Banks and Credit Unions
Improve Your IRS Compliance: Use Best Practices for TIN Solicitation
This IRS regulatory compliance training will explain the Best TIN Solicitation Best Practices. While TIN solicitation might sound too lascivious for the legitimate business world, it is critical that every organization take this task seriously. For if they don't, a very uncomfortable and costly audit with the IRS is likely to ensue.Areas CoveredIdentify all required TIN information you need to collectDesign..
Increasing Criminal Risks of Intermediaries for Cross-Border Financial Crimes
In the last couple of decades, the world has experienced growing prosecutions of intermediaries for cross-border financial crimes. A U.S. bank was convicted by a Spanish court for moving money in the Pinochet criminal investigation instead of freezing it. The U.S. and State of New York have brought criminal cases against banks for a variety of financial crimes, especially economic sanctions. The U.S. DOJ ha..
Keys to Implementing The CECL Accounting Standard
In this webinar, will discuss the following topics:Overview of the CECL calculation under three widely recognized methods: o Vintage o The probability of Default / Severity of Loss o Migration AnalysisHow will the accounting change for classified loans considered impaired under FAS #114 or for troubled debt restructured loans?What data is needed to implement CECL? How is this data gat..
Making An Ethics Policy
The increased focus on ethics for businesses and organizations of all types, even including government, is not only a socially commendable development but importantly has legal implications for liability for potential claims against them, their directors, officers, and managers. Having an Ethics Policy is thus not only socially responsible but internally wise.WHY?The law views ethics and agency as the twin ..
Managing Consumer ACH Federal Tax Refunds: Exceptions, Posting, & FI Responsibilities
Each year, Federal tax refund time presents a nightmare of situations for institutions. From money mules to identity theft, nasty divorce situations to non-post items, institutions sometimes find themselves in high-risk situations with no clear guidance on how to proceed. Institutions need to be prepared for the onslaught of situations the tax refund season presents. Regardless of the scenario, there are so..
Money Laundering: How it Works
We have all heard of money laundering but did you ever wonder how it works? This course is designed to review the issue of money laundering. Examples of actual money laundering cases will be provided so participants can understand how these frauds are being committed and how they were uncovered. We will review various methodologies for detecting money laundering schemes and will discuss developing internal ..
Nacha: ACH Rules And Enforcement
During this webinar, we will discuss the Nacha operating rules and how they impact your organization or specifically, your role. Due to the ever-changing regulatory landscape for financial institutions, rules & regulations keep changing or new ones are added, that address back-office functionality. Nacha operating rules describe and outline the path to follow.Areas CoveredOverview and backgroundNacha Op..
Navigating The US Customs Regulations - Title 19 Code of Federal Regulations
Having a solid understanding of applicable regulations is not only legally required, but it can also offer your company tactical and strategic advantages. Preventing fines, penalties, and potential loss of import privileges will keep your business running smoothly, efficiently, and at the lowest cost of operation. Knowing, understanding, and applying the subtle areas of trade compliance and global trade man..
Non-Agency Securitization Techniques and Structures
While the issuance of mortgage-backed securities virtually stopped in the wake of the financial crisis, it has recently begun to grow rapidly due largely to the popularity of Non-Qualified (non-QM) loans. Since these loans are not eligible for securitization by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac, they are issued as non-agency or “private-label” transactions. However, these transactions do not receive an..
Preparing a Financial Industry Compliance Manual and Code of Ethics and the Overall Annual Compliance Review
Building or Strengthening your firm’s Compliance Program? Attend our virtual seminar on the best practices for preparing the manual, code of ethics and conducting the required annual review. You will receive tools to help build or strengthening your compliance program. The Compliance program shall be designed to prevent, detect, and correct violations of the Advisers Act. The overall compliance program must..
Preventing Internal Embezzlement and Employee Fraud
Each year, crime statistics show employee theft and embezzlement costing businesses and organizations billions, with new, more sensational stories appearing all too regularly in the Press. The pervasiveness of these crimes means no employer – whether for-profit, non-profit, governmental, or religious–can count itself as immune. Moreover, embezzlement and fraud also occur as insider crimes by partners, offic..
Profit and Loss Statements: What A Lender Needs to Know and Ask
This program will examine Profit And Loss Statements and look at ways that they inform us about businesses. Attendees will look at ten questions that can be answered upon a close examination of Profit and Loss Statements. Among those question will be the following1. What is the Composition of Sales?2. Is this a growing business?3. How is Cashflow measure..
Regulatory Compliance for Deposits
Regulators have become even more focused to ensure financial institutions are operating with the consumer in mind. This has been an area of focus during examinations over the last few years.Understanding the regulatory compliance for deposits is important for anyone dealing in bank compliance. During this webinar, we will explore consumer compliance regulations for deposits in our current regulatory climate..
Risk Control and Risk Management
Ignoring the difference between risk control and management is akin to, on the road, mixing upside barriers and the steering wheel: the former aims at keeping the car on the path whatever comes, whilst the latter helps to keep the car at the optimal place on the road at all times. Such confusion inevitably leads to using soothing risk management patches rather than fully understood solutions, to ..
Risk Management vs Compliance – Risk Management Case Studies
All too often, people are confused or misunderstand what is Risk Management and what is Compliance. Most companies have both a Risk Management function and a Compliance function. For these functions to be effectively chartered in a company, it is firstly important for the executive and senior management of the company to fully understand the differences between the two in terms of their respective roles and..