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    • September 02, 2010
      FREE SEMINAR on Financial Regulatory Reform and its impact on...
    • September 01, 2010
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    • August 31, 2010
      Meet Banking Expert John Palmer, CPA in Savannah, GA!...
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    • August 23, 2010
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  • Featured Case Study
    • Case Study #472:  International Bank

      A large international bank was cited by the Fed for not having appropriate BSA policies, which unfortunately led to incidents of undetected suspicious activity.

      They engaged ICS Compliance to deploy a team of BSA/AML experts to perform an extensive "look-back"...

    • Case Study #489:  Community Bank

      When a community bank restructured, cutting internal compliance staff by 50%, bank management turned to ICS Compliance to give the compliance department the resources it needed to keep the regulators satisfied.

      ICS Compliance worked...

    • Case Study #298:  International Bank

      A foreign branch of an international bank was encouraged by the regulators to increase the depth of its one-person compliance department whose responsibilities extended beyond compliance.

      The bank engaged ICS Compliance to support the Compliance Officer, administer its existing...

    • Case Study #434:  Credit Union

      When a large credit union restructured, cutting internal compliance staff by 50%, management turned to ICS Compliance for a solution that would give the compliance department the resources it needed to keep the NCUA satisfied.

      ICS...

    • Case Study #248:  De Novo Bank

      When a group of bank executives formed a De Novo Bank, their legal counsel recommended they work with ICS Compliance to lay a solid foundation for an effective, ongoing compliance program.

      ICS Compliance created a compliance...

    • Case Study #476:  Bank Holding Company

      When the world’s leading investment banking and asset management company chose to become a bank holding company, they turned to ICS Compliance for their army of experts to help this massive institution become compliant with banking regulations.

      ICS Compliance has become a critical...

    • Case Study #322:  Credit Union

      When the Compliance Officer of a mid-sized credit union resigned, management turned to ICS Compliance for a solution that would keep the NCUA satisfied.

      ICS Compliance created a compliance administration program based on the credit...

    • Case Study #368:  Community Bank

      When the Compliance Officer of a mid-sized community bank resigned, bank management turned to ICS Compliance for a solution that would keep the regulators satisfied.

      ICS Compliance created a compliance administration program based on the bank’s unique needs and risks.

      ICS...

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  • Meet Our Experts
    • John F. White

      John F. White

      With 40 years of accounting and auditing experience, John White epitomizes the consulting expertise of ICS Compliance. John co-founded ICS Compliance more than 10 years ago with a mission to provide focused, outsourced compliance and related services to the financial services industry. He has a...

    • John C. Soffronoff, Jr.

      John C. Soffronoff, Jr.

      As a former Review Examiner with the FDIC, John Soffronoff is the consummate President for ICS Compliance. In his role, John has established a consultative approach to compliance and manages a staff of professionals who carry out that approach to serve financial institutions, from De Novo banks to...

    • Diane L. Banks

      Diane L. Banks

      With a background in both compliance and consumer lending management, Diane Banks brings more than 20 years of banking experience to ICS Compliance where she is responsible for compliance reviews and reporting to clients’ Board of Directors. Well-versed in both banking and credit union compliance,...

    • Henry M. Applegate

      Henry M. Applegate

      Henry (Hank) Applegate has been providing accounting and auditing expertise to the financial services industry for more than 35 years. As the CFO for ICS Compliance since 2007, Hank has been a major contributor to the growth of the company. Previous to ICS Compliance, Hank served as the COO and...

    • John E. Palmer, CPA

      John E. Palmer, CPA

      John Palmer brings more than 30 years of progressive professional experience in the financial services industry in the United States and internationally. Prior to joining ICS Compliance, John served for four years as SVP/Risk Manager for a $5 billion publicly traded banking institution....

    • Sharon A. Blanchette, CPA, CIA, MBA

      Sharon A. Blanchette, CPA, CIA, MBA

      Sharon Blanchette brings more than 20 years of compliance, accounting, and auditing experience to ICS Compliance, along with a background of more than 10 years in technology compliance. She serves as one of the Firm’s Subject Matter Experts in HIPAA and HITECH laws and regulations, as well as in...

    • Mike Pappolla

      Mike Pappolla

      Experience across several niches of the financial services industry prepared well for his role as Director of National Business Development and Marketing for ICS Compliance. Mike provides a consultative approach to his clients and fosters that approach with the team he manages. Prior to joining...

