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About the CRCM
The Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager certification is designed to:
- Establish a recognized standard of knowledge and competence for regulatory compliance professionals working in the financial services industry
- Formally recognize those who meet these standards
- Provide employers with a tool to identify skilled, knowledgeable professionals
- Support the benefits of professional continuing education and development
Knowledge areas
- Credit
- Deposits
- Bank Operations
- BSA/AML/OFAC
- CRA
- Privacy
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Who should pursue it
- Compliance officers
- BSA/AML officers
- CRA officers
- Regulators
- Auditors
- Bank counsel
- Bank directors
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Eligibility requirements
You must meet the following prerequisites in order to qualify to take the CRCM certification examination:
1. Professional Experience & Education
- A minimum of three (3) years of U.S. experience as a compliance professional with primary responsibility for the full range of compliance functions is required. Compliance functions include (but are not limited to) performing compliance reviews and your ability to manage appropriate strategies to help the bank comply with U.S. federal laws and regulations; AND
- A minimum of 80 hours of ICB-approved compliance-related training within the last five (5) years
ICB-approved training includes conferences, seminars, schools, online training and webinars that relate directly to the CRCM Examination Outline. These programs could be sponsored by your employer or an outside training provider in addition to ABA programs.
To calculate training hours when they are not listed, add the total instruction hours received minus meals and/or break times. This information must be documented on the CRCM certification application.
Following are examples of ICB-approved training. These programs count toward the 80 hours of required ICB-approved compliance-related training:
*Candidates may only report a maximum of 30 hours for reviewing the ABA Reference Guide to Regulatory Compliance and/or completing the ABA Online Review Course for the CRCM Exam.
2. Professional Reference
One letter of recommendation is required from a senior official (i.e., CEO, president, department head, etc.) at your organization attesting to your qualifications for certification including your compliance experience as well as your ethical character. The letter must be signed and on corporate letterhead.
3. Ethics Statement
Each candidate must sign ICB's Professional Code of Ethics statement. Please note -- you must furnish all pertinent information about any convictions or pleas of nolo contendere on the grounds of fraud, embezzlement, unfair or deceptive practices, securities law violations, misappropriation of property, fraudulent conversations or any civil or administrative action from which you have been previously found liable.
4. Application
You must complete and submit the application. You are required to meet the eligibility requirements in place at the time that you submit your application.
Maintenance requirements
To maintain your CRCM in good standing, you must adhere to ICB's Professional Code of Ethics, pay an annual fee, and complete 60 credits of continuing education every three years.
Fees
| Examination Fees* |
Membership Fees** |
| Application and Exam Fee |
$550 |
Annual Membership Fee |
$199 |
Exam Site Change Fee
(for all exam site change requests less
than 3 weeks prior to the exam date) |
$100 |
Multiple Certification Discount
(one person with two or more certifications) |
$350 (2 certs)
$450 (3 or more) |
| Exam Retake Fee |
$225 |
| Exam Withdrawal Fee |
$125 |
*The Exam Fee, minus a $100 nonrefundable Application Fee, is 100% refundable upon written request prior to the published withdrawal deadline. A $125 withdrawal fee is assessed if a candidate cancels or withdraws after the published withdrawal deadline from a scheduled exam date for which the candidate is registered. However, requests for withdrawal received on or less than fourteen (14) business days prior to the exam date will not be honored and the entire exam fee will be forfeited. ICB will consider waiving the forfeiture fee in case of a medical emergency. Your request for such a waiver must be made in writing and supported by documentation from a physician, which clearly states that you are unable to appear for the exam due to personal or immediate family medical issues. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
** Membership Fee is assessed annually every year after certification has been granted.
Benefits and services
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