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ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

For university and college educators involved in their institution’s business and finance curriculum

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WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME A MEMBER?With membership in RMA, our academic members benefit from the member-driven resources and industry information essential for grooming the next generation of bankers. Academic membership provides the tools you need to help young people build a brighter future.

Academic members are tenured and non-tenured full-time and part-time professors who are primarily employed by non-profit colleges and universities in North America at the undergraduate or graduate levels, who are engaged in research, scholarship and/or teaching in the fields of business (including accounting and finance); economics; statistics; and/or any other subject related to financial services or risk management. Individuals who are adjunct faculty members employed by colleges and universities in North America are not eligible for academic membership but may qualify for professional membership. For purposes of academic membership, an adjunct faculty member is a part-time professor who primarily is engaged in an outside employment other than research, scholarship or teaching at a college or university; examples include, CPAs, consultants, attorneys.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Be the first to know when opportunities are available to your students. Receive scholarship application information and much more.

• Access RMA’s Study Packs. Download compilations of articles focused on critical issues in credit risk, operational risk, and market risk.

• Integrate free Web seminars into your classes. Access and utilize RMA’s Banking 101 series to educate your students on banking topics such as:

– The History of Banking

– Understanding Bank Products and Services

– Payments, Processing, and Bank Accounting

– Understanding Bank Financial Reports

– Banking Regulation, Supervision, and Examination

– Organization of a Commercial Bank

• Receive a subscription to The RMA Journal® and stay up to date on important topics in banking.

• Participate in the RMA Xchange—an exclusive online community where RMA members can engage in real-time discussions and share information with other members.

• Receive invitations to local chapter events and expose students to potential future employers.

OTHER BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Discounts – Discounts on a variety of RMA events, training, products, and services.

• Surveys and Studies – RMA undertakes several timely and thought leading studies and surveys, such as the Risk Appetite Survey.

• Regulatory Update – Periodic e-newsletter offering the latest regulatory updates.

• Basel Response – Guidance on managing the impact and implications of Basel III.

• Regulatory Bulletin – Updated with timely information issued by regulators; consisting of the following sections:

– Washington Wrap-up – Commentary and analysis on current regulatory and legislative initiatives.

– The Dodd-Frank Resource Center – Full text of the Dodd Frank Act, an Executive Summary of the Dodd-Frank Act, a list of NPRs implementing the provisions of the Dodd Frank Act, as well as white papers, analysis, comment letters, and other information.

– The Consumer Affairs Center – Information relating to CFPB rulemaking and enforcement.

– The Regulatory Environment – Policy statements, regulations, and guidance issued by the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Board, OCC, FDIC, OFR, and FSOC, as well as information relating to the Basel regulatory framework.

– Research, Advocacy, and Policy – Comment letters, white papers, studies, analysis, and other resources designed to help risk managers navigate the increasingly complex regulatory landscape.

• Online Credit and Lending Dictionary – Definitions of commonly used words and terms including Federal Reserve regulations and relevant legal and documentation concepts.

• Access to local chapter network meetings and events.

• Career development/leadership and networking opportunities.

ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONINDIVIDUAL INFORMATION (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)

ANNUAL DUES: FREE

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Join RMA by sending this application to: RMA Member Services, 1801 Market Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103, scan and email to member@rmahq.org or fax to 215-446-4100. Questions? Call 800-677-7621.

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YOUR RMA ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIP IS FREE! You read that right! We will contact you each year to ensure that you wish to renew your membership, but you will not be sent an invoice.

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As an RMA academic member, you play an important role in ensuring that the financial services industry has a strong talent pool from which to draw. You provide young people with the resources they need to build a brighter future and your membership gives you the tools you need to do that. These resources include free Web seminars that you can integrate into your classes, valuable information to share with students about our scholarship opportunities and how to apply, and a wealth of material that your students can use for research and assignments with a student membership.

Spread the word to your colleagues about free academic membership and to your students about free student membership and scholarship opportunities. Visit www.rmahq.org/academic-program. We appreciate your support in grooming the next generation of financial professionals.