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ACAMS APPROVES BSA/AML FOR CREDIT UNION BRANCH MANAGEMENT FROM BANKER’S ACADEMY FOR CAMS CERTIFICATION CREDITS
(NEW YORK, NY) - December 31, 2008

ACAMS has approved Focus on BSA/AML for Branch Management 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 BSA/AML for Branch Management training for Credit Unions will earn 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.

Focus on BSA/AML for Branch Management for Credit Unions, Edcomm Banker's Academy's comprehensive BSA and AML training program, is customized specifically with examples and scenarios for Branch Managers at Credit Unions. The program covers: Bank Secrecy Act (BSA); Money Laundering; red flags of Money Laundering; 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); high risk person 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.edcomm.com) (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.