Risk and Compliance Magazine Editorial Calendar

All editorial topics are tentative. Full Author Guidelines and ABA Media Guide are available online.

September/October 2025

Terrorist Drug Trafficking and its Financial Footprint
Whistleblower Risk and Regulatory Updates
Status of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) and Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Framework
Managed Service Models within a Financial Crime Program
Mail-Based Fraud Schemes and Emerging Threats
Digital Assets Programs

Completed articles due by June 16, 2025
Advertising space closing: August 1, 2025
Advertising materials due: August 8, 2025

November/December 2025

Geotargeting Orders
Reasonably Expected Market Areas (REMAs)
Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, and Sensitivity (CAMELS) Ratings
Fair Lending and data proxy methodology
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Review
Check Fraud

Completed articles due by August 1, 2025
Advertising space closing: October 1, 2025
Advertising materials due: October 8, 2025

January/February 2026

2026 Look-Ahead: Risk, Regulation, and Innovation
Sanctions Compliance in a Shifting Global Landscape
Open for article pitches

Completed articles due by October 1, 2025
Advertising space closing: December 1, 2025
Advertising materials due: December 8, 2025

March/April 2026

Fraud Strategy and Prevention
Open for article pitches

Completed articles due by December 1, 2025
Advertising space closing: February 2, 2026
Advertising materials due: February 9, 2026

May/June 2026

Deepfake Risks in Identity Verification and Know Your Customer (KYC)
Risk Governance During Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Open for article pitches

Completed articles due by January 2, 2026
Advertising space closing: April 1, 2026
Advertising materials due: April 8, 2026

Helpful suggestions

We are currently accepting queries for articles on the following topics:

The Compliance implications of the FinCEN proposal on allowing banks to share SARs with their own foreign branches—once the final rule is available.
How banks are dealing (or going to deal) with state level ESG requirements.
Fraud in specific areas

Each issue has “Compliance Fundamentals” column reviewing the basics of specific issues or regulations. Articles are 1,500-2,000 words. We are accepting pitches for any topic covered on the CRCM exam. Possible topics include:

Information Security Provisions of GLBA/FFIEC Guidelines
Office of Foreign Asset Control Regulations (Basics)
Impact of rising rates on credit and liquidity.
Concentration risk—what it is, what Risk and Compliance should know.

We are NOT accepting articles on the following topics:

CRA
1071
1033

If you would like to suggest deep-dive articles on topics, please send queries to the editor, Laine Crosby, at rcmageditor@aba.com.