    • Lorraine Williams, CRCM, CRP, CAMS

      Lorraine Williams, CRCM, CRP, CAMS

      The Compliance Research and Development Center is at the heart of what makes ICS Compliance unique. Lorraine Williams is the compliance expert who seamlessly manages the R&D Center and ensures that her colleagues are armed with the latest regulatory updates for their clients. With more than 35...

    • Gene Collett, CRCM

      Gene Collett, CRCM

      Gene Collett brings more than 20 years of compliance, operational, and customer service experience in lending, correspondence, print, and consumer products operations to ICS Compliance clients. Gene serves as project leader on risk assessments, compliance tests, and process implementations for...

    • Nani Thanawala

      Nani Thanawala

      As the company whose sole focus is on banking compliance, all matters of personnel are of extreme importance to us. ICS Compliance is fortunate to have Nani Thanawala in the critical role of Assistant Director, Human Resources. Nani brings more than 30 years of experience in the banking...

    • Suzanne K. Fanelli, CPA

      With an impressive background of more than 29 years in risk management and banking compliance, Suzanne Fanelli brings great worth to ICS Compliance. She has extensive expertise in BSA / AML, USA Patriot Act, OFAC, deposits compliance, Regulation O, and compliance risk assessment plan...

    • Bryan Green, MBA, CFSA, CRP, AMLP

      Bryan Green, MBA, CFSA, CRP, AMLP

      Bryan Green possesses more than 20 years of banking compliance and internal audit experience. With expertise in lending, retail deposits, Internet banking, bankcard, mortgage banking, and consumer finance, Bryan holds certifications in auditing, risk management, and AML regulations. Bryan held...

    • Ken Baebel, CRCM, CRP

      Ken Baebel, CRCM, CRP

      As a nationally recognized expert on consumer compliance issues, with more than 30 years of bank and regulatory compliance experience, Ken Baebel serves as Director of Regulatory Relations. Prior to joining ICS Compliance, Ken was responsible for lending compliance with respect to consumer...

    • John Berger

      John Berger

      John Berger brings more than 22 years of mortgage operations, underwriting, and auditing experience to ICS Compliance. Before joining ICS Compliance, John fine-tuned his expertise while Assistant Vice President, Quality Assurance at a regional business financial services firm and before that as...

    • Micah T. Hallock, MBA

      Micah T. Hallock, MBA

      Micah Hallock is just the type of dedicated and seasoned compliance professional found at ICS Compliance. He brings more than 25 years of experience in credit, regulatory risk, and anti-money laundering systems and processes. Prior to joining ICS Compliance, Micah served as a National Bank...

    • Paul Brinker, CRCM, CFSA

      Paul Brinker, CRCM, CFSA

      With more than 20 years of compliance risk management experience in the financial services industry, Paul Brinker has sophisticated expertise in risk modeling, procedure development, project management, and process improvement. Prior to ICS Compliance, Paul was Vice President, Chief Compliance...

    • Cindy Matthews, CRCM

      Cindy Matthews, CRCM

      As a former Bank Examiner of more than seven years for the FDIC, Cindy Matthews has extensive experience in coordinating and supervising lending and deposit compliance audits. She brings more than 15 years of experience to ICS Compliance, developing policies and procedures and outlining...

    • Pamela C. Buckley, CRCM

      Pamela C. Buckley, CRCM

      Pam Buckley is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager who brings more than 20 years of regulatory compliance experience and expertise to ICS Compliance. She manages the firm’s New England Region, covering Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Prior to...

    • C. Peter McWilliam, CRCM

      C. Peter McWilliam, CRCM

      Peter McWilliam brings more than 20 years of compliance and risk management experience in both domestic and international banking to ICS Compliance. He has implemented programs covering all aspects of regulatory reporting including internal controls, management reports, and financial analyses. A...

    • Janet L. Golonka, MBA, CRCM, CRP

      Janet L. Golonka, MBA, CRCM, CRP

      With experience from multiple perspectives – from Compliance Officer to Internal Auditor to Regulator – Janet Golonka knows regulatory compliance. And as the Director for the Pennsylvania / New Jersey region, she brings tremendous value to ICS Compliance clients with more than 24 years of...

