I've been compiling resources as I study for my Banking Exam certification and figured I'd share what I've found. All free unless noted.
Practice Tests:
- PracticeTestGeeks — most comprehensive collection I've found, good question explanations, covers Banking Exam, CBP - Certified Banking Professional, and CBT - Certified Bank Teller. Free.
- Official practice materials from the certifying body — usually 1 free sample exam, worth doing even though it's short
Study Materials:
- The official Banking exam handbook / candidate guide (PDF, free from the certifying body's website)
- YouTube — search for "Banking exam prep" — there are surprisingly good free video reviews for most banking certifications
- Reddit r/certifications — people post their exam experiences and tips regularly
Paid (worth it if budget allows):
- Official study guides run $30-80 for most banking certifications — worth it if your exam has lots of specific factual content
- Some certifying bodies offer prep courses — check if your employer covers it (many do for required certifications)
What resources have others found useful for banking exams? I'll add them to this list.
Great list. I'd add: LinkedIn Learning has some banking-related courses that overlap with cert content, and if you have a library card many libraries give free access to it. Also check if your local library has access to O'Reilly or similar — tons of technical content there.
The official candidate guide is something a lot of people skip but it literally tells you the topic weighting and domain breakdown. It's the roadmap for your study plan. Never skip it.
For Banking Exam specifically, I found the PracticeTestGeeks explanations were detailed enough that I didn't need to buy a separate study guide. The combination of doing the practice questions + reading every explanation (for both right and wrong answers) covered most of the content I needed.
Quick update for anyone tracking their progress on here. I sat down for a full PTG practice run this weekend and pulled a 84%, which honestly shocked me a little because two weeks ago I was barely scraping 60. The question explanations are what did it for me. I wasn't just memorizing answers, I actually started understanding why I got stuff wrong, and that's where the jump came from.
I'm planning to book the real CBP exam for early July, so I've got a few more weeks to keep grinding. My weak spot is still the compliance and regulations section, so that's where most of my time is going now. If you're just starting out, don't stress the early low scores. They climb fast once it clicks.
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