SFNet Event List

Plan to join us at the premier gathering of secured finance professionals, SFNet's 82nd Annual Convention, November 10-11, 2026 in Chicago.

Through practical examples, you’ll develop a repeatable approach for identifying red flags, understanding liquidation assumptions, and turning appraisal results into defensible credit decisions. Whether underwriting a new facility, renewing an existing loan, or navigating a workout, you’ll leave better equipped to understand what the appraisal really means for your deal.

You’ll leave with a repeatable, cross-functional negotiation playbook and a shared language that helps your team protect economics, manage risk, strengthen client relationships, and move deals forward with confidence.

Ideal for both emerging and experienced business development professionals looking to strengthen relationships, create new opportunities, and take a more strategic approach to growing their book of business.

ABL Loan Documentation is suitable for anyone responsible for directly or indirectly managing risk and interested in how relationships are properly memorialized and governed.

Our Financial Statement Analysis course provides participants with insight and knowledge to aid in effectively analyzing financial statements and testing key financial ratios against standardized benchmarks.

Introduction to Secured Finance (6 CLE credits) is designed for legal professionals and service providers working with lenders, borrowers, and finance providers engaged with asset-based lending and factoring transactions.

Learn what it takes to become a trusted advisor by understanding the key traits of trust, the behaviors that build (and break) it, and practical tools you can apply right away.

Our Asset-Based Capital Conference is the premier conference for professionals engaged in asset-based and middle-market leveraged lending.

If you're new to commercial lending or private equity, this course gives you the real-world frameworks and industry best practices to start making confident decisions from day one.

Field Exam Level 1 is the course to gain knowledge needed to effectively evaluate collateral and reporting of a borrower or prospective borrower. It has proven to be invaluable across every department, regardless of job title.

Our Supply Chain Finance Conference is designed for industry leaders, practitioners, and stakeholders seeking the latest insights into the opportunities and challenges at the convergence of ABL, factoring and supply chain finance.

Advance your skills through a hands-on case study experience Who Should Attend: This program is designed for professionals with 3+ years of experience in underwriting, portfolio management, or risk management in secured lending. Participants should have completed Underwriting Level 1 or possess a strong foundation in credit and underwriting principles.

The inaugural SFNet Secured Finance Mexico Summit is a premier forum focused on asset-based lending and factoring, cross-border financing, and U.S.-Mexico trade and supply chain finance opportunities.

Financial Statements Level 2 builds on core accounting fundamentals to equip secured finance professionals with advanced tools for credit analysis, cash flow evaluation, and risk identification. Through real-world case studies and lender-focused frameworks, participants learn how to assess earnings quality, interpret cash flow sustainability, analyze ratios, and identify early warning signals that impact credit decisions.

ABL Portfolio Management Level 1 is open to participants of all experiences who are interested in understanding the fundamentals of collateral and relationship management.

SFNet's Emerging Leaders Summit is where the next generation of secured finance professionals comes together to connect, learn and grow.

The Independent Finance Roundtable is a forum for senior executives from non-bank, lender SFNet member companies to exchange perspectives, sharpen strategies, and engage in candid conversations around the forces shaping the lending landscape.

Field Exam Level 2 is a 3-day immersion into the human nature of financial abuse and fraud and finishes with two interesting case studies for the participants to discuss.

If you're new to commercial lending or private equity, this course gives you the real-world frameworks and industry best practices to start making confident decisions from day one.