Webinar: 2026 BSA Update for BSA Officers
January 6, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Are you ready for the next wave of BSA and AML compliance challenges?
This BSA compliance webinar breaks down examiner hot buttons, SAR reporting updates, and the latest FinCEN guidance. Learn how to spot emerging fraud risks, manage CIP for fiduciary and POA accounts, and address red flags for elder financial exploitation, identity theft, check fraud, and cryptocurrency scams. Stay compliant and confident in a fast-changing regulatory world.
KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS
- Current BSA/AML risks and the impact on your institution of pending BSA regulation and changes
- Best practices to identify and monitor high-risk accountholders
- Updates to the BSA/AML Examination Manual and their implications
- How recent FinCEN advisories, alerts, and FAQs will affect your monitoring policies and procedures
- Areas of highest risk for your institution, including cryptocurrency, check fraud, electronic transaction fraud, and identity theft
- Information and tools to inform your management and board about current and upcoming changes
BONUS MATERIALS
- BSA policy checklist
- Sample BSA/AML quarterly board report
- Sample BSA/AML risk assessment
- BSA program checklist
WEBINAR DETAILS
As your institution’s BSA/AML officer, you are responsible for managing effective dates and timelines that change rapidly, updating policies and procedures to reflect new requirements, distributing information to staff members, monitoring accountholder transactions for suspicious activity, and staying informed of every new regulatory change, advisory, or guidance. This session addresses the current and pending BSA regulatory issues that bring the highest risk and are most frequently cited by examiners. Topics include identifying and reporting fraud, risk rating accountholders, and SAR reporting guidance from FinCEN. The program also focuses on high-risk BSA issues, such as implementing Customer Identification Program (CIP) procedures for powers of attorney and other fiduciary relationships, reporting incidents of elder financial exploitation, check fraud, identity theft, cryptocurrency scams, and ensuring your board is informed of BSA changes and your institution’s plans to manage evolving risks.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- BSA/AML Officers
- Compliance Officers
- Risk Officers
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Employee training log
- Interactive quiz
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
Speaker: Dawn Kincaid, Brode Consulting Services, Inc.
Dawn Kincaid began her banking career while attending The Ohio State University. She has over 20 years’ experience in client service, operations, information technology, administrative and board relations, marketing, and compliance. Most recently Dawn served as the Senior Vice President of Operations for a central-Ohio-based community bank, where she created and refined policies and procedures, conducted self-audits and risk assessments, and organized the implementation of new products and services.
Dawn has served in the roles of Compliance, BSA/AML, CRA, Privacy, and Security Officer. She has led training initiatives, prepared due diligence information, completed a variety of regulatory applications, coordinated internal and external audits and exams, and presented for numerous state associations.