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Suspicious Activity Reporting - Writing a Good Narrative

The SAR has a critical piece which is called the “Narrative”. That is the area that you are able to put the things that did not fit into the data fields and help law enforcement gain an understanding of what has happened.
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Thursday, December 17, 2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

INSTRUCTOR

Leslie Nicely

FORMAT

Webinar

$299.00 or 1 Token

Includes: Live Access, 30 Days OnDemand Playback, Presenter Materials and Handouts

  • BSA
  • Compliance
  • Deposit Compliance
  • Bank Secrecy Act Officer/BSA Specialist
  • Branch Manager
  • Compliance Officer
  • Deposit Operations Manager/Specialist

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If you write a good narrative, your SAR may be used by law enforcement. If you don’t, it may get passed by and your subject gets away. Learn what the instructions tell us to do. 

24 Bullet points in the instructions help us focus on what is important to the overall SAR success.

What You'll Learn

What you will learn:

  • The narrative is where you complete what could not be done in the body of the SAR.
  • The narrative is where we describe the who, what, where, when of the crime
  • The narrative is where we follow the 24 point process required in the instructions
  • Are you writing a good narrative?
  • Are you making rookie mistakes?
  • Learn more during this webinar

Who Should Attend

BSA Officers, BSA Support personnel, Deposit Operations, Compliance Officer, and Branch Operations.
Leslie Nicely

Instructor Bio

Leslie Nicely, Senior Vice President for Gettechnical Inc. brings with her a wealth of practical banking experience. Her 30+ years include various positions with a local community bank including teller, teller supervisor, new accounts, lending, Branch Administration Officer, BSA/AML Officer and Security Officer and more. She graduated from the Virginia Bankers Association School of Bank Management. Her experience includes management, operations, lending compliance, fraud management, training, security and customer service. Her down-to-earth approach to training and her technical expertise makes her a real asset to our industry.

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