SUPERIOR, Colo. – January 28, 2015 – Key Equipment Finance, one of the nation’s largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), today announced that Tamara Darnow recently earned the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists – Audit (CAMS-Audit) credential from the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS). Darnow is director of compliance and operational risk at Key Equipment Finance.
The CAMS-Audit designation is an advanced-level certification and is the first of its kind in the AML and financial crime prevention community. CAMS-Audit equips mid-level and senior management professionals with the essential knowledge that reinforces internal controls and enhances one’s ability to meet regulatory expectations.
“We have made a concerted effort to ensure that we have industry-leading compliance standards in place at Key Equipment Finance, and having a director of compliance with CAMS-Audit certification helps reinforce that commitment,” said Adam Warner, president of Key Equipment Finance. “The CAMS-Audit certification process is a rigorous one, and I am proud of the work Tamara put in to earn this designation.”
In order to become CAMS-Audit certified, candidates must first become a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). Once accepted into the program, students study, research, and attend pre-class webinars; participate in a three-day live program consisting of lecture, discussion, and group exercises; and finally author a white paper on an approved topic related to the advanced certification.
“Becoming CAMS-Audit certified is a major accomplishment and I applaud the commitment and hard work from the graduates,” says John J. Byrne, CAMS, executive vice president at ACAMS. “Those who receive an advanced certification equip themselves with additional expertise and become an invaluable asset to their institution, firm or agency.”
CAMS-Audit was developed by ACAMS, with contribution from AML and financial crime prevention subject matter experts. For more information on CAMS-Audit, prospective candidates may visit www.acams.org. For more information about Key Equipment Finance, visit www.keyequipmentfinance.com.
About Key Equipment Finance
Key Equipment Finance has been in the equipment finance business for 41 years and is one of the largest bank-based equipment finance providers in the U.S. The company provides tailored equipment lease and finance solutions for commercial clients and government entities. Through its manufacturer and vendor alliances unit, equipment finance programs are developed for manufacturers, distributors and resellers.
Key Equipment Finance’s specialty finance group includes a specialty finance lending team, which provides structured facilities to various sectors of the specialty finance market, and a lease capital markets team to support corporations looking to optimize risk and revenue. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages $9.1 billion in assets and originates $4.3 billion of equipment financing annually. For more information, visit http://www.keyequipmentfinance.com.
About KeyCorp
KeyCorp was organized more than 160 years ago and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, Key had assets of approximately $93.8 billion at December 31, 2014.
Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses in 12 states under the name KeyBank National Association. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.
About the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists® (ACAMS®)
ACAMS is the largest international membership organization dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and skills of AML and financial crime professionals from a wide range of industries with extensive resources designed to develop and sharpen the skills required for superior job performance and career advancement. Its CAMS certification is the most widely recognized AML certification among compliance professionals worldwide. Visit www.acams.org for more information.
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