Financial Institutions
Contact:
Sheryl VittitoeManaging Director, Financial Institutions
svittitoe@accumepartners.com
Mobile: 484.300.3030
Today financial institutions are challenged by increasing regulatory compliance demands such as BSA/AML and pressures on the bottom line caused by severe competition, declining margins, and increasing credit risk. Accume Partners has the expertise to address these types of management issues. We’ve been serving financial institutions since our inception in 1994 using experienced, certified, and well-trained industry specialists to meet a broad range of client needs.
We assist financial institutions by implementing best practices and putting our thought-leadership to work to bring practical and executable solutions to our clients – earning our reputation as the recognized leader in providing risk management, governance, and compliance services to the financial services industry.
We have distinguished ourselves in serving financial institutions by using a proprietary top-down risk-based approach that creates value-added solutions for our clients. Our qualifications are unparalleled:
- We have provided professional services to over 500 financial institutions
- We have assisted over 100 de novo institutions commence operations and meet regulatory expectations
- We have experts and specialists who work with foreign-owned branches and agencies
- We work with international wholesale institutions in the New York and Miami markets
- We have served a variety specialty financing firms including mortgage banking, credit card companies, and lease financing companies.
- We have subject-matter expertise with REITs – a corporate structure often used by specialty financing businesses
Our broad range of services for financial institutions includes:
- Risk-based Internal Audit Services
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Implementation
- Governance Assessments
- Regulatory Compliance Assessments
- IT Control Assessments and Audits
- SOX and FDICIA Compliance
- Fiduciary/Trust Operations
- GLBA Risk Assessments and Audits
- CRE Project Support and Analysis
- Due Diligence Reviews
- Process Enhancement Studies
- Policy and Procedure Development/Enhancement
- Project management
- BSA/AML Projects, including:
- Program Risk Assessments
- Compliance Testing
- Look-back Analysis for Compliance with Regulatory Mandates
Accume Partners is well positioned with the depth, resources, and geographic reach to serve financial institutions with subject-matter expertise that ranges from core business operations to understanding the risks and accounting associated with complex financial transactions and structures. Contact us when you are ready to successfully meet the challenges facing your financial institution.
Related Industry Resources :
- American Bankers Association - www.aba.com –the latest on industry news
- American Banker - www.americanbanker.com –industry news, articles
- Federal Reserve - www.federalreserve.gov – breaking news, research & data
- AICPA - http://www.aicpa.org/Audcommctr/guidance_resources/regs_and_fncl_reprtng/homepage.htm -regulatory information from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- America ’s Community Bankers - http://www.acbankers.org/ - news, resources, conferences and events, advocacy and public policy
- Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA -http://www.icba.org/ -industry news, publications, resources, events and education
- Pennsylvania Bankers Association - http://www.pabanker.com/- State banking association, regulatory and news updates, events, and advocacy and policy issues
The Risk Management Association (RMA) - http://www.rmahq.org/RMA/ -news, regulations, events - ZD Net - http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/Professions+and+Industries/Financial+Services/ -financial services white papers