The Owner and Compliance Officer of Kayla Companies, John Drago has been charged with eight indictments by the federal court in Central Islip of Long Island, NY for financial crime. Drago faces a maximum sentence of up to 10 years’ imprisonment. The majority of the charges were direct violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) […]
What’s Your Compliance Personality? There are countless things we have learned from being in financial services for over 40 years, but one of the most valuable is how to develop and improve compliance services and technology solutions based off of the needs of the many personalities that we have worked with along the way. We […]
The Financial Crimes Enforcement (FinCEN) Network issued its Final Rule for Customer Due Diligence (CDD) under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) on May 11, 2016 with an implementation date of May 11, 2018. Covered financial institutions must identify at least a beneficial owner under the control criterion for each legal entity customer. Covered financial institutions […]
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYS DFS) enacted a new AML regulation, Part 504. In response to the shortcomings identified in transaction monitoring, the NYS DFS, which regulates financial, insurance, and banking industries in New York, ruled that the Banking Division Transaction Monitoring, Filtering Program Requirements and Certifications lacked robust governance, oversight, […]
Recently, our CAMS consultants have notice an up-rise in examiners requesting BSA/AML Risk Assessment Reviews from our customers. Although a risk assessment is nothing new, the rules and regulations are, and a risk assessment allows a financial institution to establish a more comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Program. WHAT IS A BSA/AML RISK ASSESSMENT? By […]
