Kori Giaquinto is Compliance Manager for Loan Operations at Santander Bank. In this role, she is responsible for the creation of a comprehensive regulatory compliance program for the Loan Operations line of business, including International Trade Services (ITS), Mortgage Warehouse, Auto Finance, Dealer Floor Plan and Consumer Lending. Program elements include audit management, regulatory change management, annual regulatory program reviews to ensure adherence to regulations and internal policies and standards, training, and issue management and remediation.

Prior to beginning her career in financial services in 2006, Kori worked as an attorney until she began her AML career at Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT) as an AML Analyst. In 2007 IBT was acquired by State Street Bank and Trust Company and she remained there until 2014, ultimately becoming an Assistant Vice President, Transfer Agency Compliance.

In that role she was responsible for performing Customer Identification, Risk Rating and Enhanced Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring and Sanction Party Screening. Kori joined Santander in November of 2014 as the AML QA Manager for Technology and Operations, where she was responsible for creating and implementing an AML quality assurance program to ensure that BSA/AML/OFAC processes and controls were functioning properly and in accordance with the bank’s standards and applicable regulations.

Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from the University of Miami and a Juris Doctor from New England School of Law. Kori is a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar, a certified fraud examiner, project management professional, and has been CAMS certified since 2007.

Email: kori.giaquinto@santander.us