Webinar | 90 minutes | March 17th, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:30pm CENTRAL Time | $199

It has always been challenging to open accounts for non-resident aliens and to identify the person we are doing business with. Since the USA PATRIOT Act, Customer Identification Program (CIP) law passed, opening these accounts and covering the required documentation and identification bases makes dealing with these accounts more challenging than ever. This issue is also a Bank Secrecy Act exam “hot spot” with the regulators as nonresident alien accounts are considered to be high risk. This session will address the following questions about procedures and your bank: What does the law say about identifying non-resident aliens? What type of identification is being used around the country to open accounts? What are the proper procedures for W-8 reporting? What role does Office of Foreign Assets and Control (OFAC) play in your new accounts’ procedures? If these questions have not been answered to your satisfaction in your bank this session is a must.

What You Will Learn

• Resident aliens versus Nonresident aliens
• Require FTINs on most accounts
• How to complete the W-8BEN with FTINs and US TINs
• Types of identification available – both primary and secondary
• Sorting out social security numbers and individual taxpayer identification numbers
• W-8 Forms
• Customer Identification Program requirements
• Office of Foreign Assets and Control requirements
• Tracking and monitoring high risk accounts
• 1042S Reporting

Who Should Attend
This informative session is for New Accounts Representatives, Personal Bankers, Lenders, Tellers, Branch Managers and Branch Administration.

Seminar Instructor

Deborah Crawford is the President of Gettechnical Inc., a Florida-based firm, specializing in the education of banks across the nation.  Her 40+ years of banking and teaching experience began at Hibernia National Bank in New Orleans. She graduated from Louisiana State University with both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees.  Deborah’s specialty is in the deposit side of the financial institution where she teaches seminars on regulations, documentation, insurance, and Individual Retirement Accounts.

Registration
The cost to attend this webinar is $199 for one connection*. Please register the person you wish to receive the log-in and handouts links.
*You may have as many listeners as you wish for your ONE connection (ONE computer login). If you would like additional logins for additional locations/computers, please contact our office or note names and email addresses in the comments sections of the registration form. A fee of $75 will be billed for each additional login.

Registration fees include instruction, live interaction with the instructor, any materials and manuals used by the instructor (digital), and a link to the recordings of the class. (You will have unlimited access to the recording for 90 days.)

Cancellation and More Information
Full registration fees will be refunded if a cancellation is received on or before ten business days prior to the meeting. If the date of cancellation is less than ten days prior to the meeting, a $75 processing fee will be retained. No refunds will be given for cancellations made the day of the program. If you need additional information, please call (800) 354-3051.