Edcomm’s Banker’s Academy Courses Accredited by the State of Maine

New York, NY, November 09, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Seven courses on Lending, Mortgage Fraud and other banking compliance topics from Edcomm's Banker's Academy were recently certified by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation for the State of Maine. As with all of The Edcomm Group’s eLearning programs, these accredited courses are offered with Banker's Academy's own Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®, for hosting and maintenance.

All of these courses are computer-based, distance learning programs, which can be delivered via Internet, Intranet or CD. They teach banking compliance, using easy-to-understand language in an interactive, self-paced format. Participants learn from their own perspective, with a curriculum customized to their positions. Included in this selection of courses via Maine.gov, students may learn about Fair Lending, HMDA, Flood regulations, Truth in Lending, RESPA, Mortgage Fraud Prevention and Elder Financial Abuse, among other key learning points specific to lending and banking compliance.

Learning Link®, Edcomm’s full-featured learning management system, has an open architecture that builds on industry-standard SCORM and AICC compliance, but adds features and capabilities far beyond any competing products. Learning Link® maintains a complete record of every learning and administrative activity and offers a wide variety of customizable, real-time reports available both onscreen and in CSV formats for download and integration into any HR system. Learning Link’s servers have been issued a SAS-70 attesting to the quality of their security, business continuity and performance.

For more information about programs like these, or to find out how The Edcomm Group can customize any training program, log onto www.bankersacademy.com or call 888-433-2666.

Maine’s Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (http://www.maine.gov/pfr/consumercredit/loanofficered/approved.htm) protects consumers through its licensing, examining and auditing activities, by conducting programs aimed at increasing voluntary compliance with State laws, investigating possible violations of law and undertaking enforcement actions. The Department’s mission is to protect the citizens of Maine through the regulation of State-chartered financial institutions, the insurance industry, grantors of consumer credit, the securities industry and numerous professions and occupations providing services to the public.

The Edcomm Group is a 20-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share - providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group has had the privilege of assisting many distinguished clients with business solutions in the form of eLearning programs, classroom instruction, multimedia production and online and print based documentation. Edcomm's Banker's Academy offers many off-the-shelf and customized courses such as Teller Training, Compliance Training and Systems Training specifically designed for Banks, Credit Unions and Money Services Businesses (MSBs).

The Edcomm Group (www.edcomm.com) (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

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