• Check Frauds and Scams

    Remember the common components of a check
    Handle account holders who present counterfeit items
    Distinguish between recover rights on alterations, fraudulent items, and forged endorsements
    Use Regulation CC Holds and other tools to prevent loss
    Identify check washing, cash back scams, fraudulent items, check kiting, and other types of check fraud
    Listen to what your account holder is saying to determine if check is legitimate

  • Health Savings Accounts: Financial Institution vs. Customer Responsibility

    What are the HSA contribution limits for 2025?
    How are employer and employee contributions reported?
    What do we do if a customer contributes too much to an HSA?
    How do we replace funds for overpayment due to a medical procedure?
    What happens to the HSA when the owner dies?
    How do we handle online transfers between HSA and non-HSA accounts?
    What happens if an HSA account is overdrawn?

  • The Right of Setoff: What Institutions Need to Know

    The legal requirements to create a right of setoff
    The difference between a contractual right of setoff and a statutory right of setoff
    The differences between setoff, garnishment, and foreclosure of security interest, and why these terms are frequently misused
    What happens when a third party is competing with your financial institution’s right of setoff
    How the automatic stay in bankruptcy affects the right of setoff

  • 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

  • IRA Beneficiary Payouts Workshop

    This interactive session is ideal for CSRs, tellers, operations department reps, call center employees, and anyone who determines who the beneficiaries are for payout options.