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SARs That Count: Words Matter

SARs That Count: Words Matter

ACAMS Stars Lead the Way in 2024

ACAMS Stars Lead the Way in 2024

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AI Is Giving Job Seekers ‘Ghost Confidence’

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Balancing Costs and Strict Liability: A New Normal

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SAR Optimization: Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees

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SARs That Count: Words Matter
Compliance, December 2024 – February 2025

SARs That Count: Words Matter

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 /Leave a comment
When the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in September 2020, titled “Anti-Money Laundering Program Effectiveness,” it marked a significant shift in how anti-money When the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in...
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Four Questions: Advice From a BSA/OFAC Officer
ACAMS Connection, Four Questions, Interviews

Four Questions: Advice From a BSA/OFAC Officer

April 26, 2024May 1, 2024 /Leave a comment
Amy Wotapka, CAMS, is a lifelong banker with more than 20 years in the anti-financial crime (AFC) industry. Beginning her career as a suspicious activity investigator, Wotapka now serves as Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) officer for First American...
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