BSA/AML Compliance for US Financial Institutions Corporate Training
Learn to run a defensible BSA/AML program for US financial institutions, in live guided labs.
Edstellar, a corporate training company, delivers corporate training that helps your team learn to run an effective BSA/AML compliance program at US financial institutions. Employees develop customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and SAR filing skills through guided labs led by practitioners. Each session is tuned to your products, regulators, and compliance priorities.
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How we build an exam-ready AML compliance team
The Edstellar BSA/AML COMPLIANCE Capability Model
Assess BSA/AML capability
Skill checks map your team's AML regulation, CDD, and reporting baseline.
Set shared standards
One shared playbook for due diligence, alert triage, and SAR documentation.
Practice in guided labs
Labs cover CDD workflows, monitoring alerts, and sanctions screening.
Measure the lift
Lab reviews benchmark each employee's BSA/AML control capability.
Scale across teams
One standard rolls out across business lines, branches, and teams.
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Program Overview: What is BSA/AML Compliance for US Financial Institutions?
BSA/AML Compliance for US Financial Institutions is Edstellar's instructor-led program for compliance officers, risk teams, and operations staff at US banks and financial firms. Participants master the BSA/AML regime's foundations, then design AML controls and internal policies, customer due diligence, and KYC workflows. Six modules and 24 hours cover transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, sanctions, and exam readiness.
The program runs on realistic casework. Participants build CDD/KYC workflows, tune transaction monitoring scenarios, and draft suspicious activity reports from messy transaction data in guided exercises. Instructors with BSA/AML examination experience coach the judgment calls, when to escalate, how to document the decision. The program closes with a capstone exercise running an end-to-end AML program review.
US regulators keep raising the bar: consent orders and nine-figure fines land on institutions whose AML programs looked fine until examiners tested them. A policy binder doesn't survive a look-back. This program teaches teams to build controls that work under examination, monitored, documented, and defensible transaction by transaction.
The capstone is an end-to-end AML program exercise on a realistic institution: assess the control framework, walk a customer file through CDD and KYC, run transaction monitoring scenarios, write the SAR narrative, and prepare the exam-readiness package. Instructors score it the way examiners would, testing whether controls hold, not whether they exist. Teams finish with a program they can defend in an examination and a punch list of what to fix first.
The program is tailored to your institution: modules adapt to your products, customer base, and the regulators that examine you. Each team leaves with lab guides, policy and checklist templates, and a capstone assessment that shows how their AML program skills measure up.
What's Included in this Workshop for Your Enterprise Teams
- 1
Six instructor-led modules
From BSA foundations to the capstone exercise.
- 2
Guided hands-on labs
CDD workflows, alert triage, and SAR narratives.
- 3
Capstone program exercise
Risk assessment and remediation roadmap, reviewed.
- Instructor-led hybrid delivery with live sessions
- Flexible batch scheduling around your team
- Lab guides and reference materials for every module
- Policy, checklist, and SAR templates
- Pre-program skill checks and baseline review
- Post-program capstone assessment and feedback
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BSA/AML Compliance for US Financial Institutions Course Topics and Program Outline
A tailored 24-hour, six-module workshop: one learning journey from BSA/AML foundations to a capstone program exercise. Sessions pair concepts with labs on real-world use cases. Materials include lab guides and templates, plus a capstone assessment.
Built by Edstellar with BSA/AML compliance practitioners
Built by practitioners who run BSA/AML compliance programs at US financial institutions, shaped around your products and risk profile.
Skill checks baseline your team's BSA/AML knowledge, regulatory fluency, and control awareness before training begins.
Live instruction covers the BSA/AML regime, the five pillars, and control design across 6.5 focused hours.
Guided labs build CDD, transaction monitoring, and sanctions screening skill across 12.5 hours of supervised practice.
Your team completes a capstone AML program exercise in 5 hours, reviewed against examiner expectations.
From BSA/AML foundations to a capstone program exercise, every control is practiced in guided labs.
Delivered as
Delivered as a hybrid program of live instruction and guided labs, scheduled around your team's calendar in flexible batches.
Map the five BSA/AML pillars to your institution's control inventory in a guided worksheet exercise.
learna)The Bank Secrecy Act and its evolution through the AML Act of 2020
b)FinCEN and the federal regulators: OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, NCUA
c)The five pillars of an AML compliance program
d)Enforcement actions and penalty trends in US banking
Draft a risk-based control statement for a sample business line using a guided policy template.
learna)Writing risk-based AML policies and procedures
b)The BSA compliance officer role and independence
c)Independent testing and audit expectations
d)Employee training programs and recordkeeping duties
Run a CDD workflow on sample customer profiles, documenting risk ratings and EDD triggers.
