Thursday, August 28, 2008

Chapter Program Ideas

RMA Chapter Program Topics


Commercial Lenders
Capital Markets Training
CEO Panel
Corporate Finance
Economic Overview
Fair, Isaac/Scoring
Networking w/CPAs/Attorneys
Regulatory Update
Sales Training
Technology Training
Time Management

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Community Banks
Acquisitions
Affinity Group – Ag Lenders
Ag Lending
Analyzing Financial Statements
Analyzing Personal Cash Flow
Appraisal Seminar
Bankers/CPA Night
Bankruptcy
Beating the Odds – Portfolio Mgmt.
"Breakfast of Peers" to discuss issues – pricing, competition, etc.
Brief Case Studies Seminar
Business Cash Flow Seminar
Cash Management
CCO Panel
CEO Panel Discussion
Chapter-Sponsored RMA Diagnostic Assessment
Commercial Loan Documentation
Community Bank Round Table
Community Lending Panel – SBA, State Guaranty, CDC, State level Consortium
Compensation
Cooperative Training w/Community Bankers Association
CRA for Community Banks
Credit Information Exchange
Credit Scoring – Fair, Isaac
Customer Panels
Customer Round Table
Economic Outlook by University Professor & Chamber of Commerce
Emerging Technology
Environmental Risk
Expanded Risk Ratings
Fastrac Programs
Federal Reserve Speaker
Fraud Prevention
Free 90 Trial Membership for Associates
Global Economics
Golf Tournament
Health Care
How to Negotiate
How to Sell your Bank
Income-Producing Property Seminar
Internet
Lending to Niche Markets
"Lending To"  Seminars – Car Dealers, etc.
Loan Loss Reserves
Loan Participation
Loan Structuring
Marketing to Asian Clients
National RMA Officer or staff to come down and do presentation on what RMA has for community banks
Pricing Models
Problem Loan Workouts
Procuring USDA Rural Development Guarantees
Regulator Panel
Relationship Banking
S Corp Tax Returns
Sales and Marketing Seminar
SBA Lending
Senate or House of Representatives Speaker
Senior Associate Breakfast Mtg.
Senior Lenders Panel
Softball Tournament
Sporting Event
Stress Management in the Age of M&A
Supermarket Branches
Technology
Trade Finance
Trends in Small Business Lending
Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses
Worst Loan I Ever Saw

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Nontraditional
Analyzing Personal Tax Returns
Appraiser Presentation
Area Chamber of Commerce President as Speaker
Bank Product/Services Training
Bank Stock Analyst
Bankruptcy Training by CRA and/or Attorney
Brownfields Development – Environmentally Tainted Property Loans
Business Valuation
CPE Credit Courses
Credit Policy Luncheon
Economic Forecast
Exchange of Business Cards for Accountants
Forum
Golf Outing
Internet Orientation
Joint Meeting w/SCORE
Joint meeting w/state banking association to talk about current banking issues
Loan Structuring
Local Real Estate Market
State Representative
Stress Management
Women and Banking
Workouts

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Professionals
Affinity Group for CPAs
Analyzing Industry Risk
Appoint a CPA to the Current Board
Article 9 (UCC)
"Asking to Teach" Tax Issues, Appraisals, Business Valuation
Assign RMA Member as a Chapter Contact for CPA
Bankruptcy Reform
Breakfast: What Can RMA Do For You?
Business Valuation
Cash Flow Refresher
Changes in Tax Laws (Breakfast or Lunch Program)
Community Lending Panel
Corporate Debt Structure
Corporate Turnarounds
Credit Scoring
Dinner/Theatre Outing
Environmental Regulations
Fair, Isaac & D&B Come in and Discuss How They Can Help Them in Their Jobs
FASB Updates
Featured Industry Nights: Economic Forecast
Government Loan Programs (SBA, Economic Development, CPAs)
Host a Dinner to Celebrate New CPAs (Just Passed CPA Exam)
How to Serve the Small Business Customer
Introduction to RMA (Overview and Benefits)
Invite CPAs to See How Credit Process Works Right in a Bank
Joint Events with Other Organizations
Joint Golf Outing for Bankers and CPAs
Joint Panel with CPAs
Judge to Speak on Tort Reform
Legal Issues and Y2K
Legal Updates (CPE Opportunities)
Lender Liability
Loan Documentation and Underwriting
Local Business Speaker
Lunch: Me & My CPA (Bankers Invite Their CPAs)
Margin Lending
Mock Bankruptcy Trial
Networking: How to Increase Referrals
Put them on the Board
Reading Between the Lines of Financial Statements
Real Estate Documentation
Real Estate Outlook
Regulatory Involvement
RMA Lending to Series (Get CPE Units)
Share Member Lists
Small Business Seminar for CPA's and Their Customers (Bank or CPA Sponsored)
Social Event for CPA's Lawyers & Bankers
Specific Economic Forecasts (by Industry)
Stock Market
Stress Management
Technology
Through the Eyes of the Banker (Video Available Through RMA)
Trust/Wealth Management
Understanding The Lending Process
USPAP – Appraisal Regulations
What I Look For In A Banker (Customer Panel)
Workout Attorney on Collateral Valuation

