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August 14, 2018

FinCEN, de-risking headline today's BSA seminar; ERM, fraud trends at risk

S. Lyon at BSA Seminar
NAFCU Senior Regulatory Compliance Counsel Stephanie Lyon details the role of a BSA officer and organizational training to BSA Seminar attendees Monday. (Photo by Tim Mosholder)

NAFCU's Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Risk Management Seminars continue today with detailed sessions to help attendees delve deeper into compliance and risk issues. More than 300 credit union representatives are in Denver this week attending the seminars and learning how to keep their institutions compliant.

BSA Seminar

Today's BSA agenda begins with a session to help credit unions draft a suspicious activity report (SAR) narrative, including key words to use, how to order information and how to conduct quality control. Attendees will then learn about transaction monitoring systems followed by a session on cultivating a positive BSA culture of compliance.

In the afternoon, NAFCU Senior Regulatory Compliance Counsel Stephanie Lyon will detail the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) customer due diligence (CDD) rule and what credit unions need for compliance. Attendees will also learn about de-risking high risk accounts, and get an update from FinCEN's Senior Liaison Office Thomas Lawler followed by a Q&A session.

BSA Seminar attendees
Monday, BSA sessions gave attendees a solid understanding of the law, and also learned about elder abuse, suspicious activity reports (SARs) and currency transaction reports (CTRs). At Risk Management , attendees learned about the top 35 risks across seven NCUA factors and general techniques to identify and address risk. (Photo by Tim Mosholder)

Risk Management Seminar

Attendees will begin today's risk management sessions with one focused on enterprise risk management (ERM), including how to get executive buy-in and related NCUA guidance. Next, attendees will participate in a hands-on session to improve risk assessments followed by one on model risk validation.

The afternoon sessions include another one on ERM, specifically best practices, an in-depth look at fraud trends and how to reduce fraud at credit unions, and how to apply the ERM theory to various areas including documentation and advertising.

Both seminars, which are sponsored by Allied Solutions, officially kicked off Monday.

The seminars continue with a full day of sessions tomorrow and conclude with exams: Attendees at BSA Seminar have the opportunity to earn the NAFCU Certified Bank Secrecy Officer (NCBSO) designation; the Risk Management Seminar is the only place to earn the impressive NAFCU Certified Risk Manager (NCRM) designation. Those currently certified as an NCBSO or NCRM could recertify by attending the respective seminar.

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