    • James M. Nemecek

      James M. Nemecek

      No stranger to compliance in banking, Jim Nemecek brings more than 22 years of experience in implementing and monitoring regulatory compliance, CRA, and loan review programs. In his extensive background, Jim developed compliance training programs and policies and procedures. When working as an...

    • Alice M. Judd, CRP, CRCM

      Alice M. Judd, CRP, CRCM

      Alice Judd serves as Regional Director and has responsibility for the entire Mid-Atlantic Region. Her more than 20 years of experience in bank management, regulatory compliance, and operational risk serve her well in this role. Before coming to ICS Compliance, Alice served as Senior Vice...

    • Eric Kooistra

      Eric Kooistra

      Eric Kooistra brings more than 19 years of regulatory compliance experience to his role as Director. He specializes in evaluating internal compliance programs and providing financial institutions with regulatory guidance in relation to their unique needs and objectives. Prior to joining ICS...

    • Robin Ramistella, MBA

      Robin Ramistella, MBA

      Robin Ramistella brings an impressive 35 years of banking experience to ICS Compliance. He is well-versed in disciplines such as consumer lending, Sarbanes-Oxley, and BSA / AML / KYC / USA Patriot Act. In Robin’s previous role, he served a national risk advisory and accounting firm by providing...

    • George B. Lee

      George B. Lee

      George Lee serves as the relationship liaison between ICS Compliance and prospective clients in the mid-atlantic region. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry including banking and lending processes. Prior to joining ICS Compliance, George worked as a...

    • Hoi Luk, CRCM, CAMS

      Hoi Luk, CRCM, CAMS

      Hoi Luk’s regulatory compliance, risk management, and internal audit experience spans more than 20 years with specialties in the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), residential lending, and asset quality reviews. He manages the firm’s Western Region, covering Alaska, Arizona,...

    • Marge Young, CRCM

      With more than 30 years of bank experience, Marge Young brings extensive branch, lending, compliance, security, training, and policy writing to ICS Compliance. She has held numerous lending positions including commercial, consumer, and mortgage. As former Regional Compliance Officer for a...

    • Ethelinda Adams

      Ethelinda Adams brings more than 10 years of auditing and accounting experience to ICS Compliance. Her background lies in banking, financial services, and real estate investment trust (REIT). Previously, Ethelinda held the position of Internal Auditor for a large, regional accounting firm where...

    • Danielle L. McCollian, CRP

      Danielle L. McCollian, CRP

      Danielle McCollian is the go-to expert for information about compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending and is a Commissioned National Bank Examiner and BAI-certified Risk Professional. Prior to her role at ICS Compliance, she served as a national bank examiner with the...

    • August L. Perez

      August L. Perez

      With more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, August Perez brings an in-depth knowledge of investment and banking products, as well as electronic payment systems and software solutions to ICS Compliance. Formerly Senior Vice President of Compliance for two...

    • Brian T. Bacci

      Brian Bacci is a lending compliance professional of more than 10 years, with expertise in Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), RESPA, Truth in Lending, Housing Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Mortgage Disclosure Act (MDIA), Homeowner’s Protection Act (HPA), and...

    • Sherril J. Bickle

      A banking and lending compliance specialist of more than 23 years, Sherril is an expert in consumer, mortgage, and commercial lending and loan servicing and administration. Prior to joining ICS Compliance, Sherril served as Vice President, Mortgage and Consumer Lending / Regulation O Officer for...

    • Roger Rumbaugh

      Roger Rumbaugh

      More than half of Roger Rumbaugh’s 40 years of banking experience was focused in legal and regulatory compliance, making him a valuable asset to clients of ICS Compliance. Roger currently serves as Director of The West Virginia School of Compliance and as Principal in the Compliance Forum Program...

    • Richard Blass

      With more than 20 years of compliance experience in the financial services industry through large bank, De Novo bank, credit union, and regulatory agency exposure, Richard Blass specializes in consumer banking compliance for ICS Compliance clients. Richard spent 17 years with the Office of...

    • Natasha P. Taft

      Natasha P. Taft

      Natasha Taft brings more than 15 years of banking and regulatory compliance experience to ICS Compliance. She was formerly the Director of Ethics and Compliance for a global financial services organization where she was responsible for overseeing the global BSA/AML/OFAC compliance program. And,...

