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Training

Events

ABA Washington Summit

Be the first to hear what lawmakers, regulators and the administration are planning in the weeks and months ahead. Your participation can have a direct impact on public policy discussions that affect our industry, customers and communities.

Capitol Day

The NH Bankers Capitol Day takes place during the NH legislative session. The day consists of visiting the NH State House, hearing from House and Senate leadership, visiting committee hearing, and hearing from other lawmakers.

ICBA Capital Summit

Community banks strengthen the neighborhoods they serve and contribute to the local areas they serve. As community leaders it’s essential that policy makers hear from you about the issues that affect our industry.

Fall Washington Visit 

Join bankers and industry leaders from across the Northeast for meetings with agency leadership and lawmakers to ensure policies crucial to the banking industry remain front and center, and to provide a forum for critical questions from your bank.

Training

Commercial Lending Development Program

This comprehensive program emphasizes the entire commercial loan life cycle and provides participants with current lending approaches, an updated focus on key analytics and regulatory issues. Designed for bankers already in the commercial lending field who would like to strengthen their credit skills, as well for those credit analysts moving into commercial lending, students will learn what it takes to successfully compete in the highly-competitive lending market. Best practices, case studies and exposure to industry experts will be included in the curriculum.

Credit Analyst Development Program 

The Credit Analyst Development Program is designed for Credit Analysts, Credit Officers, Credit Administrators, Commercial Loan Officers/Managers, Loan Review Officers, Branch Managers and Management Trainees. In order to obtain the greatest benefit from this course, participants should have a general understanding of Accounting and have a basic understanding of financial statement and credit analysis.

This intensive program covers the basics of banking, accounting and key ratio analysis, while also providing an overview of basic personal and business tax return analysis, loan structure, compliance training, C&I lending and commercial real estate lending.

RMA Commercial Lending

This comprehensive lending school has been designed to serve the fundamental commercial credit analysis training needs of community bankers.

The course consists of a review of basic financial accounting concepts and the presentation of basic financial statement credit analysis theory rooted in industry adopted “best practices”. The use of specifically designed case studies enables course participants to take a “hands-on” approach when applying the analytical concepts discussed. The case studies have been specifically designed to allow participants to work within an information framework that is strikingly similar to that actually experienced in the field.


ABA Certificates

Take advantage of Certificate Programs expressly for Commercial Lending and Credit to enhance your skills. Certificates include Business & Commercial Lending, and Financial and Credit Risk Management.

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Commercial Lending Peer Group

Our Commercial Lending peer group provides a forum for commercial bankers to gather for discussion on trends and practices affecting commercial credit in New Hampshire; suggesting changes in laws and regulations for commercial lending at both the state and federal level; and identifying education and training opportunities that NH Bankers may provide to help enhance lending skills and techniques throughout the state for its members.

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Events

Compliance Conference

An in-depth update on issues in New Hampshire concerning legislation and compliance. This annual 2-day conference in May is meant for anyone involved with mortgage lending, compliance, risk, tax provisions, foreclosure and much more.

Fall Compliance Workshop

Banking compliance is critical to our member banks. Therefore we hold a day-long workshop in the fall to continue updates on hot topics concerning to the banking industry.

Bank Secrecy Act Workshop

This workshop covers advanced topics and is designed for BSA Officers, Assistant BSA Officers, Training Officers, and anyone responsible for the BSA function.

Certified Cryptocurrency Investor Program

The Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI) course was designed for you by seasoned government investigators and experts in financial compliance at Blockchain Intelligence Group. The CCI imparts foundational knowledge about cryptocurrency, illicit methods and uses of crypto, and the Dark Web. The CCI is the first step to new opportunities in your career as an expert cryptocurrency investigator.

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ABA Compliance Certificates

Take advantage of Certificate Programs expressly for Compliance to enhance your skills. Certificates include BSA/AML, Fraud Prevention, Deposit Compliance and Lending Compliance.

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Compliance Peer Group

This group provides a forum for bankers to discuss matters of regulatory compliance risk, issues and best practices affecting all areas of compliance in the State of NH. The committee should suggest changes in laws and regulations at both the state and federal level; and identify education and training opportunities that NH Bankers may provide to help enhance those efforts.  The group will serve as an additional resource to other compliance peer groups.

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Events

Tri-State Mortgage Conference

Come together with your peers for this 2-day annual conference to discuss the latest trends and important topics effecting the mortgage industry.


ABA Mortgage Lending Certificate

Take advantage of Certificate Programs expressly for Mortgage Lending to enhance your skills.

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Mortgage Peer Group

This peer group provides a forum for bankers to discuss timely and relevant topics affecting mortgage lending in the State of New Hampshire, including state and federal regulations as well as legislation and industry trends. In addition, the group provides suggestions on changes in laws and regulations at both the state and federal level; and assists the NH Bankers with identifying educational and training opportunities to help enhance lending skills and techniques throughout the state to its membership.

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Events

Retail Banking Conference
Join your peers to gain new perspectives on engaging clients, building relationships, increasing revenue and delivering an exceptional customer experience. Learn from others, share your experiences, and hone your skills. Gain insights to help your bank and your team embrace innovation and transformation!


ABA Retail Banking Certificates

Take advantage of the Retail Banking Certificate Programs to enhance your skills. There are several to choose from from Bank Teller to General Banking to Customer Service to Bank Marketing. In additIon, there are self-paced courses specifically for Frontline Compliance Training. Take a look by clicking the link below to see what is right for you.

