Agenda
Students will register between 7:30 - 8:00 a.m., Monday, June 1, 2026. The school will begin with orientation at 8:00 a.m. Attendance for the orientation session is mandatory.
Requirements and Regulations:
Participants are expected to attend all sessions. Absences are excused only for illness, catastrophe or extenuating circumstances, based upon a written statement submitted to and approved by the IBA Board of Education.
Speaker(s)
The faculty for the IBA Commercial Lending School represents a wealth of lending experience and the ability to communicate this experience in an effective and enjoyable manner. Faculty members include academics, consultants and professionals who add their expertise to create a truly exceptional team. The faculty roster is deemed reliable but may be subject to change.
Ron Rushing - Rushing Consulting Group, LLC
Ron Rushing is the President of Rushing Consulting Group, LLC in Sparta, Missouri where he conducts credit training services and advises banks on credit risk management issues. He has served as a safety and soundness examiner, as a commercial loan officer for a large commercial bank, and as Chief Credit Officer for a regional bank in southwest Missouri. He is a frequent speaker for state banking associations, including Arkansas, on topics including credit risk management, cash flow/financial statement analysis and loan documentation. He is a longtime faculty member of this commercial lending school.
Thomas Wiley - T-Wiley Advisors, LLC
Tom Wiley founded T-Wiley Advisors, LLC, after retiring from a 35-year career in bank supervision with the FDIC and is now engaged in industry training and consulting. Tom’s background includes all levels of bank supervision, including field operations, regional offices, and Washington DC headquarters, covering community banks as well as large, regional institutions.
Tom’s experience with enforcement actions, liquidity, interest rate risk, and large financial institution monitoring was relied on for training including symposiums for bank directors and industry outreach addressing corporate governance, strategic planning, policy formation, and various regulations.
Tom was recognized with various awards for superior work, including as the 2015 Washington FDIC Employee of the Year. Tom graduated with honors from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, Boulder, Colorado and Drury University, Springfield, Missouri, and was honored to be selected and complete the Executive Potential Program administered by the Leadership Development Academy of the USDA Graduate School.
Additional Information
Who Should Attend?
Bankers who have not been exposed to formal commercial lending training and lenders who want to broaden their commercial lending knowledge will benefit from the school. Graduates will be better prepared to serve effectively and profitably as commercial loan officers. Students should have a solid foundation in the areas of accounting, financial statement analysis and economics. This understanding can be evidenced by AIB courses, college courses, in-house programs, self-study or experience. Students are expected to have had relevant banking experience prior to the school. This normally means a college degree and at least one year of experience or a high school diploma and five years of banking experience.
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