2017 Spring Training Course Descriptions

NEW: Leadership Workshop

**Register soon - Attendance is limited to 30 participants.
Breakfast and lunch will be included for this course.

CDC leaders’ debut workshop for leadership skill development, this 9:00am – 4:00pm session focuses on the many facets of leadership. Specifically designed for attendance by Presidents/CEOs, and rising leaders in CDCs, the session will bring attendees through a variety of exercises, brainstorming sessions, and reflections to make insightful revelations about what leadership means for each individual and his or her company. This workshop will include interactive groups, case studies, and relevant film/video excerpts. Activities to include: individual exercise on core values, what is your model of leadership; small group exercises on attributes that say leader; case study on peer groups, what works, what does not; working lunch to include film clips for reflection.

Led by Gazelles-certified coach and strategic consultant, Nancy K. Eberhardt, who assists CEOs, senior for-profit and nonprofit executives, entrepreneurs, and their Boards and leadership teams with achieving the breakthrough results they are committed to causing in their organizations, leaders can expect to apply the lessons of the workshop to their specific roles, roadblocks, and avenues of growth. Attendance will be limited to 30 participants to ensure everyone gets a strong ROI from the day’s activities.

OCRM: Impact of Reviews & Preparedness

“Change” is the constant in today’s SBA 504 lending world and your CDC needs to be prepared for what is expected from SBA OCRM’s review process. SMART reviews are not what they used to be and changes in the Administration are sure to bring about even further fluctuations within the examination arm of the agency. Board of Directors and CDC Managers will understand from the dialogue what is expected of each segment of management and oversight. Stay abreast of the changes and get ready by being the first to know!

This one day course is a “must” for the CDC Manager, Board of Directors, and staff responsible for compliance. CDCs who have upcoming or potential SBA OCRM reviews on the horizon and Managers wanting to understand the ongoing compliance landscape should attend. Real time updates and recently announced changes to OCRM review processes will be included. Designed to be interactive, participants are encouraged to ask questions throughout the course. You are aware of the “who” and the “what”. Participate and you will learn the “how” and the “why”. BE PROACTIVE, Not Reactive! Sign up for this course and learn what the agency expects of you!

PREREQUISITE: None

Navigating SOP 50 10

Do your palms start to sweat when you think about finding something in the SOP? Are you always relying on co-workers or industry colleagues to bail you out when you need an SOP citation to respond to that application screen-out? Well this NEW 2-day course could be your perfect solution! We provide a thorough review of the policies and procedures required to successfully originate, underwrite, and approve a SBA 504 loan. Critical training for loan officers, business development officers, credit analysts, and other CDC staff members who want to expand their knowledge of the intricacies of the 504 loan program and how to successfully deliver an approval for your prospects and clients. Includes extensive use of best practices and tips other CDCs successfully utilize.

Topics include:
SOP 50 10 - Section by Section Overview
Overview of CDC Operational Requirements
504 Loan Program Background / Authorities
Credit Standards
Business Eligibility Guidelines
Affiliation Requirements - UPDATED
Franchise Requirements - UPDATED
Project Eligibility Guidelines
Loan Structuring – Eligible Sources and Uses of Funds
Successful Use of Economic Development Objectives
504 Expansion Debt Refinance Program
504 Debt Refinancing Program - UPDATED
Change of Ownership Projects
National Register of Historic Places
Collateral, Appraisal and Environmental Policies
Application Processing & Loan Closing
Debenture Pricing & Funding Process

PREREQUISITE: “Introduction to SBA 504” or six-months’ experience in a substantive capacity (e.g., loan officer) for a CDC.

504 Loan Packaging

This OVERHAULED AND STREAMLINED one-day class – essential training for loan officers and loan processors – provides a thorough review of the loan application process from the first applicant meeting to the CDC’s internal approval and culminates with the SBA approval. Emphasis is placed on the forms and supporting documentation required for a successful SBA package. We’ll train you to collect the right information, accurately complete the required forms, and successfully interact with SBA for a loan approval. Includes extensive sharing of best practices and pointers from CDCs with the fastest Sacramento Loan Processing Center (SLPC) turn-around times in the country.

NEW Topics include:
Affiliation - required loan package documentation
504 Refinance – required loan package documentation
Navigating the franchise registry
Avoiding/Successfully Responding to screen-outs and denials
Preparing 327 amendments

Additional Topics include:
Applicant interview and initial application forms
Sources and Uses of Funds/Loan Structuring
Preparing the CDC Credit Memo
Pre-Application Review forms
SBA Form 1244
Detailed review of all required application exhibits
Preparing the Authorization for Debenture Guarantee
Using eTran

PREREQUISITE: “Introduction to SBA 504” or six-months’ experience in a substantive capacity (e.g., loan officer) for a CDC.

