Workshop on Community Bank Investments

2018 Sessions Address

• The current economic environment as it affects community banks
• The importance of corporate culture in improving operating performance
• Specific risk factors and return opportunities with agency, residential mortgage-backed securities, CMOs, commercial mortgage-backed securities, municipals and select asset-backed securities
• Strategies to identify securities that best meet overall balance sheet objectives
• Importance of internal underwriting to navigate accounting and tax rules
• Strategies to identify true core funding, non-core funding and wholesale funding and attributes that validate which parts of each are truly stable
• How banks can effectively employ capital
• The current merger and acquisition environment for community banks
• How to prepare for exam issues commonly raised by regulators

This is an intermediate/advanced level workshop that is best suited for the following individuals: CEOs, presidents, CFOs, investment officers, controllers & cashiers, bank regulators and directors of community banks. This workshop uses current economic data to provide a follow-up to the security analysis and portfolio strategies taught in the Community Bank Investments School. A multiple-attendee discount applies for this program.

Attendees can also count workshop hours toward Continuing Professional Education. GSBC is registered with the NASBA as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses.

GSBC has secured accommodations at a group discount at Caesars Palace for September 12-13 for $103/night, and September 14 for $183/night. A daily $15 resort fee applies. There are a limited number of rooms available; please reserve early to secure the group rate. After August 13, the group rate will be offered based on hotel availability only.

For guests that prefer to phone in their reservations, you may call the Reservation Center at 702-731-7110 or 800-634-6001 and reference group code SCGSB8 or Graduate School of Banking 2018 to secure a reservation in the group block. An additional processing fee per reservation will be incurred for reservations made by phone.