Lesson plan

AML & SAR Automation Hub essentials

Work alerts from the queue to a decision, investigate cases, and draft, approve and track Suspicious Activity Reports in the AML & SAR Automation Hub.

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Product: AML & SAR Automation Hub
Level: Foundation
For: Users
Total time: 2 hr 11 min
Lessons: 13 in 3 modules
Assessments: 4

Course objectives

Explain how alerts, cases, SARs and 314(a) searches fit together in the Hub, and which role does what
Read an explainable alert and the customer risk view, and decide whether to close or escalate it
Close an alert with a reason code and a note that would satisfy a quality reviewer or examiner
Investigate a case, record the detection date and write a file or no-file recommendation with its rationale
Draft a SAR narrative using the five-part structure and send it through BSA officer approval
Record a filing acknowledgment and work continuing-activity reviews on filed cases
Keep SAR information confidential and leave an audit trail that explains every decision

Before the course

You have a Moraph client account and can sign in to Moraph Apps
Your institution has given you an AML analyst, Investigator or BSA officer role in the Hub
You know your institution's BSA/AML procedures, or have a copy to refer to

Module 1: Alerts and triage (35 min)

Lesson	Type and time	Learners will be able to	Activity and assessment
How the Hub fits your BSA/AML program	Reading 9 min	Name the four record types in the Hub and how one leads to the next Describe what the AML analyst, Investigator and BSA officer roles can and cannot do Explain why four-eyes approval and the audit trail matter to examiners	Reading
Reading an explainable alert	Reading 10 min	Find your work in the alert queue and decide what to open first Read an alert's scenario, contributing factors and transactions Use the customer risk view to compare the activity with what you expected	Reading
Triaging alerts	Reading 10 min	Decide whether to close an alert or escalate it to a case Write a closure reason and note that a quality reviewer could follow Explain how quality review sampling uses your closed alerts	Reading
Module 1 knowledge check	Assessment 6 min	Check that you can read an alert and make a supported triage decision Check that you know which role does what in the Hub	5 questions · pass mark 70% · unlimited attempts

Module 2: Investigating cases (43 min)

Lesson	Type and time	Learners will be able to	Activity and assessment
Working a case	Reading 12 min	Open a case from one or more alerts and link related accounts Gather and record evidence so the case file stands on its own Set the detection date correctly and explain why it matters	Reading
Recommendations and second review	Reading 10 min	Write a file or no-file recommendation with a rationale tied to the evidence Send a recommendation for second review and respond when it is returned Explain why a case can't be closed without approval	Reading
Practical: from alert to recommendation	Practical exercise 15 min	Apply triage and investigation steps to a realistic scenario Write a closure-quality note and a recommendation rationale on paper	Practical exercise with a checklist
Module 2 knowledge check	Assessment 6 min	Check that you can build a case file and set the detection date correctly Check that you understand second review and recommendation outcomes	5 questions · pass mark 70% · unlimited attempts

Module 3: SARs, deadlines and continuing activity (53 min)

Lesson	Type and time	Learners will be able to	Activity and assessment
Drafting the SAR	Reading 12 min	Create a SAR from an escalated case and check the pre-filled fields Write a narrative using the five-part structure Avoid the common weaknesses that get a draft returned	Reading
Approval, export and acknowledgment	Reading 10 min	Describe how the BSA officer reviews, approves or returns a SAR Explain how an approved SAR is exported and submitted through BSA E-Filing Record the BSA ID and filed date and move the SAR to Filed	Reading
Deadlines and continuing activity	Reading 10 min	Use the SAR deadlines report and reminders to keep every filing on time Work a continuing-activity review and decide whether a continuing activity report is needed Explain how deadlines and reviews are evidenced to examiners	Reading
Module 3 knowledge check	Assessment 6 min	Check that you can draft a SAR narrative and take it through approval Check that you can manage deadlines, acknowledgments and continuing activity	5 questions · pass mark 70% · unlimited attempts
Final assessment	Assessment 15 min	Show that you can work an alert through to a filed SAR in the Hub Show sound judgment on triage, recommendations, approvals and confidentiality	12 of 18 questions · pass mark 80% · 3 attempts

Completing the course

Every lesson must be completed: reading lessons are marked complete by the learner, exercises when every checklist item is confirmed, and assessments only when passed. Completing the course issues a certificate of completion with a verification code.