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Spring Essentials of Banking | Session 2 Details

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)

The Zoom and Materials links will be sent a few days ahead of the session.

Event Details

In association with Performance Solutions, Inc., Drexler Consulting, LLC is excited to again present one of our legacy programs, Essentials of Banking, new and improved for 2025.  

Essentials of Banking is a six-part, interactive, virtual learning series designed to provide a complete overview of banking principles and operations.  Each session is 3 hours in length.

Download the full brochure - Essentials of Banking

Spring 2025 Session Dates: January 22 | February 19 | March 19 | April 23 | May 21 | June 25 - Each session runs from 1:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Session 2: Banking History, Regulators, and Risk Management

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

Current Banking Related Hot Topics

For More Information:

Katharine C. Garner
Katharine C. Garner
VACB (804)673-8250

Facilitators          Christie and Josh

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.

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.