1040 tax return, including tax schedules and K-1s, and the personal financial statement). Additionally, the Global Cash Flow or combined business and personal cash flow model will be reviewed.

Who Should Attend: Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Finance Officer, Finance Specialist, Commercial Loan Officer, Consumer Loan Officer, Junior Loan Officer

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Liquidity Strategies for Illiquid Stocks

Many community bank common stocks do not have true market liquidity, which is the ability of the shareholder to convert their shares to cash at a fair price in a timely manner. This webinar will present several different specific liquidity strategies for illiquid stocks. Engage in a practical, informative, and in-depth discussion on use of the bank holding company, ESOPs and KSOPs and other liquidity strategies that community banks can employ to ensure their shareholders enjoy true liquidity in the investment, in the event it is needed.

Who Should Attend: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Director

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10 Ways Your Team Can Improve Risk Monitoring

Risk monitoring touches every department and business process of a financial institution. Identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risk requires an inclusive strategy that ensures everyone’s involvement. This webinar is tailor-made for bankers interested in deepening their knowledge of the scope of risk and improving risk monitoring.

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How Did That Go Through? Loan Origination Fraud and Wire Transfer Fraud on the Rise

The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in both loan origination fraud and wire transfer fraud. In this webinar, explore how these schemes are perpetrated, the red flags to look for, and how to implement fraud prevention procedures.

Who Should Attend: Chief Risk Officer, Fraud Manager, Operational Risk Officer, EFT Specialist, Commercial Loan Officer, Consumer Loan Officer, Junior Loan Officer

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How to Block Network Threats at Massive Scale

Banks are at the forefront of cyberattacks. Keeping information safe is critical to maintaining customer confidentiality, ensuring regulatory compliance, and protecting the brand. During this webinar, learn how threat intelligence gateways provide a simple and powerful threat intelligence solution for banks, discuss the features and functionality recommendations for this emerging technology, and explore how the Bandura Cyber Threat Intelligence Gateway (TIG) delivers a holistic threat intelligence solution by identifying and blocking 100+ million threat indicators, at line speed.

Who Should Attend: Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Technology Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Risk Manager, Vendor Management Officer

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Three Midyear Trends Financial Institutions Can Take to the Bank

The world outside the windows of most banking executives continues to be a challenging place. Just 12 years ago, there was no such thing as the smartphone as it’s known today; now only four percent of Americans have only a smartphone with almost half having at least four devices. While there are many things afoot to keep track of, this webinar will focus on areas where action in response to trends will drop value to a financial institution’s bottom line. Case studies and pragmatic, profitable steps to achieve positive impacts will be provided, along with the opportunity to ask questions of the presenter.

Who Should Attend: Chief Digital Strategy Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Technology Product Manager, E-Channel Manager, Risk Officer

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Health Check of Your Fair Lending Program: Connecting Risk Assessment and Performance Analysis

History has taught that the regulatory landscape is ever-evolving, and strong compliance programs are able to adjust to changes when necessary; yet the path to ensuring fair lending compliance has not always been an easy one, especially given the implementation of expanded HMDA data and mixed messages on heightened fair lending risks. In this webinar, discover how risk assessment drives the priority of performance analysis and, in turn, how performance analysis should factor in determining control effectiveness and overall residual risk. Effectively connecting these two components will enable the institution to successfully navigate the challenging environment of fair lending compliance.

Who Should Attend: Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Fair Lending Officer

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When is Default Interest Allowed Under California Law?

While charging additional interest upon a borrower’s default is common in California, courts eye the default interest rate provision suspiciously. In this webinar, examine the concept behind default interest rate provisions and the impact of recent case law on its enforceability. If an institution currently charges default interest or is considering doing so in the future, this session is a must.

Who Should Attend: Chief Credit Officer, Commercial Loan Officer, Consumer Loan Officer, Junior Loan Officer, Compliance Officer

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Innovative Savings Solutions to Reach New Consumers While Building Their Financial Security

Innovative savings solutions like prize-linked savings (PLS) are transforming the experience of savings and helping millions of people across the country develop a financial buffer for emergency expenses. In this webinar, hear from Commonwealth, a mission-driven organization leading the efforts to bring financial security and opportunity to all Americans, about the history of PLS, the current legislative landscape in the 13 states that WBA serves, and how PLS products benefit financial institutions and consumers. Now is the time for financial institutions to compete with fintechs and retail giants like Walmart and introduce new approaches to saving to help their consumers build financial security. 

Who Should Attend: Director of Marketing, Marketing Strategist, Compliance Officer, Product Developer