Cannabis Lending Professional® Certification
The Cannabis Lending Professional® Certification helps banking professionals structure, underwrite, document, and manage credit relationships with cannabis-related businesses. This online certification is designed for lenders, credit officers, underwriters, portfolio managers, compliance leaders, fintechs, and service providers working with cannabis lending programs.
What does becoming CLP-certified mean?
CLP certification demonstrates that you understand how to evaluate cannabis-related credit opportunities, apply traditional credit principles in a cannabis context, assess collateral and insurance issues, structure loan and deposit agreements, and manage cannabis lending relationships with stronger documentation and oversight.
Structure cannabis loans more confidently
Understand loan types, collateral considerations, documentation needs, credit risk, insurance gaps, and legal remedies that can affect cannabis-related lending relationships.
Strengthen credit and risk judgment
Apply the 5 C’s of credit in a cannabis context while considering borrower operations, collateral, cash flow, compliance posture, market conditions, and regulatory exposure.
Build safer cannabis lending programs
Use practical education on agreements, receiverships, insurance, program positioning, and CRB marketing to support responsible growth and examiner-ready lending practices.
Cannabis lending training for real-world credit decisions
CLP is designed for professionals who structure, underwrite, document, manage, or support cannabis-related credit relationships and need practical cannabis lending education that connects credit risk, collateral, compliance, insurance, agreements, and recovery strategies.
CLP certification curriculum
The CLP certification includes the courses below, designed to help professionals build a practical cannabis lending foundation from program design and underwriting through agreements, collateral, insurance, receiverships, and marketing.
- How to Build and Maintain a Smart Cannabis Lending Program
- Types of Cannabis Loans and the Collateral Needed to Secure Them
- Demystifying Cannabis Insurance: The Missing Risk Layer in Cannabis Banking
- The 5 C’s of Cannabis Lending and Credit Risk
- Cannabis Lending as a Competitive Advantage
- Cannabis Receiverships and Recovery
- Tailoring Deposit and Loan Agreements with High-Risk CRBs
- Marketing Your CRB Program Publicly
Who should pursue CLP?
CLP is intended for professionals involved in cannabis lending decisions, credit documentation, portfolio management, risk review, underwriting, loan agreements, collateral review, or lending program development.
- Cannabis lenders, commercial lenders, and relationship managers
- Credit officers, underwriters, and portfolio managers
- BSA/AML, compliance, risk, and audit professionals supporting cannabis credit
- Operations, treasury, payments, and cannabis program leaders
- Fintechs, attorneys, accountants, consultants, insurance professionals, and vendors supporting cannabis lending programs
How the online certification works
Students complete online course modules, review handouts, and complete brief quizzes. A passing score of 80% is required for quiz completion, and the certificate is good for two years from issuance.
- Online training designed for busy schedules
- Video modules and supporting handouts
- Brief quizzes to reinforce learning
- Ability to start, stop, and resume at your convenience
- Two-year certification period with simple renewal
CLP Certification FAQ
Is CLP only for lenders?
No. CLP is especially useful for cannabis lenders, credit officers, underwriters, and portfolio managers, but it can also support compliance teams, risk professionals, attorneys, accountants, insurance professionals, consultants, fintechs, and vendors involved in cannabis lending.
Can I complete the CLP certification online?
Yes. CLP is delivered online through ACB’s learning platform with video modules, handouts, and quizzes that can be completed on your schedule.
What score is required to complete the certification?
Each class includes a brief quiz, and students need an 80% score for successful completion.
How long is the certification valid?
The CLP certificate is good for two years from the date of issuance. Renewal is designed to be straightforward and may include updated or revised elements added since your original certification.
Can I request an invoice?
Yes. Use ACB’s invoice request page if you or your organization prefers to pay by invoice instead of immediate online checkout.
Build a safer, smarter cannabis lending program.
Strengthen your expertise in cannabis loan programs, collateral, insurance, credit risk, receiverships, loan agreements, deposit agreements, and CRB lending strategy.