• Credit Push Fraud Compliance: Navigating the Latest ACH, RTP, and FedNow® Rule Changes and Requirements (1.8 AAP Credits)

    The mechanics of credit push fraud: How fraudsters exploit weaknesses in electronic payment systemsACH Rule Updates: New requirements designed to mitigate fraud risks, including their impact on your operations.
    RTP Rules and Compliance: Specific guidelines and best practices to protect against fraud in real-time payments
    FedNow Fraud Prevention: Explore the built-in security features and rule requirements aimed at safeguarding instant payments
    Practical Strategies: Implementing effective fraud detection and prevention measures across your payment systems

  • Alert! Proposed BSA/AML Program Rule Changes

    Statement on the Purpose of an AML/CFT Program RequirementInserting the Term “CFT” Into the Program Rules
    Defining “AML/CFT Priorities”
    “Effective, Risk-Based, and Reasonably Designed” AML/CFT Program Requirements
    Risk Assessment Process
    Identifying and Evaluating ML/TF and Other Illicit Finance Activity Risks
    Review of Reports Filed Pursuant to 31 CFR Chapter X
    Other Components of an Effective, Risk-Based, and Reasonably Designed AML/CFT Program

  • 2025 Deposit Regulatory Update: All-Day Streaming (7 CRCM Credits)

    Reopening closed accountsGiving customers information on their accounts promptly
    Recurring overdraft fees
    Authorize positive settle negative on debit cards and overdrafts
    Regulation E: Stop payments, error investigation, and resolution
    Transfers from savings on overdrafts
    Regulation DD on product changes
    Deposit Disclosures: What ownership types get what?
    FDIC digital logo changes effective May 1
    Update on beneficial ownership
    Old practices – affidavits of loss on CDs
    Handling POAs, estates, and trusts

  • 2025 BSA Officer and Staff Update: All-Day Streaming (7 CRCM Credits)

    Proposed AML/CFT Program ChangesBeneficial Ownership Update
    SAR Decision-Making
    Writing a Good SAR Narrative
    Customer Identification Program and Customer Due Diligence
    High-Risk Customers and the Questionnaire
    314a and 314b
    Record Keeping – funds transfers and monetary instruments

  • Opening New Accounts – Part 1 (3 Part Series)

    6-Step Account Opening ProcessTIN Compliance
    Personal Account Ownership Overview
    Personal/Consumer Account Difficult Scenarios
    Opening Accounts for Minors – UTMA
    Who Can Access An Account During Lifetime And At Death

  • Opening New Accounts – Part 2 (3 Part Series)

    Business Account DocumentationResolutions – Purpose and Proper Completion
    Business Taxation Options and Why We Have To Care
    Sole Proprietorships
    General, Limited, Limited Liability, and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships
    Limited Liability Company and Series LLC
    Determining LLC Business and Tax Classification
    Profit and Non-Profit Corporations
    Understanding Sub-Chapter S Corporations (S-Corps)
    Non-Profit Associations, Social Clubs, and Charitable Organizations

  • Opening New Accounts – Part 3 (3 Part Series)

    Defining Trustee, Personal Representative, and Fiduciary Roles and ResponsibilitiesTIN Compliance for Trust, Minor and Fiduciary Accounts
    Proper Account Titling
    Formal vs. Informal Trust Comparison
    Key Questions to Ask When Setting Up Trust Accounts
    Six Pieces of Required Information For all Trust Accounts
    Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trust Accounts
    Payable on Death (POD)
    As Trustee For, In Trust For, Totten Trusts
    Minor Accounts

  • BSA/AML and OFAC Compliance – 3 Part Series- Part 1 (7.5 CRCM Credits)

    These rules impact anyone in your institution who has direct dealings with customers, such as Customer Service Representatives and tellers. But others are impacted as well, like loan officers and others who make important customer-related decisions. Compliance officers, auditors, attorneys, and management too will benefit from this information, as well, as they often are the ones who must draft these complex programs, administer them, and audit them.

  • Bi-Monthly Compliance Briefing – April 2025 (2.5 CRCM Credits)

    Anyone in the institution having compliance responsibilities – when you think about this, it could be just about anyone in the institution. This may include members of senior management, operations personnel, lending personnel, underwriters, customer service representatives, back-room personnel, and of course compliance officers, auditors, and attorneys, and anyone else in the institution that might benefit from this valuable information.

  • BSA/AML and OFAC Compliance – 3 Part Series – Part 1 (7.5 CRCM Credits)

    These rules impact anyone in your institution who has direct dealings with customers, such as Customer Service Representatives and tellers. But others are impacted as well, like loan officers and others who make important customer-related decisions. Compliance officers, auditors, attorneys, and management too will benefit from this information, as well, as they often are the ones who must draft these complex programs, administer them, and audit them.