ACB Financial Institution Membership for Banks and Credit Unions
Equip your entire institution with cannabis banking education, certifications, compliance resources, webinar access, High 5 briefings, CRB standards, and practical tools designed for banks and credit unions serving the legal cannabis industry.
What your institution gets
FI Membership is designed for banks and credit unions that need consistent, institution-wide cannabis banking training across leadership, compliance, operations, treasury, lending, and front-line teams.
Institution-wide cannabis banking training
Support internal consistency with education for compliance teams, cannabis banking staff, operations personnel, executives, and board-facing leaders.
Certifications and continuing education
Provide access to ACB certifications, live webinars, on-demand classes, onboarding modules, and practical updates relevant to cannabis-related business banking.
Resources, standards, and practical tools
Access High 5 compliance briefings, CRB standards, research highlights, checklists, and other materials that help institutions operate with greater confidence.
Why banks and credit unions choose FI Membership
Cannabis banking is a team sport. ACB Financial Institution Membership helps create shared knowledge across your organization so your teams can better understand cannabis-related businesses, compliance expectations, onboarding, due diligence, payments, lending, and ongoing relationship management.
What’s included with FI Membership
- Cannabis Banking Professional (CBP®)
- Advanced Cannabis Banking Professional (CBPA®)
- Cannabis Risk Specialist (CRS®)
- Cannabis Lending Professional (CLP®)
- Onboarding modules for cannabis bankers
- Live and on-demand webinars
- C-suite and executive training resources
- High 5 compliance briefings
- Discounts for the Cannabis Banking eXperience (CBX®)
How ACB helps train both bankers and CRBs
FI Membership supports stronger relationships between financial institutions and cannabis-related businesses by helping both sides understand banking expectations, documentation needs, risk awareness, operational basics, and the importance of safe, professional financial practices.
- Education for bankers serving CRBs
- Business and banking standards for cannabis operators
- Practical compliance and operational guidance
- Research highlights and evolving industry perspectives
Who FI Membership is best for
This membership is ideal for institutions that want more than a single-user license and need a dependable cannabis banking education platform for multiple stakeholders.
Community banks
Perfect for banks building or refining cannabis banking programs and training multiple departments at once.
Credit unions
Useful for credit unions serving cannabis-related businesses and needing structured education for staff and leadership.
Cannabis banking teams
Helpful for compliance, operations, treasury, lending, risk, and executive teams that need a common language and shared resource base.
Financial Institution Membership FAQ
Is FI Membership only for institutions already banking cannabis businesses?
No. It is also valuable for banks and credit unions that are evaluating cannabis banking, building internal knowledge, or preparing leadership and compliance teams for future decisions.
Does FI Membership include cannabis banking certifications?
Yes. FI Membership includes access to ACB’s core cannabis banking education and certification offerings, including foundational and advanced learning pathways.
Can multiple staff members use the FI Membership resources?
Yes. FI Membership is designed as an institution-focused option, making it much more suitable than an individual membership for organizations training multiple employees.
What kinds of topics are covered?
Topics include cannabis banking compliance, onboarding, due diligence, monitoring, payments, lending, risk management, executive education, and CRB best practices.
Can we pay by invoice?
Yes. Institutions that prefer invoicing can request that option directly from ACB, making the membership easier to process through internal purchasing and accounting workflows.
Give your institution the cannabis banking education and tools it needs to serve the market with greater confidence.
ACB Financial Institution Membership helps banks and credit unions strengthen cannabis banking knowledge, train staff, support leaders, and access practical tools built for the realities of this evolving market.