    • Ian Brown, MBA

      Ian Brown is just the type of dedicated and seasoned compliance professional found at ICS Compliance. With a background of more than 15 years experience in regulatory compliance in banking and internal auditing, he has assisted with staff compliance training and researching compliance-related...

    • Sandra Crowley, CRCM, NCCO, CCUE

      Sandra Crowley is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager and a NAFCU Certified Compliance Officer with more than 17 years of regulatory experience. Sandra serves as one of ICS Compliance’s Subject Matter Experts in credit union compliance. As a former Vice President of Regulatory Compliance...

    • Alla Vaynrub, CFA

      Alla Vaynrub, CFA

      Alla Vaynrub’s banking experience in regulatory compliance and risk management spans more than 15 years. Her specific expertise lies in operational, liquidity, and compliance risk management disciplines. Alla also has an extensive regulatory background in conducting examinations of large complex...

    • James H. Wistman, MBA

      James H. Wistman, MBA

      Jim Wistman has more than 24 years of hands-on experience in implementing and enhancing compliance programs at all forms of financial institutions. Prior to joining ICS Compliance, Jim developed a truly balanced approach to managing regulatory requirements through his 10 years of experience at the...

    • Anthony Dandola, Esq., CRCM

      Tony Dandola brings more than 20 years of examination and legal experience in fair lending, anti-money laundering, electronic banking, RESPA, and mortgage banking operations to ICS Compliance. He serves the ICS Compliance Research and Development Center team by researching regulatory updates...

    • James A. DeMieri, CFSA

      With an impressive background of more than 30 years in domestic and foreign banking compliance and auditing experience, Jim DeMieri brings great worth to ICS Compliance. He has extensive expertise in securities processing and options clearing audits, as well as BSA, AML, USA Patriot Act, and...

    • Peter Destounis, CAMS

      Peter Destounis brings more than 12 years of AML / BSA experience with both domestic and international banks to ICS Compliance. As a former Internal Auditor for the New York Mercantile Exchange, Peter performed financial and AML / BSA Compliance Audits on various Futures Commission...

    • Annette Dredden, CRCM

      Highly experienced in customized compliance training programs, Annette Dredden brings more than 17 years of regulatory knowledge to ICS Compliance. Her expertise lies in CRA and BSA compliance, and she is responsible for organizing a CRA / Compliance Alliance Group in a local banking...

    • John N. Eshoo

      A true Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) & Anti-Money Laundering (AML) professional, John Eshoo brings more than 20 years of banking experience to ICS Compliance. He has expertise in banking compliance and operations, specifically BSA, AML, OFAC, Patriot Act, and CRA / HMDA. Previously, John served as an...

    • John "Jack" M. Evans

      Jack Evans is a true specialist in lending compliance, developed through 28 years serving the financial community in lending and banking compliance services. Jack has a deep knowledge of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA), specifically...

    • Robert Farmer, CISM

      With an impressive 25 years of experience in technology compliance management, Robert Farmer’s areas of expertise include emerging bank technologies, Internet banking, and related IT risk management. A former Vice President of Information Systems, Robert was responsible for vendor and project...

    • Linda C. George, CAMS

      With more than 13 years of experience in thrift and community banking operations, Linda George’s background includes expertise in AML / BSA compliance, as well as in deposit operations. Linda’s former position as a BSA Coordinator provided experience in monitoring and reporting activities, as...

    • Maureen Hemhauser

      A true regulatory compliance expert, Maureen Hemhauser was previously an FDIC Examiner for more than 12 years and a Supervisory Review Examiner for more than five years. Her expertise lies in the Community Reinvestment Act and lending operations. In her previous positions, Maureen participated...

    • Jane E. Herb, CRCM, CAMS

      With more than 20 years of experience in banking institutions of all sizes, Jane Herb brings comprehensive regulatory compliance, audit, and risk assessment experience to ICS Compliance. Her expertise includes consumer compliance, BSA compliance, deposit & loan operations, and policies & procedures...

    • Michele M. Irizarry

      Working in the ICS Compliance Research and Development Center, Michele Irizarry performed extensive research on various regulatory issues, leading to her authorship of over a dozen white papers for the Firm to disseminate to field staff and clients. Currently, Michele offers a full range of...

