Maintain the CSOP

Renewal Requirements

To maintain your Certified Securities Operations Professional (CSOP) in good standing, the following are required:

21 CE credits every three (3) years;

Adherence to the Professional Code of Ethics.

PLEASE NOTE: ABA will only offer the CSOP exam through December 2020. We will continue to support the CSOP certification for those who maintain the designation. Access to CE credits through webinars, quizzes, and ABA events will be available. We will also accept approved external CE credits from either other providers or internal bank training.

Pre-Approved ABA Options

The following ABA programs have been pre-approved for Certified Securities Operations Professional (CSOP) continuing education (CE) credits as indicated below:

Course Title	Credits
Certificate in Asset Management	8.00
Certificate in BSA and AML Compliance	2.25
Certificate in Compliance Essentials	1.25
Certificate in Core Concepts for Fiduciary Advisors	2.00
Certificate in Deposit Compliance for Compliance Professionals	1.75
Certificate in Fiduciary Principles and Ethics	1.50
Certificate in Integrated Wealth Planning and Advice	0.75
Certificate in Operational Risk Management	9.75
Certificate in Trust Administration	2.75
Digital Banker Certificate	0.75

Course Title

Credits

Certificate in Asset Management

8.00

Certificate in BSA and AML Compliance

2.25

Certificate in Compliance Essentials

1.25

Certificate in Core Concepts for Fiduciary Advisors

2.00

Certificate in Deposit Compliance for Compliance Professionals

1.75

Certificate in Fiduciary Principles and Ethics

1.50

Certificate in Integrated Wealth Planning and Advice

0.75

Certificate in Operational Risk Management

9.75

Certificate in Trust Administration

2.75

Digital Banker Certificate

0.75

Course Title	Credits
Account Acceptance and Termination	1.00
Applying Fiduciary Principles and Ethics	0.75
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Management	1.00
Banking Basics Suite	0.25
Banking Law and Referrals	1.00
BSA/AML: CIP Advanced	0.75
BSA/AML: Exempting Customers from CTR Reporting	0.50
BSA/AML Fundamentals	0.75
BSA/AML: Recordkeeping-Wires, Money Orders, and Other Challenges	0.50
BSA/AML: Reporting	0.50
BSA/AML: Risk Assessment and Customer Due Diligence	0.25
BSA/AML: SAR Reporting	1.00
BSA/AML: USA PATRIOT Act	0.50
Basic Characteristics of a Trust	1.00
Bond Selection and Analysis	1.00
Cybersecurity Management	1.25
Duties and Powers of the Trustee	1.00
Economics & Markets	1.00
Elements of an Operational Risk Management Program	1.00
Estate and Guardian Administration	1.00
Ethical Issues for Bankers	1.00
FDIC Insurance Coverage	1.00
Fiduciary Ethics	0.75
Fiduciary Law	1.00
Fundamentals of Alternative Investment Products	1.25
Incident Management and Resilience	1.25
Identity Theft Red Flags and Information Security	1.00
Introduction to Analyzing Financial Statements	3.75
Introduction to IRAs	0.75
Introduction to Investment Management	0.50
Introduction to Trust Administration	2.00
Investment Policy	1.00
Investment Products	1.25
Minimizing Fiduciary Risk and Litigation	1.00
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	0.50
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for Compliance Professionals	1.25
Operational Risk Model Management	1.50
Oversight and Management of Operational Risk	1.25
Payments and Settlements	1.00
Prudent Portfolio Management	1.00
Reserve Requirements for Depository Institutions (Reg D) for Compliance Professionals	0.75
Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA)	0.75
Risk and Control Self Assessment	1.25
Stock Selection and Analysis	1.00
Vendor Risk Management	1.25

Webinars

Browse Available Programs

Program Title	Credits
Managing Fintech Relationships, September 14, 2022	1.25

Annual Fee Dates

You will receive a notice to pay your annual fee by email in October of each year. The fee is due no later than January 31 of the following year.

*The fee notice will be sent to your Certification Manager account’s primary email. Please be sure your primary email is up to date on your dashboard. We also encourage you to add a back-up email in the space provided to ensure that we can stay in contact with you.

Maintain the CSOP

How to Submit Continuing Education (CE) Credit

Renewal Requirements

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