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Retail Peer Group

Some topics covered by the Retail Peer Group are Teller/Customer Service staffing models; the account opening process as it relates to OFAC and BSA; cross-selling challenges; launch of new technologies and subsequent training/adoption; branch transformation to cash recyclers and self-serve kiosks; and Safe Deposit.  The peer group serves as a resource for legislative matters, and advises on education and training needs.

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Events

Bank Security Seminar

This seminar provides insight and information to deal with both fraud and physical security perils, the trends impacting both, and suggestions and ideas to address them within your bank.


Training

SBS Certified Programs

The SBS Institute is uniquely designed to serve the banking industry by providing cyber education to better prepare students and their financial institution for cybersecurity threats and regulations. These banking specific, role-based certifications allow students to master the concepts and technologies required to perform essential cybersecurity functions. The SBS Institute certifications include real-world cybersecurity issues and establish solutions that make cybersecurity responsibilities more efficient and effective.

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The SBS Institute is uniquely designed to serve the banking industry by providing cyber education to better prepare students and their financial institution for cybersecurity threats and regulations. These banking specific, role-based certifications allow students to master the concepts and technologies required to perform essential cybersecurity functions. The SBS Institute certifications include real-world cybersecurity issues and establish solutions that make cybersecurity responsibilities more efficient and effective.

The SBS Institute certification program is designed around three learning paths: Executive, Manager,  and Technical. Each path contains a list of applicable job titles, making it clear which courses are for you based on your job. Each learning path also includes one core certification and a variety of specialized certifications. A core certification is not a pre-requisite of a specialized certification, but is rather a natural starting point within the learning path.


ABA Certificates

Take advantage of Certificate Programs from the ABA expressly for Security, Fraud and Risk Management to enhance your skills. Certificates include Fraud Prevention, Operational Risk Management and Risk Management Frameworks.

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Peer Groups

There are separate peer groups for Fraud, Risk Management and Security depending on your interest. Crossover happens often and you may be interested in more than one. Here's a brief overview of each.

Fraud

This group provides a forum for bankers to discuss debit card fraud and other electronic banking fraud; prevention of such fraud and deterrence of fraud practices. The group will also identify education and training opportunities that NH Bankers may provide to help enhance skills in this area.

Risk Management

The primary objective of this peer group is to establish an ongoing forum where senior-level risk managers can meet periodically to network, share best practices, ask questions, and be supportive of each other on a full-range of risk considerations and ERM topics impacting the banking industry. It is also a forum where members will serve as a resource for the NH Bankers on legislative matters at the state and federal level, as well as identify educational and training opportunities for the association to provide to enhance the skills for its members with oversight of enterprise risk management at their institution.

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Training

SBS Certified Programs

The SBS Institute is uniquely designed to serve the banking industry by providing cyber education to better prepare students and their financial institution for cybersecurity threats and regulations. These banking specific, role-based certifications allow students to master the concepts and technologies required to perform essential cybersecurity functions. The SBS Institute certifications include real-world cybersecurity issues and establish solutions that make cybersecurity responsibilities more efficient and effective.The SBS Institute is uniquely designed to serve the banking industry by providing cyber education to better prepare students and their financial institution for cybersecurity threats and regulations. These banking specific, role-based certifications allow students to master the concepts and technologies required to perform essential cybersecurity functions. The SBS Institute certifications include real-world cybersecurity issues and establish solutions that make cybersecurity responsibilities more efficient and effective.

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The SBS Institute certification program is designed around three learning paths: Executive, Manager,  and Technical. Each path contains a list of applicable job titles, making it clear which courses are for you based on your job. Each learning path also includes one core certification and a variety of specialized certifications. A core certification is not a pre-requisite of a specialized certification, but is rather a natural starting point within the learning path.

For more information, contact Sandy Tracy or call 603-224-5373.

SBS Institute Online Certifications Registration

2023 SBS Speakers Packet with the latest topics/seminars/certification information


ABA Courses

Take advantage of courses from the ABA expressly for Cybersecurity to enhance your skills.

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IT Peer Group

The Information Technology Peer Group is responsible for identifying current and emerging issues pertaining to technology in an effort to assist member banks in their technology planning processes. In addition, the group provides a forum for the sharing of ideas and experiences designed to improve a bank’s use of technology. Members of the group also identify training and educational opportunities that NH Bankers may provide to help enhance IT professionals’ skills in this area.

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Events

Tri-State Trust Forum

This 2-day annual forum presents timely topics featuring speakers who will discuss issues that affect the way you do business every day. Credits can be received for certain portions of the forum.


ABA Wealth Management and Trust Certificates

Take advantage of Certificate Programs expressly for Wealth Management to enhance your skills. Certificates include Asset Management, Core Concepts for Fiduciary Advisors, Fiduciary Principles and Ethics, Fiduciary Relationship Management, Fiduciary Risk and Compliance, Integrated Wealth Planning and Advice, Trust Administration, and Health Savings Account Expert.

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Trust and Wealth Management Peer Group

This peer group provides a forum for bank trust officers and wealth management professionals to discuss trends and practices specific to their business. They also advise NH Bankers on the annual trust conference. Meetings include both discussions and informal presentations by guest speakers. This group is also responsible for suggesting changes in laws and regulations affecting trust services and operations, both federal and state, and identifying important trends and issues affecting trust services in NH and communicating these to leadership at NH Bankers.

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