Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), FMVA

status: enrolling · checked 2026-10-08

Pricing page live on 2026-10-08 with two annual membership tiers; self-paced. source

CFI is a subscription library of finance certifications, with FMVA the best known, for roughly $350 to $850 a year. It suits analysts and career changers heading for FP&A, banking or credit roles who want structured Excel modeling practice. Turn off auto-renew when you sign up and do not expect employers to treat FMVA like a CFA.

The facts

Category	Breaking into finance tech
Website	corporatefinanceinstitute.com
Based	Remote · founded 2016
Format	online-self-paced
Programs	FMVA (Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst), CBCA, CMSA, BIDA, FPAP and other certifications under one membership
Length	FAQ: 'Most learners complete a certification in about 3 to 6 months, studying around 8 to 10 hours per week.' unknown
Tuition	$497 to $847 List prices per year: Self-Study $497, Full-Immersion $847; shown discounted to $347.90 and $592.90 on 2026-10-08. Memberships bill annually and auto-renew by default. verified
Financing	upfront Annual membership, auto-renew on by default per the pricing page. Exams need 80 percent to pass with unlimited retakes (FAQ). Refund policy not found on the pricing or FAQ pages.
Admission	open No prerequisites.
Stack	Excel, financial modeling, Power BI, SQL, Python (BIDA track)

Outcomes

no outcomes published

This program does not publish job-placement or salary outcomes. Treat any number you hear from admissions as unverifiable.

Interview-prep depth

our read of the published curriculum

0 / 5

data structures and algorithms0/3

system design0/3

mock interviews0/3

behavioral0/3

Finance and analytics curriculum, no engineering interview content.

Whatever the program covers, the interview itself is free to prepare for here: coding patterns, system design, practice prompts, company guides.

What a careful reader should know

on the record

Founded in 2016 by Tim Vipond and MDA Training per CFI's about page; FMVA launched 2017. The certifications are CFI's own, not regulator-recognised. Watch the auto-renew.

Sources (3)

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