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Corporate Finance Institute

Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA®) Certification

via Corporate Finance Institute Professional Certificate

Overview

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Looking to become a certified credit analyst? CFI’s Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA®) Certification Program propels your commercial lending career with essential skills for starting or advancing a commercial lending career. Learn advanced underwriting for more profitable deals through our purpose-built curriculum, offering 50+ banking courses, case studies, and a resource library with financial models and risk assessment tools.

Syllabus

  • Careers in Commercial Banking
  • Introduction to Banking
  • Banking Products and Services
  • Accounting Fundamentals
  • Forms of Business Structure
  • Fundamentals of Credit
  • Analyzing Growth Drivers & Business Risks
  • Excel Fundamentals - Formulas for Finance
  • Pitch Deck Essentials for Lenders
  • Introduction to Agribusiness
  • Excel Fundamentals - Quick Start Guide
  • 5 Cs of Credit
  • Reading Business Financial Information
  • Assessing Drivers of Business Growth
  • Evaluating a Business Plan
  • Assessing Management
  • Cash Flow Cycles and Analysis
  • Financial Analysis for Credit
  • 3-Statement Modeling
  • Loan Security
  • Loan Covenants
  • Credit Administration and Documentation
  • Loan Pricing
  • Account Monitoring and Warning Signs
  • Effective Business Writing
  • Completing a Credit Application
  • Professional Ethics
  • Commercial Mortgages
  • Lending to Complex Structures
  • Retail, Restaurant, & Franchise Lending
  • Equipment Finance
  • Syndicated Lending
  • Construction Finance Fundamentals
  • Commercial Banking - Debt Modeling
  • Real Estate Fundamentals
  • Asset-Based Lending & Alternative Finance
  • Venture Debt
  • Private Banking
  • Lending to Medical Professionals
  • Profitable Lead Generation
  • ESG for Commercial Lenders
  • Problem Loans
  • Converting Leads to Customers - Negotiation & Closing
  • Trade Finance
  • Operational Modeling
  • Corporate & Business Strategy
  • Monthly Cash Flow Modeling
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Modeling
  • Securitized Products
  • Origination Fundamentals - Debt Capital Markets Perspective
  • Agriculture Lending Fundamentals
  • Using IBISWorld to Analyze and Benchmark a Business
  • Woodchucks Ltd. - Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate
  • RockCrusher Rentals
  • Rocky Mountain Holdings Ltd. - Commercial Mortgage
  • Modeling Taxes for Different Business Structures
  • Widgets Inc. - Adjusting a Business Owner’s Net Worth
  • Boss Brewing Inc. – Connecting Capital Structure & Credit Structure

Taught by

Lisa Dorian, Kyle Peterdy, Tim Vipond, Scott Powell, and Gabriel Lip

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