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NEWS RELEASE
Sept. 3, 2008
ABA Media Contact: Jonathan Snowling
(202) 663-5468
E-mail: jsnowlin@aba.com
ABA TO HOLD 20th ANNUAL AML CONFERENCE OCTOBER 19-21 IN WASHINGTON
Director of FinCEN James H. Freis to be Keynote Speaker
WASHINGTON – The American Bankers Association and the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section today announced that their 20th annual Money Laundering Enforcement Conference is set for Oct. 19-21 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington.
Nearly 1,000 bankers and attorneys will convene to hear a key note address given by Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network James H. Freis. Freis will be joined by a broad range of leading banking and regulatory authorities providing attendees with guidance on managing the growing risks and intensified scrutiny that banks face in their anti-money laundering efforts.
Celebrating its 20th year as the industry’s longest running anti-money laundering program, the conference has been designed to update senior-level BSA/AML compliance officers – as well as in-house and outside bank counsel – on all aspects of money laundering compliance, deterrence and detection.
General sessions and multiple breakout sessions will provide incisive, up-to-date solutions to the challenges banks face every day. This year’s topics include:
- Risk Assessment for Large and Community Banks;
- Regulatory Relations and Exam Management;
- Breakdown in Internal Controls;
- Trade Finance;
- Mortgage Lending and AML;
- Electronic Banking and AML;
- BSA/AML Issues for the Insurance Industry;
- SAR Disclosure Issues;
- MSB Developments; and
- Criminal AML Enforcement and its Effect on BSA Regulatory Standards.
Senior officials from federal banking agencies will provide attendees with an in-depth review of enforcement actions and first-hand information on examination expectations. For more information or to register, please call ABA Customer Service at 1-800-BANKERS or visit www.aba.com.
The American Bankers Association brings together banks of all sizes and charters into one association. ABA works to enhance the competitiveness of the nation's banking industry and strengthen America's economy and communities. Its members – the majority of which are banks with less than $125 million in assets – represent over 95 percent of the industry's $13.3 trillion in assets and employ over 2 million men and women.
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Note to editors: Complimentary registration to the conference is available for qualified members of the press by contacting Jonathan Snowling at (202) 663-5468 or JSnowlin@aba.com. The pre-conference workshop is closed to the press.
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