MON04 - The Write Stuff: SAR Narratives and How to Master Them

Description

• Creating an initial outline of SAR report based on determined facts and nature of suspicious activity to identify germane supporting data and discard irrelevant information

• Identifying key narrative elements such as who, what, when, where, why and how to ensure report provides comprehensive overview of suspicious activity to law enforcement

• Constructing narrative that is complete, sufficient and timely, conforms to FinCEN and FFIEC guidance and conducting pre-filing editing to re-check facts and keep report concise

Moderator(s):

• Christopher Ruzich, JD, CAMS, Director / Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance, Standard Chartered Bank

Speaker(s):

• Nicolas E. Khouri, CAMS, Senior Compliance Director, Head of AML Investigations, Ally Bank
• Meryl Lutsky, Esq., Managing Director, T&M Protection Resources
• Robert Schuldes, CAMS, Corporate BSA/AML/OFAC Officer, Financial Intelligence, Associated Bank
• Amanda Tucker, CAMS, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group