CBP - Certified Banking Professional Professional Ethics in Banking Questions and Answers

Question 1

A loan officer's sibling is a principal in a startup applying for a significant business loan at the bank.
The loan officer is on the committee that will review the application.
What is the most appropriate ethical action for the loan officer to take?

Accepted Answer

Disclose the relationship to the committee and recuse themselves from the decision-making process.

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Review the application objectively without disclosing the relationship to avoid perceived bias.

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Advocate strongly for the loan's approval to support their family.

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Suggest their sibling apply at a different bank to avoid any issues.

Question 2

Which of the following is a classic example of a breach of client confidentiality in a banking context?

Accepted Answer

A bank teller discusses a well-known client's large cash withdrawal with a family member.

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A bank analyst uses publicly available financial reports to recommend a stock to a client.

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A marketing employee creates an advertisement based on the bank's publicly announced quarterly earnings.

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A corporate loan officer purchases shares of a client's company after learning it is about to be acquired.

Question 3

A small business owner applies for a commercial loan. The bank manager states that the loan will only be approved if the owner also purchases a specific credit insurance product from the bank. This practice is an example of what unethical and often illegal action?

Accepted Answer

Tied selling

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Relationship pricing

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Upselling

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Fiduciary advising

Question 4

In the context of banking, a fiduciary duty is an ethical and legal obligation that requires an employee, particularly in wealth management or trust services, to act primarily in the best interest of which party?

Accepted Answer

The client

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The bank's shareholders

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The bank's regulators

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The employee's direct supervisor

Question 5

Which of the following actions by a bank employee is a violation related to material, non-public information (MNPI)?

Accepted Answer

Telling a friend to buy stock in a publicly-traded client company because the banker knows it will announce unexpectedly high earnings next week.

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Recommending the bank's own mutual fund to a client after reviewing its public prospectus.

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Using a client's publicly filed annual report to analyze their creditworthiness for a loan.

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Noticing that a local restaurant is very busy and deciding to buy stock in its parent company.

Question 6

A bank's internal Code of Conduct is the primary document that establishes rules and guidelines for employees. Which of the following topics is most likely to be explicitly covered in this code?

Accepted Answer

Policies on accepting gifts from clients and reporting potential conflicts of interest.

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The specific interest rates for new mortgage products.

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The bank's annual strategic marketing objectives.

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Step-by-step procedures for opening a new checking account.

A loan officer's sibling is a principal in a startup applying for a significant business loan at the bank.The loan officer is on the committee that will review the application.What is the most appropriate ethical action for the loan officer to take?

A loan officer's sibling is a principal in a startup applying for a significant business loan at the bank.
The loan officer is on the committee that will review the application.
What is the most appropriate ethical action for the loan officer to take?