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The mission of Associated Risk Group, LLC is to provide customized compliance and bank security solutions to each client. Through our comprehensive suite of compliance management and security solutions, we provide services to small and mid-size financial institutions across the country. Our ultimate goal is to help your organization mitigate risk, improve profitability, and effectively address regulatory compliance and bank security.

Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Associated Risk Group is quickly becoming a leader in USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC (Office of Foreign Asset Control), BSA (Bank Secrecy Act), FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) compliance. We are committed to building a team of industry experts to make sure our clients receive current and proven solutions.

Our security and financial crimes services provide greater assurance of achieving compliance with the Bank Protection Act and applicable aspects of the Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations. Our professional team will evaluate your risks and design a security compliance program that is in line with your needs and risk profile. We provide the flexibility your institution needs to develop a program that exceeds expectations.

Associated Risk Group is an affiliate of Associated Banc-Corp, a diversified multibank holding company with $25 billion in total assets across Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. Associated Banc-Corp is among the Forbes "World's Leading 2000 Companies" and has been included in the Mergent FIS Handbook of Dividend Achievers, based on its 35-year record of dividend growth.
Ryan Rasske

As President and Director of Risk & Financial Crimes for Associated Banc-Corp, Ryan is responsible for corporate administration and the management of sales, marketing and business development. Prior to joining ARG, Ryan was employed with the U.S. Secret Service and lived in the Washington DC metropolitan area. His banking career started at E*TRADE Bank where he assumed the role of Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Officer.

In 2003, Ryan was employed at Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wisconsin as Vice President, BSA/AML Director. In that capacity, he was responsible for the bank's Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act and OFAC compliance programs. He conducted several training programs throughout the year specializing in CIP, Identity Theft, Risk Ranking, and Detecting Suspicious Activity. Ryan is currently a board member of the ABA Compliance School and actively participates in the ABA Money Laundering Issues Group.

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Kim Wirtz

Kim is a BSA/AML Consultant with 27 years of professional banking experience working in compliance, retail and mortgage fields with Associated Bank (over $20 billion in assets). Since 2004, Kim has worked exclusively with Money Service Business (MSB) clients to help them understand the regulatory requirements and provide specialized Bank Secrecy Act training. As a consultant with Associated Risk Group, she is primarily responsible for helping banks and MSBs develop risk-based policies, procedures, and monitoring programs.

Kim is also recognized as a speaker for small business seminars that focus on helping companies grow by explaining their compliance requirements.

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M. Lyn Hall-Fore

Lyn, as Vice President of Associated Risk Group is a Regulatory Compliance Consultant and has over 20 years of experience in corporate compliance for large credit unions and financial institutions. She served as a team member in defending embezzlement cases and fraudulent account litigation. Also, she conducted investigations for breaches of internal controls and employee misconduct.

With over ten years as a corporate trainer and instructor at the University of California, San Diego, she has designed and taught regulatory compliance courses ranging from frontline employees to board of directors. Additionally, Lyn has an MBA in Global Risk Management specializing in International Risk and Corporate Ethics.

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