Dates of Event & Pricing

$295 for Webinar and Playback*

*Playback has no expiration.

  • Wednesday, February 28, 2024

  • 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)

  • 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Central Time)

  • 12:00 – 1:00 pm (Mountain Time)

  • 10:00 – 11:00 am (Pacific Time)

Curriculum

Overview of this Topic 

Right or wrong, credit policy is the organization’s rule book for its credit risk management strategy, and it also reflects the organization’s credit culture. Both the market and the regulatory agencies expect the credit policy to be accurate, current, and succinct so that both line and credit have unambiguous and clear direction on how to identify, evaluate, underwrite, approve, book and monitor creditworthy clients.

Why should you attend -

A well-crafted credit policy:

  • Focuses the organization—everyone on the same page
  • Reduces organizational conflict and confusion—priorities
  • Minimizes need for rigid controls
  • Supports commitment to the organizational vision and mission


These benefits derived from good credit policy are why you should attend.

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn how to

  • Diagnose their own credit policies to identify any gaps, and if so, how to  write practical and understandable policies that meet regulatory expectations for content. e
  • Implement and maintain the processes and procedures needed to ensure that their policies are kept current and accurate
  • Monitor compliance with policies by means of tracking exceptions to policies and resolving the reasons for the deviations


Areas Covered in the Session

  • Basic topics and contents of credit policy
  • Content expectations of regulatory agencies
  • Tips on how to write credit policy
  • Examples of typical credit policy guidance
  • Credit policy standard format
  • Policy exceptions and their role in credit risk management
  • Indicators of possible need for revision of credit policy

Instructor

Devon Risk Advisory Group / Principal Dev Strischek

A frequent speaker, instructor, advisor and writer on credit risk and commercial banking topics and issues, Martin J. "Dev" Strischek is principal of Devon Risk Advisory Group based near Atlanta, Georgia. Dev advises, trains, and develops for financial organizations risk management solutions and recommendations on a range of issues and topics, e.g., credit risk management, credit culture, credit policy, credit and lending training, etc. Dev is the former SVP and senior credit policy officer at SunTrust Bank, Atlanta. He was responsible for developing, implementing, and administering credit policies for SunTrust’s wholesale lines of business--commercial, commercial real estate, corporate investment banking, capital markets, business banking and private wealth management. Prior to SunTrust, Mr. Strischek was chief credit officer for Barnett Bank’s Palm Beach market. Dev is also a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB’s) Private Company Council (PCC).

Credits

1.0 CPE Credits & 1.2 AAP Credits