BANKING EDUCATION AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL

The SW Graduate School of Banking Foundation is the preeminent national provider of first-class educational opportunities for financial services professionals.  The SWGSB Foundation offers a full spectrum of programs and curriculum designed for virtually every level of bank management - from first-line officers to directors.  In a highly competitive, rapidly changing financial market-place, SWGSB's programs offer a dynamic approach to high-performance banking.

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Tradition of Excellence

The SWGSB Foundation has been the first name in banking education for 50 years. More than 25,000 financial services professionals have attended its programs since its founding in 1957—and the results are impressive.  Its participants fill the senior ranks of financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and industry associations throughout the U.S. and abroad.  Partnered with Southern Methodist University’s renowned Edwin L. Cox School of Business, the Foundation offers education at the corporate level. Unlike its peers, it conducts educational programs year round. The senior staff has over 50 years of experience designing, marketing, and orchestrating national seminars for the financial services industry.  Return to the top

Renowned Program Format

In designing each program, the SWGSB Foundation pays attention to the details.  From site location to faculty selection, we reach for excellence and achieve it.  We meet the educational challenge with a curricula designed for leadership.

For bank directors and senior officers, the Foundation offers two program formats:  the Assemblies for Bank Directors, focusing on the industry’s latest issues; and the Workshops for Bank Directors, focusing on the essential aspects of board service.

The SW Graduate School of Banking – created by leaders for leaders – offers financial services professionals a complete professional development program.  We meet the needs of lending officers by conducting the ABA National Commercial Lending School, an in-depth look at the analytical elements of commercial lending; and the ABA Graduate Commercial Lending School, an advanced approach to leadership and loan quality management.  The Bank Operations Institute presents the practical management and leadership techniques necessary for successful community bank operations management.

For those seeking a program tailored to their specific needs, SWGSB Foundation also offers custom programs for officers and directors. By collaborating with the Foundation, clients can tap into its first-class resources and expertise.  Return to the top

Programs for Directors and Senior Officers

From new regulations to D&O insurance provisions, the industry’s latest challenges have made bank director education programs essential.  For more than three decades, our director programs have kept bank boards and their senior officers attuned to the most important changes in the financial marketplace.  Strategic planning, risk management, corporate governance, enhancing shareholder value, and many other important topics are covered here.  Led by top experts in the field, the following programs offer an exceptional learning experience for senior officers as well as directors:

Programs for Bank Officers & Regulators

For managing and administrative officers, the SWGSB Foundation conducts the nation’s premier banking programs.  They answer today’s critical need for banking professionals with the necessary leadership skills and strategic vision to take their institutions to the next level.  Each program we offer is carefully designed to meet the demands of high-performance banking.  The offerings at this level are structured to address specific needs and educational requirements.  All those in the financial services field – from loan officers to regulators – will find one of these programs appropriate:

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