Modeling Risk Management for Lending Excellence
About This Course
This webinar is timely and relevant as financial institutions face heightened scrutiny of their modeling practices. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of predictive modeling in lending, along with practical tools for validating models and integrating them effectively into business processes. The webinar also provides valuable insight into regulatory expectations and exam preparedness, helping participants strengthen governance and compliance efforts. In addition, attendees will learn strategies to enhance decision-making and improve the customer experience while building awareness of ethical considerations, including how to identify and mitigate potential bias in model-driven outcomes.
Topics covered in this session
- Foundations of Modeling in Lending
- Defining what is and is not a model
- Introduction to predictive modeling
- Types of models commonly used in lending
- Risk Management and Validation
- Conducting due diligence on modeling tools
- Verifying accuracy and reliability of outputs
- Model development and validation best practices
- Practical Application and Compliance
- Utilizing model outputs appropriately in decision-making
- Integration into business processes and systems
- Ethical considerations and compliance, including bias
*This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
Your Instructor
Maureen E. Carollo is a highly experienced risk and compliance professional and instructor/speaker and is currently serves as the Fair Lending Manager, AVP, for MidFirst Bank in Oklahoma City, Ok. MidFirst Bank at over $40B in total assets, is the largest privately held bank in the U.S. Previously, she was the Chief Compliance & Chief Risk Officer, SVP, for Old Glory Bank. She has over 35 years of experience in deposit operations, loan operations, compliance management, risk management, internal audit and BSA/AML/CFT program management areas and has held the Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) designation for over 20 years and also holds the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification. She is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at SMU in Dallas, Texas, and graduated with Recognition for Leadership. She serves on the “ABA Bank Compliance” magazine Editorial Advisory Board, where she has had multiple articles and columns published. She has also received an APEX Award for “Excellence in Publishing.” She has been a regular speaker for the ABA Risk and Compliance Conference, where she serves on the Advisory Board and was awarded the 2021 “Distinguished Service Award” for Compliance. She has also regularly spoken at events for Marquis Centrax, CbanC, Bankers Online, and Bankers Hub. She has been active in the Oklahoma Bankers Association, where she has been past Chairman of the Compliance School Board of Regents and served on the Board for over 20 years. She has also been a frequent speaker for the OBA’s Compliance School and past speaker for their Operations School, Consumer Lending School, and Intermediate Banking School.
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