practicea)Customer identification programs (CIP) in practice
b)Beneficial ownership collection and verification
c)Customer due diligence versus enhanced due diligence
d)Ongoing monitoring and periodic customer reviews
Triage sample monitoring alerts and draft a SAR narrative with supporting documentation.
practicea)Monitoring rules, scenarios, and alert triage
b)Currency transaction reporting (CTR) requirements
c)Investigating alerts and documenting decisions
d)Writing SAR narratives for FinCEN filing
Build an exam-readiness checklist and remediate gaps in a sample control set.
applya)OFAC sanctions screening and list management
b)High-risk products: correspondent banking and MSBs
c)Responding to MRAs, MRIAs, and consent orders
d)Preparing for regulatory examinations
Complete an end-to-end AML program exercise, from risk assessment to SAR filing, with instructor review.
applya)Enterprise-wide BSA/AML risk assessment workshop
b)End-to-end case: onboarding to SAR filing
c)Control testing and findings write-up
d)Program maturity review and roadmap
Customize this program tailored to your team?
Tell us your training needs: what your team already works with, the level they’re at, and the topics you want them to focus on. We’ll adjust the modules, duration and hands-on labs, and send you a customized outline for your group.
Key Skills and Outcomes Your Team Will Gain
Seven job-ready outcomes your team will demonstrate by the end of the program. Each competency is practiced in guided labs and reviewed in the capstone exercise.
Map the BSA/AML regulatory regime
Explain the Bank Secrecy Act, FinCEN's authority, the federal regulators, and how enforcement actions shape compliance priorities.
Design risk-based AML controls
Write AML policies and procedures, define the BSA officer role, and set up independent testing and training records.
Run customer due diligence workflows
Verify identities, collect beneficial ownership, and apply customer and enhanced due diligence with documented risk ratings.
Triage monitoring alerts
Work transaction monitoring alerts end to end: triage scenarios, investigate activity, and document defensible decisions.
File CTRs and draft SAR narratives
Meet currency transaction reporting duties and write clear SAR narratives that meet FinCEN filing standards.
Screen for sanctions and manage high-risk lines
Operate OFAC screening workflows and apply controls to high-risk products such as correspondent banking and MSBs.
Prepare for regulatory examinations
Run risk assessments, close MRA findings, and assemble exam-ready evidence with a remediation roadmap.
Teams that Benefit from this BSA/AML Compliance for US Financial Institutions Group Training
Compliance, risk, audit, and legal teams at US financial institutions build shared AML program skills in this group training. Each small group aligns on shared control and reporting standards, and content adapts to role and experience so every team practices the workflows it owns.
Run a defensible BSA/AML program end to end.
BSA officers and compliance analysts learn to design controls, run CDD and monitoring workflows, and document decisions that stand up to examination.
Workflow friction
- Alert backlogs and inconsistent triage
- Thin documentation under examiner review
- Evolving FinCEN guidance and rules
How the program helps
- Risk-based policies tuned to your products
- Documented CDD and alert decisions
- Exam-ready SAR and CTR records
Practice use cases
- CDD workflow labs
- SAR narrative drills
- Exam-readiness checklist
Quantify and control financial crime risk.
Risk managers learn to assess enterprise-wide BSA/AML risk, set risk appetites for high-risk lines, and track control effectiveness.
Workflow friction
- Fragmented risk data across lines
- Unclear high-risk customer ratings
- Slow response to emerging typologies
How the program helps
- Enterprise-wide risk assessments
- Risk ratings for high-risk lines
- Control effectiveness tracking
Practice use cases
- Risk assessment workshop
- Control testing labs
- Remediation roadmap
Test AML controls with examiner rigor.
Internal auditors learn to independently test BSA/AML controls, write findings, and track remediation through closure.
Workflow friction
- Testing programs without clear criteria
- Findings that lack management action
- Repeat issues across audit cycles
How the program helps
- Independent control test plans
- Findings written to exam standards
- Remediation tracking templates
Practice use cases
- Control testing labs
- Findings write-up drills
- Audit planning workshop
Advise the business on AML obligations.
Legal and regulatory teams learn to interpret BSA/AML requirements, support filings, and advise on enforcement exposure.
Workflow friction
- Ambiguous guidance on new products
- Inconsistent advice across business lines
- High stakes of enforcement actions
How the program helps
- Clear read of filing obligations
- Support for MRA and order responses
- Consistent regulatory interpretations
Practice use cases
- Filing standards review
- MRA response drills
- Policy drafting labs
Cohorts train as a cross-functional workforce, with each small group aligned on shared AML control and reporting standards.
Prerequisites: Compliance staff, risk managers, auditors, and legal professionals benefit most from this program. Familiarity with banking products or compliance work helps but is not required. No prior BSA/AML specialization is needed. Content adapts to each cohort's institution, products, and the regulators that examine them.
Compliance Analyst to BSA/AML Program Lead
Tracks how compliance staff progress from basic AML concepts to advanced program management across the program's learn, practice, and apply phases.
