The new sanctions reality: Why community financial institutions need enterprise-grade screening
Monday, April 6, 2026
2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT
2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT
With rising OFAC penalties, evolving expectations, and increasingly complex transaction risk, it’s not enough to simply screen names against a list and move on. But that leaves a big question: what does effective sanctions screening actually look like today?
In this webinar, panelists will discuss what “enterprise-grade” really means in practice—and where many institutions (of all sizes) are unintentionally falling short. We’ll talk through common assumptions, real regulatory expectations, and the operational challenges that continue to slow teams down.
Key Takeaways:
- What regulators are really looking for—and where things tend to get messy
- Why enforcement actions are increasing, and what you can learn from them
- How to evaluate the effectiveness of your current screening program
- The biggest operational pain points, from false positives to manual reviews
- What sets modern screening technology apart from legacy tools
Meet Your Presenters
Terri Luttrell, CAMS-Audit, CFCS
Compliance and Engagement Director
Terri Luttrell is a seasoned AML professional and former director and AML/OFAC officer with over 20 years in the banking industry, working both in medium and large community and commercial banks ranging from $2 billion to $330 billion in asset size.
Elissa Brewer, CAMS, CFE
Principal Consultant
Elissa Brewer, CAMS, CFE is a Principal Consultant with Abrigo in the Advisory Services Group. She has over 20 years’ experience working in the financial institution & software industry. She has worked directly with financial institutions and FinTech’s to incorporate manual and automated solutions into their BSA, AML, and Fraud
