Anti-money laundering & Bank Secrecy Act
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 5 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 50 min
- Lessons
- 7 lessons
- Frequency
- At hire
- Last reviewed
- 8 Oct 2026
Customer asks teller to split a $14,000 deposit across two days "to keep it simple"
Try it: this is one of 17 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 7 lessons, about 50 minutes
- 2 video slots (you add the videos)
- Flashcards, sorting activity, scenario, timeline and quizzes
- 12-question final check, 80% to pass
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 10 slides
- Quiz, word cloud, poll, open-ended slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Built to the law Each objective names the requirement it comes from and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Required by | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 1.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| LO 55.1.1 | Explain the three stages of money laundering and why banks are the front line | 31 U.S.C. 5311 | Lesson 1: Why AML exists |
| LO 55.2.1 | Describe the BSA program pillars and your role in them + your info | 31 CFR 1020.210 | Lesson 2: The BSA program and you |
| LO 55.3.1 | Apply the Currency Transaction Report rule, including multiple-transaction aggregation | 1010.311, 1010.313 | Lesson 3: Cash over $10,000 |
| LO 55.4.1 | Recognise structuring and other red flags in everyday transactions | 1010.314; FFIEC Manual App. F | Lesson 4: Structuring & red flags |
| LO 55.5.1 | Explain SAR thresholds, filing deadlines and the ban on tipping off | 1020.320 | Lesson 5: Suspicious activity reports |
| LO 55.6.1 | Escalate unusual activity through the internal referral process + your info | 1020.210 | Lesson 6: Case practice & escalation |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 5 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
7 lessons, about 50 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Why AML exists
3 pages
8 min
Why AML exists
3 pages
2The BSA program and you
2 pages
5 min
The BSA program and you
2 pages
3Cash over $10,000
3 pages
8 min
Cash over $10,000
3 pages
4Structuring & red flags
3 pages
8 min
Structuring & red flags
3 pages
5Suspicious activity reports
3 pages
8 min
Suspicious activity reports
3 pages
6Case practice & escalation
3 pages
8 min
Case practice & escalation
3 pages
7Final assessment
Assessment
5 min
Final assessment
Assessment
Live deck and surveys
10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- A customer makes two $6,000 cash deposits at different branches on the same day. What happens? multiple choice
- How confident are you responding to a customer who asks how to avoid a CTR - without tipping them off? 1-5 scale
- Which red flags do you see most often at your desk? ranking
- When I refer unusual activity, I feel supported - not second-guessed - by the BSA team. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find our unusual-activity referral form and BSA officer? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
5 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- BSA officer name contact
{{BSA_OFFICER_NAME_CONTACT}} - Unusual activity referral form or system
{{UNUSUAL_ACTIVITY_REFERRAL_FORM_OR_SYSTEM}} - How your bank handles exempt customers
{{CTR_EXEMPT_PERSONS_PROCESS}} - LMS or record system
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Training record retention
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FAQ
Common questions
Can I run anti-money laundering & Bank Secrecy Act training online?
The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.) or ask your own counsel.
How often is this training needed?
At hire (before handling transactions) + annually; per board-approved BSA program.
Who needs this training?
Bank and credit union frontline staff (tellers, new-accounts, branch ops), plus back-office and lending staff; variant: BSA/AML investigators (adds L5 deep-dive).
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.).
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.