Donna is honored to have been on the ACAMS task force assigned to update the new edition of the CAMS Study Guide and to rewrite the questions on the CAMS Certification Examination.
Donna Davidek is a Senior Vice President, Director of BSA/AML/OFAC Compliance at IBERIABANK, a $21 billion bank headquartered in Louisiana where she oversees a team of BSA Managers & Investigators in Florida and Louisiana. Davidek began her 27 yr banking career after moving to Marco Island, FL from her hometown, Chicago. For years she served in every capacity of retail banking services at community & major national banks before focusing on compliance. While serving as the BSA Officer at several financial institutions over the past 15 years, Davidek has developed numerous BSA/AML & OFAC Compliance Programs including policies and procedures, internal controls, transaction monitoring, Know Your Customer initiatives, Customer Due Diligence & Enhanced Due Diligence processes as well as performing and documenting BSA/AML and OFAC Risk Assessments. Throughout her career, Davidek has worked closely with Federal & State regulators while managing innumerable examinations. Davidek also regularly collaborates with law enforcement task forces, various divisions of the FBI, IRS Criminal Division, Secret Service, Homeland Security, DEA & ICE regarding criminal investigations. Davidek is a Certified AML Specialist and has also achieved the Advanced AML Audit Certification. Davidek has been a guest speaker at ACAMS conferences & training sessions related to compliance & audit and was also a member of the 2016 ACAMS AML Conference Las Vegas Task Force. Davidek is honored to have been on the ACAMS task force assigned to update the new edition of the CAMS Study Guide and to rewrite the questions on the CAMS Certification Examination. Davidek is a member of the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America BSA/AML Group, Financial Services Roundtable BSA/AML Group, the Crowe-Horwath Mid-Size Bank Financial Crimes Peer Group, 2 compliance associations and a Mid-Size Bank KYC/CDD Peer Group.
09/10/2017
Upon identifying specific weaknesses in your AML program that there is not ample time to correct or strengthen prior to an upcoming BSA/AML exam, what action should a BSA Officer take relative to the Board of Directors?
09/03/2017
Your Treasury Management (TM) department’s procedures indicate that clients who repeatedly exceed their daily remote deposit capture (RDC) limits are reviewed and reported/referred to BSA. Has your BSA department ever received an internal referral from TM regarding exceeded RDC daily limits?
08/27/2017
What is the key to identifying and understanding the bank’s risk exposure and developing the necessary policies, procedures, systems and controls to mitigate BSA/AML risk?
08/20/2017
Your prior year’s audit and exam should be reviewed in entirety prior to your next scheduled exam. What items on your prior audit or exam are highly critical to your current exam?
08/13/2017
Technology can be a key factor in the success of an AML program. What should be performed on your AML software prior to your next exam?
08/06/2017
Is there a regulatory requirement for a bank to have a SAR Committee that reviews and approves every suspicious activity report prior to filing?
07/30/2017
What factors should be considered when exiting existing account relationships?
07/23/2017
Your AML investigator has reviewed an account, uncovered suspicious activity and filed a SAR. Should the bank immediately close the account?
07/16/2017
What action must a financial institution take to strengthen its BSA/AML compliance culture?