Banking Financial Services and Insurance
Deep Dive into Financial Ratios
During many years of evaluating companies there are many things that you find are not as they seem after breaking down a balance sheet, income statement or statement of cash flows. If you do not have the skills to properly analyze the companies’ financial statements, you could end up losing a large customer to bankruptcy or granting a loan and the company defaults on it. In the webinar you will learn how re..
EFT Act and Regulations E in 2023
We will explore all aspects of regulation E, plus discuss how this rule impacts your day-to-day responsibilities. You will learn how to comply with the Electronic Fund Transfers Act In 2023.This webinar will focus on the background of Electronic Fund Transfers Act, as well as recent developments that affect electronic transfers. We will also cover disclosures, error resolution, gifts and the examination sid..
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Evaluating Fraud Risk – Sarbanes-Oxley Through the Years
In this webinar, we delve into the dynamic landscape of fraud risk evaluation, focusing on the evolution and impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) over the years. We will explore the origins of SOX, its objectives, and the subsequent amendments that have shaped its role in combating financial fraud. We will begin with a comprehensive overview of fraud, emphasizing its significance in the corporate world. W..
Fair Lending Compliance - An Overview of and What It Means for Your Financial Institution
Failing to follow the fair lending compliance regulations can result in civil money penalties, restrictions on branching and significant reputational damage for an institution. During this webinar, we will go through each of the regulations that fall under Fair Lending and take look at the latest developments in regulatory compliance.Areas Covered Overview of Fair LendingIllegal Discrimina..
Fraud In Banking
Management has a responsibility to be familiar with and alert to the types of fraud that might occur in their area and to put in place effective controls to avoid such occurrences. Management should also provide support to and work with the Internal Audit Division, other areas in a financial institution by reporting and investigation of dishonest or fraudulent activity, including the prosecution of offender..
How to Develop, Prepare, Analyze and Present an Outstanding Capital Expenditure Proposal
Join us to learn about the latest and most accurate methods for performing capital expenditure (CAPEX) analyses. Learn how to establish your hurdle rate (minimum acceptable rate of return) for your CAPEX projects and which metric most fairly represents the true expected rate of return on your projects. Receive our standardized CAPEX model for use in performing future analyses.Areas CoveredIdentify your true..
How to Perform a Sound Credit Review With Limited Information
This webinar will cover the entire credit process from how to set up an account, how to decide what payment terms they should receive all the way to how best to collect from a delinquent account. The webinar outlines steps for the following processes:Credit application - what is needed in the body of your credit application so that your company is covered should there be a lawsuit, or the customer goes to c..
How to Write, Implement, and Maintain Your Credit Policy
Right or wrong, credit policy is the organization’s rule book for its credit risk management strategy, and it also reflects the organization’s credit culture. Both the market and the regulatory agencies expect the credit policy to be accurate, current, and succinct so that both line and credit have unambiguous and clear direction on how to identify, evaluate, underwrite, approve, book and monitor creditwort..
Key Ratio analysis for Bankers
The best tool to help make a sound credit decision is to get audited financial statements from your customer. If you have them there is no gray area about the numbers you are reviewing, assuming you have audited financial statements with a unqualified opinion. In this webinar we will go over financial ratios that can be used from looking at the: Income statement, Balance sheet and Statement of cash flows. I..
Lease Capitalization - How Lease Capitalization Impacts Borrower Leverage, Liquidity, Profitability, and Repayment Ability
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) do not change often, but when they do, we need to understand how changes in GAAP effects borrowers’ and clients’ ability to repay. GAAP now requires that companies capitalize their leases, and that may worsen their leverage, reduce their liquidity, lower their profitability, and reduce their ability to repay.This webinar will explain why lease capitaliza..
Mastering the Art of Making Sound Credit Choices
Are you a credit manager, credit analyst, or collection specialist looking to sharpen your skills and make more informed credit decisions? Join our exclusive webinar, "Mastering the Art of Credit Decisions: A Roadmap to Success," and take your credit analysis expertise to the next level.In this dynamic and informative session, we will guide you through the entire credit decision-making process, equipping yo..
Putting the Quality In Audit Reports
How well you communicate that information is critical to getting management’s acceptance of your findings and their agreement with your recommendations. A well-written audit report adds value to your clients by providing information that is:AccurateObjectiveClearConciseConstructiveCompleteTimelyIn addition to audit reports, these elements can apply to all kinds of writings including:Executive summariesFraud..
Regulatory Compliance on Deposits
During this session, we will explore consumer compliance regulations for deposits in our current regulatory climate and the impact they have on institutions and clients. Specifically, we will go over the following regulations:Regulation D: Reserve RequirementsRegulation DD: Truth in Savings ActRegulation CC: Funds Availability ActRegulation E: Electronic Funds Transfer ActAreas CoveredNecessary plan updates..
Understanding and Analyzing Financial Statements with Relevant Ratios
This Webinar Describes what you will learn:How business/financial transactions are transformed into financial statements?Key components of financial statementsSimple blocks and key concepts used in creating statementsSimple meaning and relevance of accrual basis accountingSimple meaning and relevance of finance and accountingKey components of ratios used in financial statement analysis: - Comparison&nb..
Why EBITDA Doesn’t Spell Cash Flow But What Does
EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) is a popular measure of cash flow, but it is not accurate, and bankers and investors who rely on it as a reliable indicator of repayment ability will be deeply disappointed.This session will explain why EBITDA does not measure cash flow. and what more accurate measures are available?Learning Objectives Learn how to ca..