ABA Approves Banker

New York, NY, USA (SANEPR.com) November 26, 2008 -- The American Banker's Association (ABA) has approved Edcomm Banker's Academy's compliance training course, Focus on Compliance, for continuing education (CE) credit offerings. Bank professionals can earn credit towards achieving or renewing their Certified Personal Banker (CPB) certification open completion of Focus on Compliance.

The CPB certification is designed to establish a recognized standard of knowledge and competence for personal bankers. Bank professionals who earn a CPB certification will become skilled in sales and service, banking basics, specific business competencies, and ethics. Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Focus on Compliance helps bank professionals earn a CPB certification by covering topics such as: The Regulatory Agencies, examinations, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti Money Laundering (AML), USA PATRIOT Act, privacy, Right to Financial Privacy Act, Truth in Savings (TISA), Deposit Insurance, Account Ownership Categories, Truth in Lending, Fair Lending, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Community Reinvestment Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Housing Act, Reg D, Reg E, Reg O, Reg CC, and Service members' Civil Relief Act.

Focus on Compliance, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, provides all the compliance training needed for every employee at a Bank, Credit Union or Money Services Business (MSB). The program instructs employees about the procedures and policies vital to the banking industry and prepares them for a future in the financial marketplace. Focus on Compliance covers the most up-to-date data in the ever-changing world of banking compliance.

Since 1875, the American Bankers Associations has represented banks of all sizes on issues of national importance for financial institutions and customers. The ABA brings together all categories of banking institutions to best represent the interests of the financial industry. The ABA reigns as the largest banking trade association in the country.

The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy is a 21-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share - providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy has had the privilege of assisting many distinguished clients with business solutions in the form of eLearning programs, classroom instruction, multimedia production and online and print based documentation. Edcomm Banker's Academy offers many off-the-shelf and customized courses such as Teller Training, Compliance Training and Systems Training specifically designed for Banks, Credit Unions and Money Services Businesses (MSBs).

The Edcomm Group Banker's Academy (www.edcomm.com) (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Contact:
Linda Eagle
The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy
21 Penn Plaza Suite 1010
New York, NY 10001
888-433-2666
linda.eagle@edcomm.com
http://www.bankersacademy.com