Handling Powers of Attorney In Depth

October 7, 2026
Live Webinar:
DateOct 7, 2026Duration90 minutes
12:00 PM PDT01:00 PM MDT
02:00 PM CDT03:00 PM EDT
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A power of attorney grants authority, but it also creates risk.

Know what to accept, what to question, and when to act. This webinar will give employees a step-by-step framework for handling powers of attorney, managing account access, recognizing termination events, and identifying warning signs of elder fraud and financial abuse.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS
  • Definitions and purpose
  • Statutory versus non-statutory POA
  • Dissecting the document to see what a POA enables the agent to do and not do
  • Do you have to take a POA?
  • When and how a POA can go on a trust, an IRA, and a business account
  • Which accounts are a hard “no” for POAs
  • Breakdown of the workflow surrounding POAs
  • Red flags for identification of fraud on POAs

BONUS MATERIALS

  •  New Accounts Handbook

WEBINAR DETAILS

When your accountholder legally designates an agent through a power of attorney, what does that mean for you? This presentation will be a step-by-step look at how to handle power of attorney from entry into the branches to placement on the accounts. Learn the critical dos and don’ts on using POAs on all types of accounts and ownership. Learn when POAs activate and when they terminate. And most importantly, how to watch for red flags when a power of attorney is being abused for elder fraud and other crimes.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • New accounts
  • Deposit operations
  • Deposit compliance
  • Training

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

  • Employee training log
  • Interactive quiz
  • PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
  • Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits

NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.

Presented By

Debbie CrawfordDeborah L. Crawford
Gettechnical Inc.
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