ACAMS Approves Compliance and FIU Training For Credit Unions For CAMS

ACAMS has approved Focus on BSA/AML for Compliance and FIU for Credit Unions, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, for credits toward achieving CAMS certification.

New York, NY, January 20, 2009 -- ACAMS has approved Focus on BSA/AML for Compliance and FIU for Credit Unions, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, for continuing educations (CE) credits. Students who successfully complete four hours of Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Credit Union BSA/AML training for Compliance and FIU Departments will be awarded with 2 credits toward achieving their CAMS certification. The Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification is awarded to individuals who have completed a rigorous examination process testing their aptitude and expertise in anti money laundering detection and enforcement. A CAMS certification helps individuals to advance their career and to become recognized by employers and acknowledged by regulators and examiners throughout the world. Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Focus on BSA and AML for Compliance and FIU Departments provides Compliance and FIU staff with comprehensive BSA and AML training, customized with examples and scenarios. The program covers all US BSA and AML laws and regulations, and includes Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), Monetary Instrument Purchases, Funds Transfers, Money Services Businesses (MSBs), Foreign Relations, Information Sharing, Customer Identification Program (CIP), Due Diligence, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); and High Risk persons and entities, products and services, and geographic locations. For more information about programs like this, or to find out how The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy can customize any training program, log onto www.bankersacademy.com or call 888-433-2666. The Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) is a membership based organization that is dedicated to advancing the careers of individuals in the Anti Money Laundering (AML) field. The organization provides resources for financial institutions and related businesses that help train, identify and locate practitioners who specialize in money laundering control policies, procedures & regulations. ACAMS strives to promote the development and implementation of sound anti money policies and procedures around the world. The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy is a 21-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share - providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy has had the privilege of assisting many distinguished clients with business solutions in the form of eLearning programs, classroom instruction, multimedia production and online and print based documentation. Edcomm Banker's Academy offers many off-the-shelf and customized courses such as Teller Training, Compliance Training and Systems Training specifically designed for Banks, Credit Unions and Money Services Businesses (MSBs). The Edcomm Group Banker's Academy (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with locations and representation throughout the world. Contact: Linda Eagle The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy 21 Penn Plaza Suite 1010 New York, NY 10001 888-433-2666 linda.eagle@edcomm.com http://www.bankersacademy.com