Banking, Financial Services Regulatory Compliance Training - Live Webinars, Recordings & CDs

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 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). The Nacha Operating Rules still apply when processing these payments but the Green Book outlines exceptions when handling DNEs (Death Notification Entries) and Federal Government Reclamations. A side-by-side comparison of Commercial vs. Government Reclamations will be included to know what the difference is and how to handle each one.

What are the rules regarding how you may contact a debtor? They are so complex and confusing! There are many issues involved, such as what questions you may and may not ask someone other than the debtor and restrictions on what you can leave in voicemail or send in an email, and the best ways to handle suspected deadbeats. What is the best practice for postings to open accounts when the debtor may file bankruptcy? Did you know that medical collections must be treated with more care than consumer collections? Learn the answers to all of these issues and your own questions when you attend this detailed presentation of the FDCPA.

ISO 31000 is a standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) which provides a basic guideline and principles for the application of risk management. Companies that use risk management processes vary across industries in scope and magnitude and address a wide variety of challenges. This training program will offer an in depth look into the key components of the ISO 31000 guideline and best practices to implement and support a corporate risk management strategy or program.

The Nacha Operating Rules are always changing. With an Operations Bulletin (issued March 2023) regarding updates to the WSUD and details on a RFC (Request for Comment) plus an RFI (Request or Information) – this is a must attend session!

Learn the best practices for eliminating 1099 error notices from the IRS. Discover the power of the TIN Matching system. Discover the smoothest way to register to use the two step verification process introduced 12/10/17. Learn how to handle the CP-2100 notices from Uncle Sam and avoid the fines & penalties for failure to timely comply with the B-Notice requirements. Understand the difference between and 1st and 2nd B-Notice and the related differences in required vendor responses. Be sure you institute and stop Backup Withholding when required. Join us for a content-rich 2-hours and you will gain the tools to make you the most effective information return manager your company has ever seen.

This session will cover “step-by-step” the audit process and requirements for each participant conducting an annual ACH audit, to help ensure their compliance with the Nacha Operating Rules.

For years the IRS has struggled with the independent contractor and tax collection. In assessing opportunities to close the tax gap (taxes due but not reported or paid), one of the greatest opportunities comes from expanding the information reporting on taxpayers by payors – the 1099. This time-consuming reporting obligation can be streamlined in a number of ways. Join us to learn more…

This training program will help attendees approach the writing situation with a clear and useful strategy. It will include strategies to fuse the purpose of the summary with the issues that matter to your audience. Attendees will also learn to sort ideas to clarify key points and craft paragraphs that reinforce the intent of the executive summary.

This BSA/AML (Bank Secrecy Act/ Anti Money Laundering) compliance training will help attendees understand, identify and mitigate the risks associated with high risk transactions.

This BSA compliance training on Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) will provide details on how to prepare a SAR (Suspicious Activity Reporting) narrative that meets examiner scrutiny and provides necessary detail for law enforcement.

This training on business writing will provide attendees tools and tips for effectively writing financial documents for diverse audiences. Learn best practices for getting an immediate response to any written document.

This training program will help find answers to many struggles with Stop Payments and Unauthorized Entries. These are still the number one issues in the exception processing of ACH transactions on a daily basis. This 90-minute session will definitely help clear things up on processing unauthorized, authorization revoked and stop payments!

This session will help the attendee to identify a Third-Party Sender (TPS) and a “nested” TPS. In addition, we will cover the details needed in the agreements between all parties and what parties based on their role. Discussion on the registration requirement for both the TPS and the nested TPS and what that means to the ODFI.

This webinar provides participants with practical guidance in implementing an effective operational risk management system. It will also bring you up to speed on current best practice in the field of managing operational risk in financial institutions. Not only will we examine the details of each of these principles, as well as taking an all-inclusive look and what needs to happen to implement them; we will complete our journey by examining the principles under the harsh light of an actual Case Study in the banking industry.

This course provides guidance in how to implement and maintain the desired level of credit risk management with practical tools and techniques. Both the market and the regulatory agencies expect credit risk management to reflect the bank’s credit culture, so the class also offers direction on how to identify the organization’s credit culture and to reposition it to support the desired credit risk culture and management.

This webinar will prepare your staff for this filing year, improve your employee reporting set-up and maintenance practices, and reduce your risk of complaints from the IRS. Learn the latest updates on Form W-4 and Form W-2 wage and withholding reporting.

Unauthorized transactions come in many different forms, when returning using Reg E or the Nacha Operating Rules can be confusing. Discussion will include what, why and when while processing unauthorized returns. The trainer will define the limits of liability and who is liable for what amount while providing some real-life scenarios. 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 will be guidelines on the “what if” there is no error, and providing notice to consumer, and any overdraft protection relating to that provisional credit being reversed. Included will be outlining the ACH return process, when using the ACH network is appropriate, and paperwork/forms needed. Recent Rules changes affecting Nacha compliance when sending unauthorized ACH Returns using Return Reason Codes R10 vs. R11 is included.

21st century business organizations require active and engaged risk management activities. Today's risk and compliance process is rather complex and dynamic, therefore it requires governance, risk and compliance professionals to possess certain skills in order to effectively complete their duties and responsibilities. The days of using staid audit programs are over. This training program will engage participants in evaluating each business process using a risk-based approach and in preparing risk and compliance documentation for each engagement.

Recent updates to the Nacha Operating Rules were developed to enhance the ACH “user” experience with improvements and simplification by adopting new technologies and channels for the authorization and initiation of ACH payments. Included in the change was a reduction to the barriers when using the ACH Network by providing clarity and increasing consistency pertaining to certain ACH authorization processes and by reducing some of the administrative burdens related to ACH authorizations. What does all this mean will be covered in this 90-minute webinar, explaining how this new Rule applies (and it is optional for Originator/ODFI).

This 90-minute session will provide the details on what is different and how the Federal Government has adopted the NACHA Operating Rules and what the exceptions to those Rules incorporate for the Federal Government. You will learn what the Green Book is and how this valuable on-line tool will help you with processing DNE’s and Government Reclamations.