Banks and Credit Unions
How Generative AI can be used in Banking Risk and Compliance
Throughout the session, we will explore real-world case studies and practical examples of how leading banks are utilizing generative AI to strengthen their risk and compliance frameworks. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in interactive discussions and hands-on exercises to apply the concepts learned. Areas Covered Overview of generative AI and its capabilitiesApplica..
Unauthorized Transactions – Reg E vs Nacha Operating Rules
Processing Unauthorized transactions can be very confusing. Can you use the ACH network to return, or are you outside that timeline, and Reg E sets in? What does that mean for your front-line and operations staff?Details on the error resolution process with Reg E for consumer notification to the financial institution, research time involved, and the timing of providing provisional credit; included wil..
Five C’s of Credit—Capacity, Conditions, Collateral, Capital, and Character
By evaluating each of the Five Cs, bankers can provide valuable advice to borrowers on how to improve their creditworthiness. This can help borrowers to secure financing in the future and build a strong financial foundation for their business.This simple credit model is simple to understand and easy to use. The speaker explains how lenders assess each of these factors and provides practical tips for borrowe..
Beneficial Ownership Update: What to do next
The recent updates to FinCEN's Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements introduce significant changes for financial institutions and entities subject to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This webinar provides a comprehensive breakdown of the new reporting obligations, how they affect your compliance framework, and the steps you need to take to meet these requirements. Whet..
Contract Status Report—Key to Evaluating Construction Contractors
The Contract Status Report serves as a powerful tool for ensuring transparency, accountability, and effective communication throughout a construction project:Decision-Making: Project managers and stakeholders can make well-informed decisions based on real-time data about the project's contractual aspects, including cash flow available to service debt.Early Issue Detection: By highlighting potential risks an..
Building a World Class Internal Audit Function
Increased demand for statutory and regulatory requirements as well as control and financial focused engagements increases the need for maintaining a fully staffed internal audit activity with appropriate skill sets with restricted budgets.Coupled with a need to improve reporting relationships with senior management and the board and maintaining a risk-focused audit plan in an era of competing priorities Int..
ABC’s of Completing the Annual ACH Rules Compliance Audit
The Nacha Operating Rules and Guidelines require that all participating depository financial institutions (ODFI & RDFI), Third Party Senders (TPS), and Third-Party Service Providers (TPSP) that provide ACH services to the RDFI or ODFI, conduct an annual ACH audit by December 31 of each year (Nacha Operating Rules, Article 1). There are changes each year in the Nacha Operating Rules that affect your annu..
ACH Federal Government Reclamations, plus guidance on Misdirected Payments and DNE’s (Death Notification Entries)
Processing ACH Reclamations from the Federal Government can be challenging! Chapter 5 of the Green Book has been updated, making it mandatory for Financial Institutions to respond to all reclamations, which must be submitted through the Automated Reclamation Processing System (ARPS) located in Treasury’s Pay.gov web portal (except for responses by DFAS and any Treasury-approved exceptions).DNEs (Death Notif..
Analyzing Financial Statements
You will learn all about how to start the analysis process, how the FASB and SEC operate together and where you can find audited financial statements and how to retrieve them. We will cover auditor’s opinions and what they mean. We will discuss the objectives of analysis management, learn tools and techniques such as common sizing financial statements and trend analysis. We will cover the five categories of..
Bank Enforcement Actions 2024: What Happened And What Can We Learn?
We will go through the different banking regulators and discuss recent enforcement actions. The goal of this training is to take away the lessons learned by prior enforcement actions, implementing changes within your compliance framework, continue with your risk mitigation efforts and manage your reputational risk when similar issues arise.Areas Covered Overview of the current regulatory environmentEn..
Basics of Forensic Accounting
Whether you are involved in evaluating the creditworthiness of a prospective customer, analyzing investment opportunities, or even beginning to suspect that something funny is going on in your own company, this session will give you the tools to determine what is really going on. It's not just about the financial statements, this presentation will show you how to conduct a preliminary investigation will hel..
Best Practices for Preventing Credit Card Fraud
This Webinar describeHistory of credit cards in corporate America - Why companies have decided to use credit cards for their employee’s - How to control cash and spending on credit cards - Pro’s and Con’s of issuing corporate credit cardsDifferences in Corporate credit cards - Individual Liability card versus Corporate Liability card - What companies are eligible for corporate..
BSA Reporting Requirements
BSA regulations require all financial institutions to submit five types of reports. Individuals or companies must file an individual filing requirement. We will go over more details later on in this presentation. They are: Currency transaction reports (CTR)Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Foreign financial accounts (FBAR)Currency and Monetary Instrument Report (CMIR)Designation of Exempt PersonAreas Covered..
Business Analytics for Decision Making – Making it Work
This presentation focuses on how the finance and accounting function can leverage analytics, especially predictive ones, embedded in their financial reporting, planning, and decision making.Finance and accounting professionals are typically considered to be very quantitative. They are by nature number-crunchers. But collecting, validating, and reporting data is not the same thing as analyzing the informatio..
EFT Act and Regulations E in 2023
We will explore all aspects of regulation E, plus discuss how this rule impacts your day-to-day responsibilities. You will learn how to comply with the Electronic Fund Transfers Act In 2023.This webinar will focus on the background of Electronic Fund Transfers Act, as well as recent developments that affect electronic transfers. We will also cover disclosures, error resolution, gifts and the examination sid..