This article was first published in the NJ Bankers Magazine. For years now, financial institutions have had to focus on the prevention of money laundering. Then in 2001, after the attack on 9/11 and the passage of the USA PATRIOT ACT (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) […]
Structuring. That old thing? Yeah, that. Some may have stopped at the title. But if you are a community bank or credit union – you are plagued day-to-day with structuring activity and alerts. Cash is still king in smaller institutions. The chances of your analysts viewing this incorrectly – and dispositioning alerts incorrectly – is […]
Human trafficking is in the news more and more. When it is mentioned, many have a picture in their minds of Asian women working in nail salons. However, this stereotyping of human trafficking is deadly as it blinds people to the trafficking that occurs in their own local community and the ill-gotten monies that may […]
A global problem. What can we do as US financial institutions to help bring it to an end? Last month we discussed the global blight of human trafficking under its various names. It is second only to global drug trade in terms of its profitability for the criminals who traffic in persons. It produces well […]
Structuring – You’re Probably Not Getting It Right Structuring. That old thing? Yeah, that. Some may have stopped at the title. But if you are a community bank or credit union – you are plagued day-to-day with structuring activity and alerts. Cash is still king in smaller institutions. The chances of your analysts viewing this […]
Introduction In my twenty years of being a BSA officer, I’ve learned a lot, both through any successes my team has had, and through the mistakes I’ve made. In this article, I’m going to share with you all the things that have stood out to me in my career: all the AML stakeholders, the full […]
