WBA Performing Commercial Evaluations Workshop
This new workshop will be presented virtually, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude by 4:00 p.m.
About the workshop:
Learn or improve your ability to perform Commercial Evaluations by attending the Performing Commercial Evaluations 6-hour course. Tailored specifically for internal bank members responsible for reviewing or conducting commercial evaluations, this course provides a robust framework for mastering the intricacies of property evaluation.
What You’ll Learn:
- Identifying the Subject Property: Gain the skills to accurately identify and characterize the subject property, ensuring precise and relevant evaluations.
- Lease Analysis: Dive deep into the world of leases, exploring key terminologies and various lease types. Understand the nuances that impact property value and financial performance.
- Office Building Case Study: Apply your knowledge in a practical, real-world scenario with an in-depth case study of an office building. This hands-on exercise reinforces learning and boosts confidence in conducting evaluations.
Who Should Attend:
- Internal bank members involved in performing internal evaluations
- Internal bank members involved in commercial property reviews (evaluations and/or appraisals)
- Bank staff looking to enhance their evaluation skills
By the end of this course, attendees will have a thorough understanding of the data required and the steps involved in performing accurate and reliable internal Evaluations on commercial properties.
Enhance your professional skills and ensure your evaluations meet the regulatory standards with Performing Commercial Evaluations.
Speaker:
Cheryl Bonnaffons Bella, MAI, AI-GRS, AQB Certified USPAP Instructor, is a certified appraiser that actively works in the banking industry as an appraisal compliance consultant. She established and managed appraisal departments for a variety of financial institutions and now consults with banks around the nation on appraisal regulatory compliance, department structure, and policy and procedure development.
Her financial institution experience includes serving as Vice President of Bank One Corporation, Appraisal Manager at Hancock Bank, and Vice President of First Commerce Corporation. She participated in due diligence analysis as part of bank acquisitions, wrote Corporate-wide appraisal policy and procedures, and authored lender training classes and manuals. Cheryl also authored and instructed annual banking compliance seminars for various state banking associations, individual financial institutions, and teaches a variety of appraisal and real estate agent seminars and webinars, including presentations for the Appraisal Institute and American Society of Appraisals national conferences. For Risk Management Association (RMA), Cheryl teaches the Understanding and Interpreting Real Estate appraisals and annually participates in Chief Appraiser Roundtables.
Cheryl has served in various positions in the Appraisal Institute at the state and regional levels and was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. In 2014 Cheryl participated in the development of an appraisal management and compliance program that allows banks to manage their appraisal process in-house, a system where they maintain control of decision making and data. Cheryl serves as Chief Compliance officer for this risk management program, FICRAS (Financial Institution Complete Risk Aversion Solution), which is used by banks across the nation.
As a private contractor, she seeks educational opportunities to learn from and instruct lenders, real estate agents and appraisers on appraisal related issues, including regulatory, appraisal theory, and appraisal practices.
Registration:
The registration fee of $245/attendee includes program registration, instruction, and materials.
Registration for livestream access provides one connection for the individual who is registered. Additional attendees from the bank who also would like to attend and receive materials should register separately. Each individual virtual attendee can request a verification of attendance upon completion of the program (whether attending live during the livestream or watching the on-demand recording). The recording will be available for 30 days following the live presentation as an on-demand recording.
