Rachelle Dekker

Senior Compliance Advisor

Rachelle Dekker

Rachelle Dekker is a Senior Compliance Advisor with the Temenos Compliance Advisory team. Rachelle was most recently the BSA Officer for a community bank. Her experience includes working for community banks as well as working for a regional auditing firm where she provided compliance auditing and consulting services to various financial institutions. Her background is specialized in BSA/AML, HMDA, and deposit compliance. Rachelle graduated from Grand Valley State University with her Master of Science in Accounting. She is also a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM).

Latest articles from Rachelle Dekker

The rising threat of elder financial exploitation: Key insights and actions for financial institutions
The rising threat of elder financial exploitation: Key insights and actions for financial institutions

A teller’s early experience reveals how attentive banking and monitoring help understand customer.

Oh BOI! Another Resource on the Requirements of Beneficial Ownership - Part I
Oh BOI! Another Resource on the Requirements of Beneficial Ownership - Part I

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published the “Small Entity Compliance Guide for Beneficial Ownership Inform...

Steering your Staff and Sharing the Knowledge-Creating a Substantial Compliance Training Program
Steering your Staff and Sharing the Knowledge-Creating a Substantial Compliance Training Program

Senior Advisor Rachelle Dekker provides guidance on optimizing your institution’s compliance training and sharing the responsi...

Cryptocurrency - Could Regulation be on the Horizon?
Cryptocurrency - Could Regulation be on the Horizon?

The availability of cryptocurrency appears to be rapidly increasing. However, with the increased availability of cryptocurrency...

For Love or Money? Identifying and Reporting Romance Scams
For Love or Money? Identifying and Reporting Romance Scams

As dating apps and social media use continues to increase, the trend of romance scams may continue to increase as well. Join Sen...

Monitoring for Virtual Currency
Monitoring for Virtual Currency

Considerations for monitoring for virtual currency include identifying unregistered or illicitly operating P2P exchangers, unreg...

The Never Ending World of SARs
The Never Ending World of SARs

Senior compliance expert, Rachelle Dekker, provides an overview of the FinCEN SAR FAQs issued on January 19, 2021.

Expansion of the SAR Exemption
Expansion of the SAR Exemption

Senior compliance expert, Rachelle Dekker, shares the differences between the FDIC and FinCEN requirements to file a SAR.

It's All About the Fraud
It's All About the Fraud

Senior Compliance Advisor, Rachelle Dekker, recaps the guidance the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued wit...