    • Sharon Jones, CFSA

      Certified as a Financial Services Auditor, Sharon Jones has more than 16 years of experience performing compliance reviews, compliance testing, and internal audits. She is well-versed in identifying risk exposure and related control points. Prior to joining ICS Compliance, Sharon worked with a...

    • Alejandra Kalman, MBA, CRCM

      Serving the American Bankers Association as a Reviewer of the Reference Guide for Regulatory Compliance, Alejandra Kalman is no stranger to banking compliance. She brings more than 15 years of compliance, risk management, banking operations, and credit processing experience to ICS...

    • Richard King

      With more than 20 years of experience in regulatory compliance and bank operations, Rick King is one of ICS Compliance’s most designated Subject Matter Experts. The Compliance Research and Development Center relies on Rick for advisement on deposit operations, retail banking, vendor management,...

    • Christian Maier

      Christian Maier offers a full range of compliance services to PA / NJ clients including monitoring, consulting, and training. He has more than 10 years of experience in lending and mortgage quality control, as well as more than five years in branch operations and management, including De Novo...

    • Bonnie Mizrahi, CRCM, CAMS

      With more than 20 years of banking compliance experience, Bonnie Mizrahi is well versed in BSA Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering and Community Reinvestment Act laws and regulations. Prior to joining ICS Compliance, Bonnie served as a Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer for a $1.7...

    • Thomas H. O'Brien, III

      A seasoned banking compliance professional of more than 17 years, Tom O’Brien has extensive experience in the design, implementation, monitoring, testing, and reporting of regulatory compliance controls. His expertise lies in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance,...

    • Michael S. Parker

      A Member of the Risk Management Association of Richmond, Mike Parker was a former Examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond where he was commissioned by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. His areas of compliance expertise include: CRA, deposit operations, Regulation Z,...

    • Jigisha Patel

      Delivering confidence and assurance to ICS Compliance clients, Jigisha Patel possesses more than 20 years of regulatory experience. Previously, Jigisha served as a Community Affairs Specialist and Commissioned Examiner for the FDIC, as well as a Senior Manager, Quality Control for a CPA...

    • Orwig (Max) Pierce IV, CAMS

      Max Pierce brings more than 10 years of auditing, finance, and accounting experience to ICS Compliance, along with a background of working for a multi-regional consulting organization and an OCC-regulated financial institution. Max’s specific experience includes managing BSA / AML audits and...

    • Christine Rahn, CRCM

      With more than 20 years of experience in audit and compliance, Christine Rahn brings specific expertise in core operating and compliance software systems to ICS Compliance. Christine previously served as former Compliance Director of a $1 billion bank, where she was responsible for overseeing...

    • William Sachs, CFSA, CBA

      Former two-term Chairman of the Association of International Bank Auditors, Bill Sachs brings more than 29 years of bank auditing, BSA compliance, and information systems review experience to ICS Compliance. As former Vice President/Auditor in major foreign-owned banks, Bill developed a review...

    • Paul Salomon, JD

      Paul Salomon has diverse expertise in federal and state banking regulations as it relates to compliance program administration. Specifically, Paul brings experiences in HMDA, CAN-SPAM, AML / BSA / OFAC / USA Patriot Act, flood disaster protection, Regulations B, GG, O, U, Z, Fair Lending, and...

    • Theresa Slabbert, CRCM, CAMS

      With a background in lending compliance, loan quality control review, and preparation of state and local license applications, Theresa Slabbert serves ICS Compliance clients with more than 10 years of experience. As former Compliance Manager, Theresa was responsible for providing legal and...

    • Sharon M. Slater, CRCM

      Sharon Slater brings more than 15 years of mortgage and consumer lending experience to ICS Compliance, along with a background of more than 10 years as a consultant to the financial services industry. Sharon’s specific experience includes providing a full range of compliance services to client...

    • Jeanette Wampler, CRCM, AMLP

      Well-rounded in banking compliance, operations, loan servicing, and item processing, Jeanette Wampler brings more than 25 years of experience to ICS Compliance. Formerly at a regional bank where she served as Vice President & Compliance Officer, Jeannette was responsible for the bank’s...

    • Paula Witt, CRCM, CBA

      Certified as Bank Internal Auditor, Paula Witt brings more than 15 years of regulatory compliance, internal audit, and operations experience to ICS Compliance, along with a background of technical proficiency in all lending and deposit-related compliance regulations, including BSA / AML...

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