WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 2, 2001)
- Members of America's Community Bankers will enjoy additional educational opportunities under a strategic alliance the national trade group for community banks has entered into with RMA—The Risk Management Association™.
ACB will make available selected courses from RMA's extensive open enrollment curriculum at a discount of 20 percent of the non-RMA member fees. The courses will primarily be in the areas of commercial lending, commercial real estate lending and small business lending.
ACB and RMA have had a working relationship since 1986. ACB's Commercial Lending School draws heavily on RMA instructors. The selected RMA courses complement those offered through ACB's own education curriculum.
RMA offers courses in many locations, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Dallas, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Orlando.
"Forging this alliance with RMA underscores ACB's commitment to education and provides real value to our members as they broaden their products and services to better serve their community's needs," said ACB President and CEO Diane M. Casey.
"Educating lenders is a priority RMA shares with ACB," said Maurice H. Hartigan 2d, RMA President and CEO. "This alliance is a wonderful opportunity for our organizations to enhance the careers of our members and, at the same time, benefit the customers they serve."
More information on the RMA programs will be available to members through ACB's Professional Development Department.
America's Community Bankers represents the nation's community banks of all charter types and sizes. ACB members, whose aggregate assets are more than $1 trillion, pursue progressive, entrepreneurial and service-oriented strategies in providing financial services to benefit their customers and communities.
RMA-The Risk Management Association™ is the only professional trade association that specializes in promoting effective and prudent risk management practices for institutions of all sizes, across the entire financial services industry. Its membership consists of more than 3,100 financial service providers, which are represented in the association by more than 16,000 commercial loan and credit professionals in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and numerous foreign cities including Hong Kong, Singapore, and London.
For more information, contact Robert Schmermund at (202) 857-3104 or Jim Eberle at (202) 857-3145.