Chief Credit Officer Forum

Date:

Sep 5, 2027

Location:
IBA Center for Professional Development
8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd, Suite 155E
Indianapolis, IN 46240

Building upon IBA’s popular Senior Lender Forum, this Chief Credit Officer Forum shifts from a more tactical viewpoint to address broader, more strategic decisions that will direct the bank for the next several years. The CCO Forum continues the tradition of peer-to-peer idea exchanges as its cornerstone. Your topics, your concerns, your opportunities will direct the discussion throughout the year.

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Agenda


Session I: April 28, 2026
Session II: August 25, 2026
Session III: December 8, 2026


8:30 a.m.       Registration and Continental Breakfast 
9:00 a.m.       Program Begins
12:00 p.m.     Lunch
3:00 p.m.       Program Adjourns

Topics

Benefits of the Forum…

  • Improve your effectiveness as a Chief Credit Officer
  • Get Solutions and practical ideas for your most pressing concerns
  • Increase your understanding of regulatory issues
  • Grow professionally as well as personally
  • Participants Drive the Topics - Participants will be asked to submit current hot topics or challenges for discussion.
  • Developing Trends - Facilitator will conduct and share current research on selected topics, including inviting guest subject matter experts to speak, when appropriate
  • Share lessons learned in confidence from what has worked well—and what has not gone as planned
Speaker(s)

Facilitator: Michael Wear President, 39 Acres Corporation Credit
Mike Wear is owner of 39 Acres Corporation, specializing in banker training and bank consulting
services in credit risk underwriting and loan portfolio risk management. Less lecture—real-life business cases—more hands-on practice… and more fun!

Over his 41-year banking career, he served in commercial lending and senior credit management positions with Omaha-area community banks. Wear retired as a Senior Analyst in the Credit Risk Administration department of First National Bank of Omaha, a $31B regional community bank, specializing in underwriting large commercial real estate projects throughout the country. In addition, he developed curriculum and conducted multi-tier training programs in credit analytics on an enterprise-wide basis.

Additional Information

Possible Forum Topics

  • Credit Risk – managing current economic, loan segment, and industry-specific issues and trends; learn about effective loan portfolio risk management tools and strategies for various portfolio sizes; setting lending authority levels and approval structures; alternative lending programs
  • Credit Administration – how to enhance risk identification, quantification, and mitigation; getting value from the loan review function beyond a technical/compliance check; how to develop more collaboration between ‘lending and credit'
  • Credit Culture – how to assess and recognize a shifting credit culture; industry movement from risk aversion to risk tolerance; improving competitiveness outside of pricing
  • Mergers & Acquisitions – how to better prepare for conducting loan portfolio due diligence; lessons learned from both sides; trending issues seen with recent deals
  • Board Governance and Involvement – how to better prepare new board members to the lending function; improving board reporting and use of committees
  • Team Building – how to better obtain and develop your bench strength in the lending functions; how to better protect key client relationships
  • Technology — exchange ideas of how banks are leveraging AI and other technology to bolster efficiency and provide new tools in risk management
Fees

The following fees include three consecutive sessions to the forum and the program materials.

IBA member - $1,200 per person

Participation in this IBA Forum is limited to IBA member financial institutions, and nonmembers financial institutions from an eligible membership category at applicable member or non-member rates.

location

IBA Center for Professional Development
8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd., Suite 155E
Indianapolis, IN 46240 

Association Contact

Laurie Rees, Senior Vice President of Professional Development
Lrees@indiana.bank 
317-387-9380

Molly Gibbs, Assistant Vice President of Education & Training
Mgibbs@indiana.bank
317-333-7161

Katie Yates, Professional Development Coordinator
Kyates@indiana.bank
317-333-7162

Cancellation Policy

Due to our commitments, the price is inclusive of all three sessions. A full refund for the 3-session forum will be given for cancellations received prior to the first session. Any registrant who does not cancel before the first session will be billed the full registration fee and sent the materials. Substitutions are welcome at no additional charge. It is the registrant's responsibility to find a substitute if unable to make a session.