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The Certified Corporate Trust Professional™ is a certification for professionals working in Corporate Trust activities in the public and private sectors.

Requirements

  • Complete an approved study program
  • Complete the CCTP™ application
  • Submit a Letter of Recommendation
  • Agree and sign the CCTP™ Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct Standards
  • Pay the CCTP™ exam fee
  • Pass the CCTP™ exam

Qualifications

  • Three years of industry experience and a four-year degree from an accredited college or university OR
  • Five years of industry experience OR
  • An equivalency exemption from the CCTP™ Board of Standards

*other industry certification holders in good standing may be considered

Why CCTP™?

Every CCTP™ possesses:

  • A broad understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a corporate trustee including specific knowledge of their fiduciary obligations
  • A thorough knowledge of the types of financial instruments which corporate trust departments most often deal with from U.S. government obligations to municipal bonds to mortgage-backed securities, and the differences between them
  • A detailed knowledge of the Trust Indenture Act and other securities laws which apply specifically, to your work
  • An understanding of risk management, including the most common errors and omissions and ways to reduce them
  • A broad knowledge of standard account policies and procedures used in the field.
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