This training consists of ten online self-paced courses and two webinars. The program emphasizes the competencies needed to identify, interpret, and analyze risk. The webinars will cover real lending scenarios, and participants will enter virtual breakout rooms for interactive small-group discussions. Live attendance is a must to get the most out of this engaging training opportunity. Breakout rooms will not be recorded. Space is limited, so register today! Students will independently work through the first five courses and assessments prior to the first webinar, Commercial Lending Training Program: Part 1. Students will then work through the final five courses and assessments prior to the second webinar, Commercial Lending Training Program: Part 2.
Commercial Lending Training Program: Part 1
June 11, 2026 | 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm CT
How sound is your commercial lending training program and how do you manage it? This unique training program will equip your lenders with the comprehensive credit skills they need to analyze a commercial lending request and prepare a highly effective credit write-up.
What You’ll Learn
- Comprehensive Skill Development: This program equips new commercial lenders with essential credit skills, including financial statement analysis, cash flow construction, and loan structuring, ensuring they can confidently evaluate and manage lending requests.
- Hands-On Learning: The inclusion of real-world lending scenarios, interactive webinars, and small-group discussions provides practical experience, bridging the gap between theory and application.
- Risk Identification and Mitigation: Participants learn to identify, interpret, and analyze risks effectively, a critical competency for making sound lending decisions and protecting the financial institution.
- Expert-Led Instruction: Led by industry expert Tom Carlin, the training incorporates decades of experience in financial risk analysis, ensuring participants gain insights from a seasoned professional.
Commercial Lending Training Program: Part 2
October 8, 2026 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm CT
How sound is your commercial lending training program and how do you manage it? This unique training program will equip your lenders with the comprehensive credit skills they need to analyze a commercial lending request and prepare a highly effective credit write-up.
What You’ll Learn
- Comprehensive Skill Development: This program equips new commercial lenders with essential credit skills, including financial statement analysis, cash flow construction, and loan structuring, ensuring they can confidently evaluate and manage lending requests.
- Hands-On Learning: The inclusion of real-world lending scenarios, interactive webinars, and small-group discussions provides practical experience, bridging the gap between theory and application.
- Risk Identification and Mitigation: Participants learn to identify, interpret, and analyze risks effectively, a critical competency for making sound lending decisions and protecting the financial institution.
- Expert-Led Instruction: Led by industry expert Tom Carlin, the training incorporates decades of experience in financial risk analysis, ensuring participants gain insights from a seasoned professional.
What You’ll Learn
- Comprehensive Skill Development: This program equips new commercial lenders with essential credit skills, including financial statement analysis, cash flow construction, and loan structuring, ensuring they can confidently evaluate and manage lending requests.
- Hands-On Learning: The inclusion of real-world lending scenarios, interactive webinars, and small-group discussions provides practical experience, bridging the gap between theory and application.
- Risk Identification and Mitigation: Participants learn to identify, interpret, and analyze risks effectively, a critical competency for making sound lending decisions and protecting the financial institution.
- Expert-Led Instruction: Led by industry expert Tom Carlin, the training incorporates decades of experience in financial risk analysis, ensuring participants gain insights from a seasoned professional.
Who Should Attend
This program is ideal for credit administration staff, entry- and mid-level credit officers, entry-and mid-level commercial loan officers, loan review officers, retail bankers and relationship managers, commercial lending departments, and retail branch staff.