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Krista Wilson

Lapeer

Summary

To advance my career as a manager in the debit card claims investigations team.

Professional leader with extensive experience in managing and motivating teams to deliver excellent results. Known for fostering collaborative environment and adapting to dynamic business needs. Skilled in strategic planning and performance management, ensuring consistent team success and high levels of productivity.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Electronic Claims Group Team Leader

Comerica Bank
08.2022 - Current

As the ECG team leader, I'm responsible for managing a team of Card Fraud Investigators who complete investigations for retail, small business, commercial card, and HELOC claims. As well as additional tasks such as filing SARs and managing ATM skimming events.

Responsibilities include:

  • Providing oversight of all card claims.
  • Ensuring that all claims are completed within Regulation and company standards.
  • Completing monthly KPMs timely.
  • Completing interim and annual PMPs for direct reports.
  • Implementation of new case management system and card processor.
  • Create and maintain group procedures.
  • Keep abreast of fraud trends and make recommendations for changes, to improve efficiency, etc.
  • Maintain a complete understanding of fraud types, fraud detection tools and current scams.

Electronic Claims Group First Level Officer

Comerica Bank
10.2018 - 08.2022

As an ECG First Level Officer, my primary objective is to assist the Team Leader in leading an efficient, knowledgeable, structured and organized team to complete daily responsibilities within the Regulation E guidelines.

  • Investigate high dollar claims that include the completion of SAR filing and Management Notifications.
  • Coach, mentor, and train other team members.
  • Assist with testing and implementation of new case management systems.
  • Support the ECG Team Leader in ensuring all work, provisional credit and claim determinations, is completed in accordance with the Regulation E guidelines.
  • Assist with daily/weekly/monthly reporting.
  • Manage the retail and commercial card caseloads by assigning alerts and cases and monitoring the work baskets to make sure all claims are completed by their due dates.
  • Provide back up support in the ECG Team Leader’s absence.

Electronic Claims Group Senior Investigator

Comerica Bank
03.2009 - 10.2018

As an ECG Investigator, it is my responsibility to investigate and close MasterCard Commercial Card, MasterCard Retail and ACH claims and prevent losses to Comerica while following the Regulation E guidelines.

  • Identify and prepare the appropriate charge offs, chargebacks, and customer documentation for review
  • Investigate claims to identify points of compromise and trends, and make recommendations to mitigate further losses
  • Interact with law enforcement to achieve successful prosecution in fraud cases
  • Assist in the development and implementation of processes and procedures
  • Proactively respond to card information database breach situations to protect customers and the bank from losses

Fraud Resolution Center Investigator II

Comerica Bank
04.2007 - 03.2009

As a Fraud Resolution Center Investigator, my objective is to assist customers with check fraud claims, investigate cases created due to fraud losses, prevent further loss and recover funds on cases where a loss has occurred.

  • Efficiently and accurately investigate check fraud claims initiated through the ACD line.
  • Locate and recover funds associated with previous losses.
  • Identify and file SARs.
  • Research and identify potential fraud on returned deposited items and exception items.
  • Preventative action steps on potential and confirmed fraud situations.
  • Conduct customer interviews by phone.
  • Assist law enforcement with ongoing fraud cases.
  • Assist possible victims of Identity Theft through the utilization of ITAC.
  • Prepare notification letters to attempt to recover losses before resulting in outside collection efforts.
  • Offer guidance to Banking Centers with suspicious customer accounts.

Fraud Resolution Center Investigator II

Comerica Bank
12.2007 - 09.2008

While assisting the ACO/Recovery Group, some responsibilities included:

  • Assist customers and Banking Centers with Automatic Charge Off accounts.
  • Input payments in Telecheck Recovery Services database daily.
  • Process payments to closed accounts.
  • Research customer disputes of accounts reported to collection agencies.
  • Complete Bankruptcy report daily.
  • Investigate and respond to Chexsystem disputes.

Senior CSR

Comerica Bank
08.1999 - 04.2007

Customer Service Representative in the Banking Centers.

Education

High School Diploma -

Melvindale High School
Melvindale, MI
05.1998

Skills

  • Open communication within my team
  • The ability to identify efficiencies
  • Building relationships with peers and colleagues
  • Promote a positive work environment
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses within the team and help build on them
  • Team leadership
  • Time management
  • Decision-making
  • Staff training and development
  • Task delegation
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Risk management

Certification

Certified Fraud Examiner Certificate – August 2024

Timeline

Electronic Claims Group Team Leader

Comerica Bank
08.2022 - Current

Electronic Claims Group First Level Officer

Comerica Bank
10.2018 - 08.2022

Electronic Claims Group Senior Investigator

Comerica Bank
03.2009 - 10.2018

Fraud Resolution Center Investigator II

Comerica Bank
12.2007 - 09.2008

Fraud Resolution Center Investigator II

Comerica Bank
04.2007 - 03.2009

Senior CSR

Comerica Bank
08.1999 - 04.2007

High School Diploma -

Melvindale High School

Personal Information

Title: CFE
Krista Wilson