CRCM study plan
CRCM · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Deposit Products and Services & Compliance Management and Regulatory Environment
Map each core deposit regulation (Reg DD, Reg CC, Reg D, Reg E, FDIC insurance rules) to its disclosure trigger, delivery timing, and retention requirement
Outline a compliance management system covering board oversight, policies, training, monitoring, audit, and complaint handling
Compute funds-availability schedules for 10 check-deposit scenarios using Reg CC hold and exception rules
Draft a one-page deposit disclosure event timeline from account opening through change-in-terms and renewal
Your checkpoint
A regulation-to-trigger matrix covering 12 deposit rules plus a 25-question self-test scored at 80% or better
Deposit Products and Services & Compliance Management and Regulatory Environment
Classify 15 overdraft and NSF scenarios as compliant or deficient against Reg DD, the Reg E opt-in, and UDAAP standards
Trace Reg E error-resolution timelines (10 business days, provisional credit, 45- and 90-day extensions) across dispute fact patterns
Apply FDIC deposit insurance limits to 10 ownership-category scenarios including joint, POD, revocable trust, and retirement accounts
Write a complaint-response memo for a fee dispute that names the rule, the consumer-harm risk, and the remediation
Your checkpoint
A decision log for 15 overdraft and error-resolution cases, each with a regulatory citation, scored against an answer key
Loan Products and Services
Diagram the TRID disclosure sequence from application to consummation, including the 3-business-day and 7-business-day waiting periods
Calculate APR, finance charge, and tolerance-cure amounts for 8 closed-end consumer loans
Apply Reg B adverse-action and notification requirements to 10 credit decisions, including counteroffers
Determine flood insurance and appraisal obligations for 6 collateral scenarios
Map HMDA reportable data fields and the LAR entries triggered by each loan type
Your checkpoint
A loan-file audit checklist spanning Reg Z, Reg B, RESPA, flood, and HMDA, completed against 3 sample files
Loan Products and Services & Compliance Management and Regulatory Environment
Distinguish disparate treatment from disparate impact across pricing, steering, and redlining fact patterns
Apply SCRA, Military Lending Act, and ECOA spousal-signature rules to 10 borrower scenarios
Explain how insider-lending limits and commercial credit risk intersect with consumer compliance obligations
Convert a loan-file finding into a root cause, corrective action, and validation test in an issue-tracking log
Your checkpoint
A timed 50-question practice set on Domains 1, 2, and 5 scored at 75% or better, with a written remediation note for every miss
Marketing and Advertising
Screen 12 ad samples across print, web, email, and social channels against UDAAP, Reg Z advertising, Reg DD trigger terms, and deposit-insurance misrepresentation rules
Identify required disclosures for HELOC and closed-end credit advertising, including trigger-term and actual-terms requirements
Map TCPA consent, CAN-SPAM, and telemarketing rules onto a loan-solicitation campaign workflow
Apply FCRA pre-screened solicitation requirements (firm offer, opt-out notice, permissible purpose) to a direct-mail campaign
Your checkpoint
A redline of three mock advertisements, with every deficiency cited to its regulation and a corrected version attached
Specific Financial Products and Services (e.g., trust, insurance, securities)
Differentiate fiduciary duties, Reg 9, and ERISA obligations across trust and retirement account types
Apply GLBA privacy notice, opt-out, and safeguarding requirements to a third-party data-sharing scenario
Classify securities, insurance, and annuity products by the licensing, disclosure, and suitability regime governing each
Evaluate bank referral and networking arrangements against Reg R and the broker-dealer exceptions
Outline identity-theft red-flag procedures under Reg S-ID for a new-account opening workflow
Your checkpoint
A two-page product-to-regulation reference table covering trust, insurance, annuities, securities, and privacy
Deposit Products and Services & Loan Products and Services & Marketing and Advertising & Specific Financial Products and Services (e.g., trust, insurance, securities) & Compliance Management and Regulatory Environment
Solve 20 cross-domain vignettes that each require naming two or more applicable regulations
Re-teach your three weakest sub-topics in written teach-back summaries with no notes
Rebuild your regulation index into a decision tree that answers which rule applies first
Re-attempt every previously missed question type from your running error log
Your checkpoint
A weak-spot dossier tracking at least 30 misses, each re-answered correctly and cited to its source
Deposit Products and Services & Loan Products and Services & Marketing and Advertising & Specific Financial Products and Services (e.g., trust, insurance, securities) & Compliance Management and Regulatory Environment
Complete two full-length timed practice exams under exam-day conditions
Drill rapid recall on timing thresholds, dollar limits, and notice periods
Rehearse exam-day logistics including scheduling, identification, breaks, and question-pacing benchmarks
Write a one-page numbers-and-deadlines sheet from memory, then verify each entry against source material
Your checkpoint
Two full-length practice scores at 80% or better plus a verified 20-item numbers-and-deadlines sheet at 95% accuracy
Milestones
Week 2: Can state the disclosure trigger and timing for any deposit regulation without notes, and score 80%+ on the 25-question deposit self-test
Week 4: Score 75%+ on the timed 50-question set covering Domains 1, 2, and 5, with every miss converted to a written remediation item
Week 6: Explain the governing regime for any trust, insurance, annuity, or securities product in under 60 seconds, and pass a self-quiz on GLBA and Reg R exceptions
Week 8: Two consecutive full-length practice exams at 80%+ with no domain below 70%, and the numbers-and-deadlines sheet reproduced from memory