The Banking and Investment Association
Spartan Fund
As part of San Jose State University’s Lucas College of Business and sponsored by Forest Systems, Inc., the student-managed investment fund provides students with hands-on learning and experiences in evaluating financial assets through market, industry, and corporate analysis.
With an initial $50,000 provided by our sponsor, undergraduate students are assigned and responsible for industries that are composed in the S&P 500 under the Global Industry Classification Standard.
Mortgage Banking Certificate (Spring 2025)
The Mortgage Banking Certificate is organized by Star One Credit Union and the Center for Banking and Financial Services at San Jose State University. The certificate is a program that exposes participants to residential real estate mortgage analysis, underwriting, and approval.
The Mortgage Banking Certificate is taught by Star One’s managers and executives and is organized in three 90-minute sessions, with a final team competition where the best performing team is rewarded with scholarships. In addition to the technical skills acquired in the program, participants learn about careers in banking and benefit from valuable networking opportunities.
Avidbank Game Competition (Spring 2025)
The Avidbank Game Competition is organized by Avidbank and the Center for Banking and Financial Services. The competition's objective is to expose students to the practice of commercial banking through the opportunity to compete to answer bank-related questions, network, and interview with Avidbank managers/executives. The Avidbank Game Competition will be hosted in a single two hour session in which the winning students will be rewarded with scholarships.
Equity Competition and Conference
Organized by the Center for Banking and Financial Services, BIA, and the Silicon Valley Fund, the Equity Competition and Conference is designed to expose participants to equity research, valuation, and decision making (buy, hold, or sell). Competition participants are mentored by investment and valuation professionals, with a final team competition where the best performing team is awarded a trophy. In addition to the technical skills acquired in the program, participants learn about careers in investment through valuable networking opportunities. Please see the information flyer for more details.
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