Julie Hearn-Nicely

Julie Hearn-Nicely is the Vice President of Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Compliance at Firstrust Bank. She has 15 years of BSA/AML compliance experience with privately held and publicly traded financial institutions and holds two professional BSA/AML compliance certifications.  

Her background includes a strong emphasis in BSA/AML/OFAC compliance, risk management, fraud, and physical security. She manages the BSA department and is responsible for establishing and implementing bank regulatory policies, procedures, and practices to help detect and deter financial crimes and promoting an efficient, risk-based process for monitoring, identifying, and reporting suspicious activity.  

Julie is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Immaculata University with a graduate degree in Organization Leadership and undergraduate degrees in Financial Management and Business Management. 

She serves on the Executive Board for the ACAMS Greater Philadelphia Chapter, the Business Advisory Board at Immaculata University and is Co-Chair of the Mentoring Committee, the Emergency Management Planning Commission for Upper Uwchlan Township, and is a member of the American Red Cross where she serves as a lead responder for the Disaster Action Team and teaches emergency preparedness to elementary school children.