Director Orientation Plan

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In order to better assist you in your important role, Capitol University, the training hub for Capitol Bancorp Limited, offers a series of informational Director Orientation webinars.

Director Orientation I Includes a short history on the development of the company presented by Capitol Bancorp’s Director of Corporate Relations.

Capitol Bancorp’s Vice President of Bank Performance Analysis will introduce you to the basics of how a bank makes money and explore some of the measures to judge a bank's performance. In addition, this presentation will touch on ways in which de novo banks are unique and how you, as directors, can help bolster the bottom line.
Capitol Bancorp’s Bank Administration will review the Capitol Bancorp glossary of terms that will help you become more familiar with the common terms that are used in your board packet materials.

Director Orientation II: Facts of Lending Assists directors with the Capitol Bancorp loan process, loan reports and review.  This webinar is conducted by Capitol Bancorp’s Chief Credit Officer and Executive Vice President from First Carolina State Bank.

The facts of lending is an overview of the potential role that directors can have in the loan process, in addition to the following topics:

  • The 5 C’s of credit
  • The loan presentation template
  • Common acronyms and bank terminology

Director Orientation III: Risk Management Overview Provides important information on Capitol Bancorp’s role and the director’s role in the area of risk management. This webinar is conducted by Capitol Bancorp’s Director of Risk Management, VP/Corporate Auditor, VP/Corporate Loan Review Officer and VP/Corporate Compliance Officer.

The risk management overview discusses the important of having sound compliance in a bank as it relates to the following:

  • Federal compliance rating system
  • Community Reinvestment Act evaluations and ratings
  • Proactive measures for all directors
  • Five essential components of an effective internal control system
  • Internal controls and why we need them
  • How the audit process impacts the role of the director

All webinars are conducted via your computer and telephone and last approximately one hour. The webinar link and conference call number will be sent to you the day before the webinar with instructions to access the presentations materials, with the exception of the Director Orientation I notebook, which will be mailed to your designated location.