FDIC Announces Upcoming Community Affairs WebinarSavings Strategies During America Saves Week 2016
America Saves Week 2016 is February 22 through 27, 2016, and the theme is “Set a Goal, Make a Plan, Save Automatically.”
During the upcoming webinar, representatives from America Saves and several financial institutions will join FDIC staff in exploring opportunities to participate in America Saves Week 2016. We will discuss the benefits and lessons learned from participating in a local America Saves initiative, and ways to enhance existing customer relationships through promoting savings.
The webinar will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EST). The session is free, but registration is required. To participate, institutions must register here by February 1.
Each institution is responsible for assessing whether the ideas and information presented during the webinar are appropriate for the institution to pursue, given factors such as the institution’s business focus, existing economic inclusion/community development strategies, financial condition, and market.
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Deposit Insurance Coverage SeminarsFree Nationwide Seminars for Bank Officers and Employees
Live seminars on deposit insurance rules for bank officers and bank employees will be conducted via Microsoft Office Live Meeting between February 23, and December 5, 2016. Each identical live seminar will last approximately 75 minutes and include a question-and-answer session with FDIC subject matter experts.
The live seminars are free, but advance registration is required. See the attachment for registration instructions, including the specific dates and registration deadlines.
Each of the live seminars will link to a slide presentation, and participants are strongly encouraged to have a copy of the slides during the audio presentation. See the attachment for accessing the slide presentation.
Three self-study seminars on other deposit insurance issues also are available on FDIC’s YouTube channel. The topics include: (1) Fundamentals of Deposit Insurance Coverage; (2) Revocable Trust; and (3) Advanced Topics. See the attachment for instructions to access the YouTube seminars.
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