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All editorial topics are tentative. Full Author Guidelines and ABA Media Guide are available online.

September/October 2024

  • Financial Crimes - related topics

Completed articles due by July 1, 2024
Advertising space closing: August 1, 2024
Advertising materials due: August 8, 2024

Bonus distribution:
ABA Compliance Schools, Atlanta
ABA Risk Management Schools, Atlanta
ABA Annual Convention, New York City
ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference, Arlington, VA

November/December 2024

  • What to look for in a CRO
  • Impact of rising rates on credit and liquidity
  • Concentration Risk

Completed articles due by August 15, 2024
Advertising space closing: October 1, 2024
Advertising materials due: October 8, 2024

Helpful suggestions

We are currently accepting queries for articles on the following topics:

  • The Compliance implications of the FinCEN proposal on allowing banks to share SARs with their own foreign branches—once the final rule is available.
  • How banks are dealing (or going to deal) with state level ESG requirements.
  • Fraud in specific areas

Each issue has “Compliance Fundamentals” column reviewing the basics of specific issues or regulations. Articles are 1,500-2,000 words. We are accepting pitches for any topic covered on the CRCM exam. Possible topics include:

  • Information Security Provisions of GLBA/FFIEC Guidelines
  • Office of Foreign Asset Control Regulations (Basics)
  • Impact of rising rates on credit and liquidity.
  • Concentration risk—what it is, what Risk and Compliance should know.

We are NOT accepting articles on the following topics:

  • CRA
  • 1071
  • 1033

If you would like to suggest deep-dive articles on topics, please send queries to the editor, Laine Crosby, at [email protected]