Bank of Forest is pleased to announce that Vic Prather, Sr. Vice President at Bank of Forest in Forest, has successfully completed Community Banker University’s Certified Community Bank Compliance Officer Certification Program and has earned the professional designation Certified Community Bank Compliance Officer - CCBCO. Community Banker University, the education division of the Independent Community Bankers of America, offers nine certification programs, which are accredited by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
To earn certification, Prather, attended the recent ICBA Compliance Institutes and successfully completed five certification examinations covering the fundamental concepts of banking regulations and their applications.
“With this CCBCO certification Vic has demonstrated a mastery of key banking concepts for professional development and to contribute to helping the Bank of Forest achieve its business goals and objectives,” said ICBA Group Executive Vice President Lindsay LaNore. “I commend Vic on reaching this milestone in pursuit of lifelong learning.”
Additionally, Vic is a Certified Banking Information Security Officer (CBISO), Certified Banking Vendor Manager (CBVM) and a 2018 participant in the Jackson Division FBI Citizens Academy.