A program that grows with compliance careers, from first BSA/AML concepts to confident program ownership.
Mixed cohort, or several teams at once?
We can tailor the training to different teams, roles, and experience levels within the same program.
Certificate of Training Completion.
On successful completion, employees receive an Edstellar course completion certificate, recognizing their commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. It validates the skills they have built and motivates them to keep growing and contribute to organizational success.
Earned, not attended. Awarded on completion of all hands-on labs and the capstone project.
Training Delivery Modes: Virtual, Onsite and Hybrid
Choose how your team trains. Every mode is instructor-led and includes the same guided labs and capstone exercise.
Hybrid Training
Hybrid blends live virtual instruction with onsite lab days, giving your team face time with the instructor and flexible practice between sessions.
- Live virtual sessions with an expert instructor
- Onsite lab days for team-based exercises
- Consistent curriculum across both formats
- Batch scheduling around your team's calendar
Onsite Training
Onsite delivery brings the instructor to your office for an immersive program, ideal for teams that want everyone together for labs and the capstone.
- Instructor at your office for all sessions
- Team-based labs and capstone with your cohort
- Content tuned to your products and regulators
- One schedule for the whole cohort
Live Virtual Training
Live virtual sessions deliver the full program online with real-time instructor support, screen-shared demos, and breakout labs for every module.
- Live instructor-led sessions, not recordings
- Guided labs with real-time instructor help
- Works for distributed compliance teams
- Same curriculum as onsite delivery
Need a training format that works for your team?
Full days, half days across weeks, or split by module. Tell us the delivery window and we schedule the cohort around it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Share your team size, timelines, and delivery preference, and we will send a detailed per-group quote with batch options.
Yes. A short discovery call aligns the curriculum with your institution's products, regulators, and compliance priorities.
Yes. The program runs hybrid: instructor-led live virtual sessions paired with guided lab work, scheduled around your team.
Yes. Onsite delivery is available for teams that prefer group sessions together; hybrid keeps labs consistent across locations.
The program runs 24 hours across six modules, typically delivered in flexible batches that fit your team's calendar.
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Where this Training Fits in Your Team's learning path.
BSA/AML compliance applies US rules once your team understands financial crime in general. This course covers the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN expectations, then the path moves to transaction monitoring and investigation, and ends with OFAC sanctions and US export controls.
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Why Choose Edstellar as Your BSA/AML Compliance for US Financial Institutions Training Provider
Edstellar builds BSA/AML capability for US financial institutions with instructor-led programs tuned to your regulators and risk profile.
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Tailored
Modules are tailored to your institution's products, customer base, and examining regulators, so teams practice on workflows they own.
Proven Methodology
A proven learn-practice-apply methodology moves teams from BSA/AML concepts to documented controls in one program.
Practice-Based Learning
Guided labs run CDD workflows, alert triage, and SAR narratives on sample files, so skills are practiced, not just presented.
Expert Trainers
Practitioners who run AML programs at US financial institutions lead every session and review each team's lab work.
Global Scale
We deliver consistent BSA/AML training across branches and business lines, with batches scheduled around your teams.
Measurable Outcomes
Skill checks and the capstone exercise measure each team's AML program capability before and after the program.
Build BSA and AML Program Evidence Through Practical Institutional Casework
Our US BSA/AML training connects program requirements with customer review, transaction monitoring, and examination preparation. Participants develop risk-based controls, investigate sample alerts, and draft reporting narratives with supporting records. The end-to-end exercise emphasizes documented reasoning and gaps requiring follow-up, with all report preparation kept within simulated rather than actual regulatory filing workflows.
- Step 01
Consult
We discuss your institution’s products and compliance responsibilities, identifying priorities in program controls, customer due diligence, alert disposition, reporting, sanctions, and examination readiness.
- Step 02
Plan
We map the BSA/AML framework before policy and control design, customer-risk exercises, monitoring and reporting, and high-risk control review in the program capstone.
- Step 03
Align
We align compliance, legal, risk, and audit participants around institutional responsibilities, introducing AML concepts where needed and clarifying the boundaries of simulated casework.
- Step 04
Customize
We tailor fictional customer profiles, ownership details, and transactions to representative business lines, including circumstances that require enhanced review or further investigation.
- Step 05
Execute
Participants document customer ratings, triage alerts, draft SAR narratives, and review control gaps with feedback on evidence quality, decision rationale, and escalation.
- Step 06
Evaluate
We assess the program exercise for coherent risk-based controls, supported customer and alert decisions, complete sample reporting records, and specific examination-readiness actions.
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Where L&D holds an annual budget, license packages price the whole year at once instead of raising a purchase order per workshop. Hours and licenses are pooled across teams, programs and locations, so unused capacity is not stranded in one department.
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Enterprise
800
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