NCUA Hosts First Webinar on Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release:

Credit unions can learn how to better comply with federal anti-money laundering requirements during a free webinar, "How to Be in Compliance with OFAC and FinCEN," offered by the National Credit Union Administration on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at 2 p.m. Eastern.

During this webinar, Diane Rector, Training Manager with NCUA's Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives, will host leading experts, including:

* Adam Maddox, Sanctions Compliance Officer, Office of Foreign Assets Control

* Andrea Sharrin, Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

* Stephanie Brooker, Associate Director, Enforcement Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

This is the first of two webinars that will provide an overview of OFAC's and FinCEN's programs, their enforcement authorities and their relationships with other financial services regulators.

The second webinar will take place on June 25 and will cover reporting requirements, emerging money laundering threats, and creating an effective anti-money laundering compliance program. Registration information about this second webinar will be released shortly.

Staff from NCUA's Office of Examination and Insurance will also participate in both webcasts.

Online registration for the May 21 webinar is now open here. Participants will also use this link to log into the webinar. Registrants should allow pop-ups from this website.

Participants may receive a certificate of attendance if they individually participate in the survey offered during the webcast and take a short quiz at the end of the webcast.

Participants may submit questions in advance at [email protected]. The subject line of the email should read, "OFAC and FinCen Compliance Webinar." Participants with technical questions about accessing the webinar may email [email protected].

Both webinars will be archived and closed-captioned online here approximately three weeks following the live event.

NCUA's Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives fosters credit union development and the effective delivery of financial services for small credit unions, new credit unions and credit unions with a low-income designation.

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