Anna Rentschler: Challenges Faced by Community Banks

In this segment of AML Now, John, J. Byrne, ACAMS executive vice president, spoke with Anna Rentschler, an ACAMS advisory board member, at the ACAMS 15 AML & Financial Crime Conference regarding the challenges faced by community banks.

Anna Rentschler is vice president and BSA officer for Central Bancompany in Jefferson City, Missouri, a $10 billion holding company in Missouri and Oklahoma with branches in Kansas and Illinois. Rentschler has been affiliated with Central Bancompany for 31 years. The Financial Investigations Unit, which encompasses the Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering and Regulation E dispute divisions, encompasses the enterprise-wide consolidation and governance functions for all 13 affiliate banks. Rentschler was the 2008 recipient of the ABA Distinguished Service Award.