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Senior Managers
Advanced lending tools
"Affinity group over 30 years' experience," "Legends of banking," "Worst loan I ever made"
Assign Board Member to Each Senior Associate
Bank Stock Valuation
Banker & CPA Panel – talking about credit and financial statements
Best Practices for the Credit Process
Bonding Company
Bosses Night
Cash Flow Refresher
CEO Panel
Chief Credit Officer Round Table
Community Bank Audioconference
Credit Quality/Problem Loans
Credit Scoring
Different Sales Techniques
E-bank
Economic Development Authority
Economic Forecast
Golf Outing
High-tech Lending Issues
High Tech vs. High Touch
Hiring and Retaining Quality Lenders
How to Motivate Younger Bankers
Industry Specialist Presentation
Internet
Investment Analysts for Large Banks
Invite Past Presidents to Board Events
Joint Meeting w/Community Leaders – Mayors/Legislators
Joint Meeting with Other Senior Professionals
Legislators on Banking Committee
Local CRA Group
Management Issue
Meeting w/OCC or Other Regulators
Mentoring Program – senior manager as mentor
Mock Bankruptcy Trial w/Lawyers
Nutrition w/spouses attending
Panel of Senior Managers to describe future credit risk areas
Participating Large Credits
Personality Analysis
Portfolio Analysis
Problem Loan Strategies
Real Estate Round Table
Regulatory Issues
Retirement Training
Risk Assessment
RMA National Chairman/Officer
Round Table After Audioconference (by invitation only)
Round Table of Senior Associates/Senior Managers
Securitization
Senior Associate Breakfast
Senior Credit Officer Round Table
Speaker From Large Local Corporation
Special Reception
Spilled Milk
Staff Training and Development
Stress Management
Successful Diversity Program
Technology
Training for Their People
Understanding Gen-Xers
Wall Street speaker
World Headquarters tours
Worst Loan I Ever Made

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Small Business
Computer Consultant
Credit Scoring
S.C.O.R.E.
Sales Training
SBA Presentation
Small Business Customer Panel
Succession Planning

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Young Bankers
Advanced Lending Cases
Analyzing Personal Financial Statements and Tax Returns
Balancing Family and Work
Baseball Game
Breakfast at the Federal Reserve
Business Development
Business Leaders Talking About Industry
Capital Markets
Career Night
Career Planning
Cash Flow
Cash Flow Analysis
CEO Panel: Tips for Success
Chief Credit Officer Forum
Compliance
Corporate Etiquette
Credit Analysis
Credit Scoring
Documentation Training
E-Commerce
Education on a Specific Industry Including Special Language or Jargon
Effective Writing
Effectively Working with Your Manager
End-of-Year Celebration: VolleyBall & Picnic
Experienced Bankers Talking About Careers
Factory or Plant Tour
Future of Banking
Golf Scramble
Golf Tournament: Senior Lender/CPA/Attorney Paired with Junior Lender
How To Get Ahead In Banking
Internet Research
Introduction to Lending
Joint Meeting with Financial Women International
Lending to Different Industries
Lending to Wealthy Individuals
Loan Documentation
Loan Structuring
Loan Workouts: What You Need to Know
Management Skills
Mentor Programs
Mentoring Opportunities
Mixer for Board & New Lenders
Mock Bankruptcy Trial
Monthly Breakfast Meeting
Negotiating
Networking Skills
Panel on Spilled Milk
RMA Audioconferences
RMA Orientation
Sales Training
Seminar on the Internet
Senior Lenders Panel
Social with Picnic or Sporting Event
Sports Outing
Technology-Related Topics
The Value of Membership in RMA
Time Management
Title Companies
Trade Services
Trip to the Federal Reserve
Using Technology
Women in Banking
Worst Loan I Ever Made

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