James Hitchcock, Vice President, Fraud Mitigation, American Bankers Association
Vice President, Fraud Mitigation, American Bankers Association
"Jim Hitchcock is the Vice President for Fraud Mitigation at ABA and serves as the association’s primary expert on fraud mitigation activities and programs. In this role, he identifies and tracks key fraud topics and trends, runs banker committees focused on fraud, identifies potential commercial and government partners to help develop fraud mitigation capabilities, develops fraud prevention strategies, and finds opportunities to develop capabilities and partnerships that provide products and services to banks. Prior to joining ABA during June 2021, Jim was a Director in the Capital One Anti-Money Laundering Department serving in a Fraud Advisory role. Jim began his banking journey during February 2016 after finishing a career in Federal law enforcement with the Department of Defense Inspector General (Investigations) and U.S. Secret Service. Jim’s role within the US Department of Defense included the investigation and prosecutions related to international bribery, money laundering schemes and export violations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. During his tenure with the US Secret Service Jim served as a subject matter expert investigating identity and computer related crimes. Beyond investigations, Jim worked in policy management, led teams of investigators, as well as developed and implemented investigative best practices and policy consistent with US Attorney General guidelines and regulatory law."
