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SAR Decision Making

There are two major sources of red flags: the systems and the frontline. What are your procedures from systems or frontline to investigation to SAR?
Upcoming
Thursday, March 19th, 2026
5:00 am - 7:00 am
Presented by Deborah Crawford
$299.00 or 1 Token

Includes: Live Access, 30 Days OnDemand Playback, Presenter Materials and Handouts

  • BSA
  • Bank Secrecy Act Officer/BSA Specialist
  • Compliance Officer
  • Security Officer
  • Senior Management

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These procedures could save your financial institution from expensive fraud and money laundering, or if improper, they could result in lack of a systematic approach to the AML program. This program includes a review of the New SAR and its new data fields.

What You'll Learn

Covered Topics

  • What is a red flag?
  • What should your response be?
  • What does it mean to conduct an investigation?
  • When do you file a SAR? What are the time constraints?
  • How often do you have to file SARs?
  • When do you close an account?
  • When do you validate your AML software model?
  • What should be in your supporting documentation?
  • What documentation do you need when you decide not to file a SAR?
  • How do you give supporting documentation to law enforcement?
  • How to handle NSL, Subpoenas and 314a matches.
  • The integration of the system, the frontline and the investigation all become your financial institution's AML program.
  • Putting together the pieces of an AML program.
Deborah Crawford

Instructor Bio

Deborah Crawford is the President of Gettechnical Inc., a Florida based training company. She specializes in the deposit side of the financial institution and is an instructor on IRAs, BSA, Deposit Regulations and opening account procedures. She was formerly with Hibernia National Bank (now Capital One) and has bachelor's and master's degrees from Louisiana State University. She has 35+ years of combined teaching and banking experience.

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