Who Should Attend | Commercial Lending School - Foundational

Is the Foundational Commercial Lending School right for you?

The Foundational Commercial Lending School is designed for early-career professionals who need to strengthen judgment in profitable loan structuring fundamentals. This curriculum is best suited for lenders responsible for individual portfolio management rather than broader portfolio and lending leadership.

Attend Foundational School if you:

• Are an early-career lender or credit risk professional familiar with balance sheets and operating statements, auditor's reports, ratio analysis, cash flow statements, and working and commercial capital.
• Want a hands-on approach to strengthening decision-making to generate revenue while managing risk for a strong book of business at your bank.
• Need access to industry perspectives to test strategy and compliance in a risk-free environment.
• Need access to non-competitor peers to improve lending judgment through benchmarking.

Attendee titles include (but are not limited to) early-career:

This program assumes familiarity with core financial statement analysis concepts. We encourage you to add the Financial Statement Analysis Workshop to your curriculum if you need a refresher.

Set yourself up for success with a connected development path

The Commercial Lending Schools offer curated training designed to help you at every stage of your career. If you're not sure which school level is right for you, use our schools comparison guide to find your match. You can also reach out to the schools' program manager, Rebecca Turner, for one-on-one guidance.

Commercial Lending Schools attendee profile

Access a deep pool of lending professionals from across the country to build a powerful, lifelong peer network.