Carol R. Van Cleef
Partner
Washington
700 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3960
Phone: (202) 508-6112
Fax: (202) 220-7412
email:
Carol R. Van Cleef is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Bryan Cave LLP. She regularly advises banks, credit unions and other financial services companies on federal and state regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters, including anti-money laundering, OFAC compliance, privacy and date security, federal deposit insurance and other banking regulatory issues. She also works extensively on a variety of payments related issues including ACH transactions, electronic bill payment and stored value/prepaid cards. She advises banking organizations, program managers and distributors in the development and operation of prepaid or stored value card programs and in connection with different types of business combinations, including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.
Ms. Van Cleef speaks and writes frequently on anti-money laundering compliance and payments issues. She has appeared on CNN, CNBC and Fox News Live and has been heard on National Public Radio and numerous other radio stations. She is a member of the NACHA Council for Electronic Billing and Payment and authored the legal and regulatory section of NACHA’s recently published Walk-in Bill Payments: Guidelines for Billers and Walk-in Payment Providers. She created and regularly lectures at the Boot Camp for BSA/AML Professionals and related case-based training programs, including a Mini-Boot Camp on AML Program Development for PrePaid Card Programs, sponsored by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and Bryan Cave. She also serves as general counsel for the Graduate School of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, which provides certification to anti-money laundering professionals, including regulators. Additionally, she is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and an active member of ACAMS.
Ms. Van Cleef’s educational background includes a Juris Doctor from the American University and Bachelor of Science, Foreign Service from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service. She is also affiliated with other associations that include the American Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association’s Banking Law Committee. She is a past president of Women in Housing and Finance.
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