Banking Academy at UC Berkeley
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River City Bank
Berkeley, CA, US
Summary
Participants will explore commercial banking careers through an educational program involving industry insights and case studies. They will analyze real-world loan requests and present their findings to senior bank managers.
Job Description
Description
Are you interested in finance, accounting, and economics? River City Bank will host a ten-week program called Banking Academy this January at UC Berkeley!
Banking Academy is a unique opportunity to explore commercial banking careers in an educational setting. At Banking Academy, you will discover how commercial banking impacts critical industries like clean energy project finance & commercial real estate. You will have the opportunity to complete a case study covering real-world loan requests and showcase your work to a panel of our senior managers. Let us show you the rewarding career and growth possibilities that exist in the business banking field.
Banking Academy at UC Berkeley will begin in January 2027. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.
Requirements
Banking Academy is for students pursuing a university degree and is usually undertaken during the second, third, or fourth year of study.
Specifically, candidates must have:
- Undergraduate major in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field with a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Please note that while the Bank screens and selects applicants for Banking Academy, selected participants are not "hired". Participants do not produce any tangible work for the Bank and are not employees of River City Bank. This is an unpaid educational program.
Additional Comments:
River City Bank is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. Individuals seeking employment or internships at River City Bank are considered without regards to ancestry, age, color, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran/military status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.
Note: River City Bank does not sponsor applicants for work visas.
For CA residents please read the Notice at Collection - California before applying.
Named one of Sacramento Business Journal’s “50 Fastest Growing Companies” for each of the past seven years, River City Bank is a leading boutique commercial bank throughout California with assets of over $6 billion. River City Bank offers a comprehensive suite of banking services, including loans, deposits and cash management tools to the business, consumer, and commercial real estate sectors. With tailored, concierge-like level of service River City Bank redefines the banking experience and every touch point that surrounds it. River City Bank is the largest, independent, locally owned and managed bank in the Sacramento region with an office in the San Francisco Bay Area and a presence in Southern California.
Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.
Founded
1973
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Banking
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Named one of Sacramento Business Journal’s “50 Fastest Growing Companies” for each of the past seven years, River City Bank is a leading boutique commercial bank throughout California with assets of over $6 billion. River City Bank offers a comprehensive suite of banking services, including loans, deposits and cash management tools to the business, consumer, and commercial real estate sectors. With tailored, concierge-like level of service River City Bank redefines the banking experience and every touch point that surrounds it. River City Bank is the largest, independent, locally owned and managed bank in the Sacramento region with an office in the San Francisco Bay Area and a presence in Southern California.
Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.
Founded
1973
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Banking
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
