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Traceable account verification

Banking & financial services

About Investors Bank

Investors Bank was a full-service financial institution serving customers across New Jersey and New York with over 150 branch locations.

As a community-focused bank with $25+ billion in assets, they specialized in commercial lending, retail banking, and wealth management services.

Their commitment to personalized service and regulatory compliance made them a trusted partner for businesses and individual customers alike.

150+ branches
$25B+ assets
96+ years
2,000+ staff
Headquarters: Short Hills, New Jersey
Adopted Comind.work in 2020
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The challenge

No documented trail for compliance verification steps

Opening a new account required multiple compliance steps - identity checks, document collection, regulatory review - each handled in different systems with no documented evidence trail showing that every required step was completed.

There was no way to demonstrate to auditors that verification procedures were followed consistently. Handoffs between branch staff and compliance officers were undocumented, and delays were hard to trace back to their cause.

No documented verification trail
Compliance steps across systems
Undocumented branch-to-compliance handoffs
No evidence of procedure adherence

The solution

Documented verification process with traceable evidence

Rather than replacing their core banking systems, we built a quality layer across them. Each verification step - identity, documents, compliance review - now produces documented evidence in one traceable record.

We mapped how applications move from branch intake through verification to approval, then established documented controls for each handoff. Every step is recorded with ownership, timestamps, and completion evidence.

Traceable application record

Every account application documented from intake through each verification step to approval - one traceable record with evidence at every stage.

Documented verification steps

Each compliance step - identity check, document collection, regulatory review - recorded with documented ownership and completion evidence.

Compliance review queue

Compliance officers see pending reviews prioritized by deadline and risk level - with documented evidence from prior steps already attached.

Business results

The results

Same-day approvals with documented compliance

Every verification step now produces documented evidence. Staff can demonstrate to auditors that procedures were followed correctly for any account application.

With documented controls and traceable handoffs, compliance officers process reviews faster. Most retail accounts now receive same-day approval compared to the previous 3-5 day timeline.

The quality approach expanded to commercial accounts and other compliance-sensitive workflows requiring documented, traceable processes across teams.

Key features that made the difference

Traceable application record

Every pending account application documented in one record - which compliance step each is on, who owns it, and evidence of each completed step.

Impact:

Processing time reduced from 3-5 days to same-day for most retail accounts with documented evidence throughout.

Documented verification handoffs

Each verification step recorded with documented ownership and completion evidence. Controlled transfers between branch staff and compliance officers.

Impact:

Fewer applications stalling at undocumented handoff points between teams.

Compliance evidence on demand

Staff pull up any application and show documented evidence of every verification step - for customer inquiries or audit requests.

Impact:

Compliance evidence available in seconds rather than minutes of searching across systems.

"

When a customer or auditor asks about an application, I can show them documented evidence of every step - identity check, document review, compliance approval. Before, I would have to piece it together from three systems.

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- Branch Operations Manager

Branch Operations Manager, Investors Bank

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