Erin Dobbins is a Bates Compliance Consultant who has over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. Ms. Dobbins specializes in the regulatory compliance of consumer finance, with expertise in the Bank Secrecy Act, specifically how it relates to Money Services Businesses, amongst other areas. In her role at Bates, she works with multiple clients to create, implement, and maintain their compliance program, as well as leads and supports Independent Reviews, ensuring clients are in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Ms. Dobbins’ expertise also includes Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance program development, policy and procedure development, customer identification requirements, and transaction monitoring.
Prior to joining Bates, Ms. Dobbins worked in the small-dollar lending industry, where she was responsible for implementing the company’s AML compliance program. Her role also focused on government relations regarding state and federal legislative and regulatory agencies, and community involvement. Ms. Dobbins holds a Bachelor of Science from Liberty University, is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), and a Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI).
Bates Group, 2021 - Present; Consultant, 2023 – Present; Associate, 2021 – 2023
Corcom LLC, Associate, AML and Compliance, 2020 – 2021
Purpose Financial (Advance America), 2014 - 2020; External Affairs Specialist, 2017 – 2020; AML Specialist, 2014 – 2017
Bachelor of Science (BS), Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA