About Unicon
Unicon Financial Services, Inc. is a leading provider of consulting and auditing services for banks, thrifts, and other financial institutions. Formed in 1989, we are the largest bank-consulting firm in the West. We provide services to domestic institutions across the nation and foreign institutions across the world.
We are engaged with many domestic banks, savings institutions, foreign branches and agencies, investment bankers, and law firms. We perform a wide range of consulting and auditing services such as:
- Audits/Reviews (Loan, Compliance, BSA, IT, Electronic Banking, Note, Wire Transfer/ACH, and Branch Operations)
- Audit Risk Assessments
- ALLL and CRE Methodology Reviews
- Litigation Support
- Policy Development
- System Analysis
- Mergers and Acquisitions
What we offer our clients
We offer our clients a unique banking perspective. Our years as regulators have provided us with an in-depth understanding of government policies, procedures, regulations, and the government's perspective on banks. We take this expertise and pass it on to our clients.
We perform periodic loan reviews for stable institutions and for institutions that are experiencing credit quality difficulties. Unicon has helped many banks develop systems that meet the new tougher regulatory requirements. Many of our clients have been complimented by the regulators for the improvements we helped implement. Additionally, we are approved to conduct loan reviews, management studies, BSA reviews, and operational reviews.
Unicon has also been hired by many law firms to serve as expert witnesses and consulting experts, including complicated lending transactions and loan fraud. Our consultants have also been hired to investigate numerous civil and criminal matters and we have worked closely with both the F.B.I. and United States Department of Justice. In addition, Unicon has been appointed as an expert banking witness in federal court.
Our Expertise
We have taught all levels of lending and compliance for the government and the private sector, including the regulator's highest-level international lending classes. Our team of experts have been awarded various industry known designations in their fields which solidifies our knowledge and experience. Our qualifications in the compliance area include being awarded the Certified Bank Compliance Officer and Certified AML Professional designations by the BAI. In the IT area, our Manager for Information Technology (IT) and Internet Reviews qualifications include: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA); Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE); Microsoft Certified Professional & Internet; and, Cisco Certified Network Associate.