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Commercial Lending School

Meet your need for a credit training program with RMA’s comprehensive learning opportunity

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Many banks are experiencing a shortage of analysts and new lenders, and yet few are able to commit the resources needed for a traditional credit training program. To meet the need for a comprehensive, yet accessible credit training program, more and more institutions are turning to the RMA Commercial Lending School. Designed to be the equivalent of a bank’s commercial training program, the RMA Commercial Lending School offers an organized and comprehensive curriculum that will bring your team up to speed quickly. 

Top Quality & Comprehensive

Expert faculty with deep industry experience teach all CLS courses. Faculty review all work, providing detailed critiques of assignments that enables participants to gauge their progress and benefit from individual coaching.

 

Evidence-Based Learning

Rigorous case assignments and exercises provide practice and reinforcement between class sessions, while teeing-up the next session’s focus.

 

Balanced

A logical flow of information and balanced course offerings allows participants to develop and strengthen skills in all stages of the program.

 

 

 

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Virtual

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Curriculum

  1. Credit Analysis Basics

    This two-day segment uses two case studies as the basis for reviewing basic credit concepts and assessing current skill levels.

  2. Cash Flow Analysis I: UCA Fundamentals

    It is necessary for bankers involved in commercial lending to be familiar with not only the different forms of cash flow, but also its rules of construction.

  3. Analyzing Business Tax Returns

    Knowing which tax forms and schedules to use and how to interpret them correctly is a skill needed by today’s commercial bankers, analysts, and business developers.

  4. Analyzing Personal Financial Statements and Tax Returns

    Coupling tax returns to personal statements closes the gap in the complete analysis of individuals in commercial transactions.

  5. Structuring Commercial Loans I

    This class examines borrowing causes, sources of repayment, and the role of capital structure in loan structuring.

  6. Writing the Credit Analysis

    In this course, participants learn techniques for creating, analyzing, improving and reviewing their own credit write-ups.

     

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MinBanc Foundation


MinBanc Foundation Grants

Are you employed by a minority- or women-owned bank? RMA has partnered with MinBanc, which reimburses training costs for minority- and women-owned banks. To learn more or apply, visit minbanc.org.