Kristen J. Ferwerda, CRCM
Director, Wipfli Advisory LLC
- Location
- Rockford, IL
- Contact
- +1 815 484 5639
- kferwerda@wipfli.com
Kristen Ferwerda is a director in Wipfli’s financial services practice, where she works with clients to assess the effectiveness of compliance and Bank Secrecy Act/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (BSA/CFT) policies, procedures and practices for financial institutions and non-bank financial institutions. With over 25 years of banking experience, she leverages her deep knowledge of BSA and regulatory compliance to provide clients with the necessary tools to be successful in their banking operations.
- Managing large BSA lookbacks and other custom BSA projects
- Assisting with post-examination remediation and enforcement action resolution
- Facilitating BSA speaking engagements
- Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager
- Phi Theta Kappa - Member
- Bachelor of science degree in accounting - Graduated cum laude
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