ALEXANDRIA, Va. (4/7/16)--The latest information on complying with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and other federal regulations will be covered at an April 27 webinar hosted by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Registration is now open for the webinar, titled "Hot Topics in Compliance."

Vanessa Lowe, economic development specialist with NCUA's Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives, will moderate a panel that includes Andre Lucas, director of compliance with the Maryland and District of Columbia Credit Union Association; Judy Graham, NCUA program officer; and Galynn Wilkins, consumer compliance and outreach analyst with NCUA's Office of Consumer Protection

The panel will discuss various compliance subjects, including:

• An overview of the BSA, with discussion of requirements and common violations;
• Monitoring of money laundering;
• Suspicious activity reports (SARs);
• Equal Credit Opportunity Act adverse action notice requirements; and
• Office of Consumer Protection contact information.

The webinar will begin at 2 p.m. (ET) and run for roughly 90 minutes, including a 30-minute question-and-answer session.

The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) offers its leading-edge compliance events throughout the year, including:

• CUNA Frontline Compliance webinar series, through Dec. 7: An overview of core compliance responsibilities for frontline professionals, including those relating to handling trust accounts, red flags, currency transaction reports and SARs;
   
• CUNA Building a Compliance Management System webinar series, May 10-24: This three-part series shows compliance and operations professionals how to design, implement and maintain an effective compliance management system;
   
• CUNA Marketing Compliance eSchool, July 13-27: Learn the key regulations affecting the marketing and advertising of credit union products and services in the major media channels;
   
• CUNA Regulatory Compliance Update eSchool, Aug. 2-23: Recertify Credit Union Compliance Expert (CUCE) designation and catch up with the latest regulations and compliance best practices; and
   
• CUNA BSA eSchool, Oct. 12-Nov. 9: Learn the modern compliance implications of the BSA and earn or recertify a BSA Compliance Specialist (BSACS) designation.

Credit unions can gain unlimited access to all of these online events and hundreds more for their entire staff by subscribing to CUNA Training Bundle. For more information, visit cuna.org/trainingbundle.