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Education – Resources

Statistics show that a well-trained and educated staff results in higher productivity for the bank and a happier and more content workplace. KBA Education & Conferences takes pride in providing banker-driven education and training to all bank staff, including conferences, seminars and workshops, schools, webinars, online and in-house training – training brought to you by Kansas bankers for Kansas bankers.

KBA/NBA SCHOOLS OF BANKING

Banker-driven education. Co-owned by the Kansas and Nebraska Bankers Associations, the Schools of Banking has been providing quality, cost-effective education for Midwest bankers for nearly 50 years. Week-long schools are offered in the areas of compliance, lending principles, banking fundamentals, ag lending, trust and financial services, commercial lending and general banking, along with two three-day schools on sales management and operations.

Graduate Banking Schools

KBA is pleased to have a close affiliation with two graduate schools serving bankers in Kansas and throughout the country. These leadership development programs provide the tools you need to be successful in your banking career. We strongly encourage our member banks to make graduate school studies a key component in their management development efforts.

Online Training and Certification

SBS INSTITUTE

SBS Institute is uniquely dedicated to delivering quality, industry-specific education to the banking industry. They empower our clients to take security into their own hands.

Department

CORE CERTIFICATION

SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATIONS

EXECUTIVE
Positions include:

• Director
• President
•CIO
• CISO
• CTO
• CFO
• COO

MANAGER Positions include:

• ISO
• Auditor
• IT Manager
• Compliance
• Security Officer
• Operations Officer

Executive
Positions include:

• Director
• President
•CIO
• CISO
• CTO
• CFO
• COO

BVS DYNAMIC LEARNING

KBA has partnered with BVS Performance Systems to provide state-of-the-art, internet-based training for our members. Interactive, engaging, comprehensive bank courseware combined with a learning management system that makes it easy to manage, assign and track all of your bank’s training activities.

KBA members receive preferred pricing.

ONCOURSE LEARNING

OnCourse Learning Financial Services is a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance training for the bank, mortgage, credit union, gaming and nonbank financial services industries. OnCourse Learning Financial Services educates more than 85,000 financial services professionals each year and has developed more than 1,100 financial services courses.

KBA members receive preferred pricing.

ABA E-LEARNING

FACILITATED ONLINE TRAINING COURSES

These courses are delivered in an online classroom environment where students are guided through the course together, but work independently on their own assignments. Facilitated online courses offer banking-specific content supported by:

A connected, collaborative community of learners
Experienced instructors with banking expertise
Exercises and exams to validate your understanding
A flexible weekly schedule with no set day or time to be online
ACE College credit recommendations

Click here for course titles, descriptions and dates, and to enroll.

SELF-PACED ONLINE TRAINING COURSES

These courses offer the greatest flexibility in skill-building and practical application, as they are independent study and include real-life practice scenarios. Self-paced online courses offer:

Rich interactivities in mobile-ready courses
Frequent self-checks to measure comprehension
Built-in tools and job aids to support ongoing learning

Click here for course titles, descriptions and dates, and to enroll.

ABA IN-HOUSE TRAINING

FACILITATED ONLINE TRAINING COURSES

ABA In-House Training can deliver quality, in-house training programs. If your bank needs specific internal training, contact KBA and discuss how to deliver that training effectively.
Member banks must meet three requirements for in-house training:
(1) A site conducive to learning, such as a bank training program room or board room.
(2) A qualified instructor. ABA keeps a list of qualified instructors, or bank employees may make instructor recommendations.
(3) A minimum number of participants. In-house training is a cost-effective way to train your employees.

ABA CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

Online

SUNFLOWER WEBINAR ON-DEMAND RECORDINGS
Sunflower Webinars created by KBA staff and cover topics specifically for Kansas bankers.

Webinar Recordings

TRAINING MANUALS

Account Documentation - Electronic Link (2020)

$235.00

Terri Thomas, KBA

300+ page manual addressing account documentation issues such as Regulation D; CIP; all types of account relationships; conservators; estates; PODs; funeral agreements; HSAs; IRAs; ETA, etc. and including a discussion of FDIC insurance. This manual is updated during the even-num-bered years.

Call Report Preparation: A Review and Update (2020)

$200.00

Cynthia Dopjera, 3 PR Inc

150+ page manual covering all aspects of call reports, i.e. 2020 revisions, FFIEC 041, balance sheet schedules RC to RC-Q, risk-based capital schedules, balance sheet schedules RC-S, RC-T, RC-U, RC-V, income statement schedules, reports and information needed to complete the call report, and a review of common errors.

Commercial/Ag Loan Documentation (2020)

$140.00

Lewis C. Laderer, Jr., Attorney at Law

Examine documentation practices as well as review key areas of commercial law, including Revised Article 9 of the UCC, in this 275+ page manual. Also included in the manual is a loan closing checklist and statutes affecting the ag lender.

Deposit Compliance Manual - Electronic Link (2020)

$240.00

Dylan Serrault, KBA

A comprehensive training manual covering numerous deposit-related issues including Truth in Savings, Regulation CC, Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation E, Regulation D, and others. This manual is updated during the even numbered years.

IRA Training & Reference Manual (2020)

$110.00

Patrice Konarik, Sunwest Training Corporation

This 275+ page manual covers all aspects of individual retirement accounts as well as newly-enacted regulations, i.e. IRA plan types, beneficiaries, qualifications, distributions, rollovers and transfers, HSAs and more.

Lending Fundamentals, State Law Manual - Electronic Link (2019)

$185.00

Terri Thomas, KBA

This manual is a comprehensive source of information on the regulatory and statutory aspects of lending in Kansas.

Lending Fundamentals, Federal Law Manual - Electronic Link (2019)

$185.00

Terri Thomas, KBA

This manual will provide bankers with the most current federal laws and regulations pertaining to consumer and commercial lending. Topics include in depth coverage of the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, flood insurance requirements and appraisal regulations.

Lending Fundamentals, Federal Law Manual - Electronic Link (2019)

$185.00

Terri Thomas, KBA

Operations Manual - Electronic Link (2020)

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KBA Legal Department

Serving as a companion resource to the KBA account documentation, deposit compliance, and lending fundamentals manuals. Updated annually, the manuals address check collection, garnishments, privacy, marketing, HR, Reg E/ACH/Article 4A, BSA, FACTA, contingency planning, IRS reporting and much more.

Record Retention Guide - Electronic Link (2016)

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KBA Legal Department

This publication provides the latest information on State and Federal retention requirements. It’s easy-to-use format reports data by document type as well as by regulatory requirement.