Credit Risk Institute

The innovative NADCO Credit Risk Institute will give new and experienced CDC credit analysts the “tools” needed to effectively analyze small business financial statements and underwrite SBA 504 loans. The Institute begins with an introduction to financial statements, needed for new analysts, and will progressively take students through the principles and concepts contained in the NADCO Credit Risk Institute Credit Analysis Model. These principles will be reinforced by intensive case studies. Upon successful completion of the Institute Course work, CDC analysts will receive the NADCO Credit Risk Institute Certification.

The Institute will be structured as follows:
Pre-course study:
Online Class: Introduction to Financial Statements
Online Class: Accounting Principles for Credit Analysts
Online Class: Cash Flow Analysis using Tax Returns

Four-day Class Session:
Online Class Review
The Credit Risk Institute Credit Analysis Model (illustrated using Cases):

Case Studies (applying the 504 Credit Analysis Model)
Review Case
Final exam

504 Loan Closing

This two-day course is a must for CDC staff and attorneys who are new to closing SBA 504 loans (or who need a refresher), as well as counsel who plan to participate in SBA’s Designated 504 Closing Counsel/Priority CDC program for expedited closings. This case-study focused course will cover the basics as well as practice tips related to the SBA Authorization for Debenture Guarantee (SBA 504 Loan) as well as submitting a complete closing package to SBA’s District Office. The course developed and offered by NADCO’s Attorney Advisory Council.

PREREQUISITE: None

**SBA is tracking the completion of education requirements by Designated 504 Closing Counsel, and NADCO reports to SBA the names of attorneys who attend and complete the "SBA 504 Loan Closing" and "SBA 504 Loan Closing Update" courses. Certificates of completion are only awarded to participants who attend the courses in their entirety.

Attorneys seeking CLE credit for attending this course should contact their state bar association to determine their state bar’s requirements and then complete the application process through their state.

NADCO is pleased to announce that it is a State Bar of California approved provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). NADCO’s SBA 504 Loan Closing two day training class is approved by the California State Bar for 13 Total Credit Hours including 1 Hour in Legal Ethics.

Basic Servicing

This one day course has been rewritten by a team of experts and provides a comprehensive overview of all of a CDC's servicing and portfolio management responsibilities, including monitoring the borrower's financial condition and maintaining tax filings, insurance, and security and collateral filings.

Topics include:
Keys to effective portfolio administration
Fundamental servicing responsibilities
Loan grading/classification
Reporting requirements
Routine servicing actions (including collateral release, assumptions)
Introduction to intensive servicing actions, delinquent and problem loans, collections and workouts

PREREQUISITE: Participants must have completed Introduction to SBA 504 or must have at least six month's substantive experience with 504 lending.

Advanced Servicing

This one day course has been rewritten by a team of experts and provides an in-depth, analytical study of servicing approaches. The ability to effectively manage complex portfolio issues extends far beyond the basic knowledge of policies and procedures and the ability to complete the right forms at the right time. Determining whether a borrower's request to substitute collateral is in the best interests of the CDC and SBA is challenging. Likewise, making sure you are using the correct approach to protect your CDC/SBA from significant loss in these changing times is crucial.

Topics include:
Optimize servicing functions
Servicing reporting systems that keep all parties informed
Evaluating collateral release, substitution and subordination requests
Evaluating requests for partial or complete changes of ownership
Detecting a potential problem loan before it becomes a problem
Balancing the interests of the borrower with those of the CDC/SBA
Managing a defaulted loan from start to finish
Working closely with Fresno/Little Rock Servicing Centers

PREREQUISITE: Participants must have completed NADCO’s 504 Basic Servicing.

Liquidation & Post Debenture Workouts

This 2-day course begins with the debenture purchase and does not include servicing. It is designed to expand and enhance the information contained in the recently introduced on-line series of Advanced Liquidation Modules. It includes lively interaction where CDC participants can pose various liquidation scenarios for discussion. Participants find this course invaluable in making new contacts. It includes in depth discussion on SBA Standard Operating Procedure 50-55 as it pertains to all liquidation activities. Also, learn litigation from a liquidation point of view including when to consider taking legal action to increase liquidation recoveries including assignment of loan documents back to a CDC for the purpose of litigation. Learn what SBA expects from a CDC as it relates liquidation and litigation activities from a regular CDC, an ACL CDC, to a PCLP CDC. The course will include in-depth discussions of SBA guidelines concerning the timing parameters of liquidation and how they affect liquidation. Guidance and discussion of documents needed for various liquidation/litigation actions including short sales, sale of notes, loan modifications and compromises. Class participants are encouraged to bring (or submit to NADCO beforehand) unusual or complicated liquidation cases for class discussion.

Topics include:
SBA’s updated Servicing and Liquidation Matrix
Post-debenture workout/modifications and their accounting
The complexities of note and loan sales
Short sales
SBA referral of borrowers to the Department of Treasury
Administrative Wage Garnishment as a collection tool

PREREQUISITE: "Introduction to SBA 504" or six-months’ substantive experience with SBA 504 lending.