Filing a SAR

The course covers identifying suspicious activity and determining whether to file a SAR, addressing areas such as defining suspicious activity, comparing expected and actual activity, determining filing decisions, and documenting non-filing decisions.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 90 Minutes
IMG James DeFrantz
Id: 90429
Live
Session
$119.00
Single Attendee
$249.00
Group Attendees
Recorded
Session
$159.00
Single Attendee
$359.00
Group Attendees
Combo
Live+Recorded
$249.00
Single Attendee
$549.00
Group Attendees

Overview:

The course will discuss the steps for identifying potential suspicious activity and the steps to take to determine whether a SAR should be filed.   

Why you should Attend:

Failure to file a SAR is one of the most often cited violations.  

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • Defining suspicious activity 
  • Expected versus actual activity 
  • Making a determination about filing 
  • Documenting a decision not to file 
  • The parts of a SAR   

Who Will Benefit:

  • All Staff and Management who are Customer Facing
  • All BSA Staff

Speaker Profile

James DeFrantz CRCM, CAMS, J.D. has 30 years of experience in financial service regulatory compliance. He has worked with money service businesses in the United States and internationally, including consulting with money remitters, fintech lenders, and foreign exchange firms. He is a specialist in compliance in consumer and real estate lending; BSA; CRA; Fair Lending; Consumer Operations; Non- Non-Deposit Investment Products; Note Department Operations; Assessment of ALL and Credit Approval Processes. He has served as a Senior Compliance Examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco; as an Analytical Manager at the Office of Thrift Supervision; and as a Commissioned National Bank Examiner at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). He has a Certificate from the Pacific Coast Banking School of Bank Management, a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco with a concentration in banking and finance, and a BA from Dartmouth College. He is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Management and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.