2025 Essentials of Banking - Option 1 / Session 2 of 6 ( January - June)

2025 Essentials of Banking Series
Session 2: Banking History, Regulators, and Risk Management

CBA is excited to present one of our legacy programs, Essentials of Banking, new and improved for 2025.  This is part two of our six part series. Each session is 3 hours in length.

INSTRUCTORS: 

This session includes the following:

History of Banking in the United States

• Introduction to Risk Management in Banking
  • Safety and Soundness
  • Consumer Compliance
• U.S. History and Key Banking Legislation through the Years
• Understanding the “Why” Behind Key Bank Regulations
  
  

Uniqueness of U.S. Banking System

• Dual State and Federal Banks
• Federal Reserve as the Decentralized, Central Bank
• Organization of the Federal Reserve System
• Roles and Responsibilities of the FED
• U.S. Monetary Policy

Roles and Responsibilities of Other Banking Regulators

• Comptroller of the Currency
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
  • FDIC Insurance and EDIE
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
  • Consumer Compliance
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
  • Differences Between Banks and Credit Unions
  • Key Advantages of Banking with a Bank
• Conference of State Bank Supervisors & Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
• U.S. Department of the Treasury
• U.S. Department of Justice and FinCEN
  • BSA and Fraud

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INSTRUCTORS INFO:
Christie Drexler is the Owner of Drexler Consulting, LLC, a financial services consulting and training business focused on developing purpose-driven, competent, servant leaders in all roles of banking.  In association with Performance Solutions, Inc. and Dianne Barton, Christie has offered training and consulting services through Drexler Consulting, LLC, for the past five years. In addition, Christie has twenty-six years of direct experience in the financial services industry, working for both community and large regional banks.   Her experience has been expansive to include successfully navigating retail and commercial banking careers.  She has served as Division President, Market President, Chief Credit Officer, Chief Retail Officer, and Regional Sales & Service Manager. Christie has a B.S. in Finance from Berry College and an MBA from Georgia College and State University. She is a passionate facilitator and coach who strives to live the values and leadership strategies she teaches in her training programs.

Josh Collins has been creating content and facilitating courses as part of the Drexler Consulting team for the past year and a half.  He has twelve years of banking experience serving in various leadership roles in retail banking, human resources, and talent development.  Josh’s background includes developing and facilitating banking, customer service, and leadership and culture development training programs.  Josh is a graduate of The University of Georgia and is SHRM-CP certified.  Josh enjoys equipping and encouraging bankers to grow their personal skillsets and build strong teams and cultures to maximize results for themselves and the banks they serve.