Velligan-Blaxall Consultants (VBC) is a specialized risk-management and performance advisory firm serving banks,
credit unions, and fintechs nationwide. We help institutions strengthen balance-sheet performance, enhance risk oversight,
and meet regulatory expectations through customized, data-driven solutions. Our expertise spans asset-liability management,
CECL, model validation, fraud and financial-crimes compliance, product analytics, and governance advisory services.
With a tailored, collaborative approach—not a one-size-fits-all model—we equip leadership teams with the insight,
tools, and confidence needed to make sound strategic decisions and operate with excellence.
ALM Model Consulting & Outsourcing
Performance Analytics
Model Validation and Certification
Enterprise Risk Management Consulting Services
Third-Party / Vendor Due Diligence Services
Education and Training
Sentry Advisors is a regulatory-risk and compliance consulting firm that supports banks, credit unions, mortgage companies,
and fintechs with practical, experience-driven solutions. Sentry provides comprehensive Audit & Advisory services—including
compliance audits and testing, fair-lending and data-integrity reviews, BSA/AML assessments, fintech due diligence, and regulatory
exam response—alongside robust Education Services such as compliance manuals, staff and board training, webinars, and Compliance Officer Boot Camps.
With decades of industry expertise, Sentry Advisors helps financial institutions navigate complex and evolving regulations through tailored guidance
that strengthens compliance programs and reduces regulatory risk.
Regulatory Compliance Audit (loans and deposits)
Advisory (Consulting Services)
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money laundering Independent Audit
Anti-Money laundering Software Parameter & Data Validation
Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) / FinTech onboarding Due Diligence and Consulting
Community banks and credit unions are operating in an environment where regulatory expectations, operational complexity, and stakeholder scrutiny
continue to rise. Manual processes and disconnected point solutions can no longer keep pace. Enabling your risk and compliance framework with a modern
GRC technology solution provides the structure, visibility, and scalability needed to protect your institution and support strategic growth. For
institutions committed to safety, soundness, and long term resilience, GRC technology is not just a tool, it’s a strategic enabler of a stronger,
more proactive risk and compliance program.
Whether you are looking for a replacement solution or selecting one for the first time, we assist organizations in thinking through all the options.
We take on the heavy lifting so that nothing is left to chance and the burden on the organization is minimized. The end result is a technology enabled
risk and compliance program that creates relationships between the different data elements inherent within a financial institution while creating efficiencies
and economies of scale all in an effort to produce forward looking output enabling more informed business decisions.
Our Service Pillars Include:
GRC Advisory:
Preparing for risk management and compliance technology begins long before software is selected.
Our advisory services help institutions clarify strategy and objectives, define requirements,
assess current-state processes, identify pain points and challenges, and build the organizational
readiness needed for a smooth and effective GRC transformation. In addition, our advisory services
will also provide a lens on your current risk and compliance framework and identify if any enhancements/recommendations
that need to be made ahead of a technology project.
GRC Evaluation Services:
Choosing the right GRC platform is a strategic decision. We guide community banks and credit unions through a
structured evaluation process aligning business needs, risk and compliance culture, operational maturity, and
long-term growth trajectory to the capabilities of leading GRC technologies. The result: confident and informed platform selection.
GRC Implementation and Post-Implementation Support:
We deliver full lifecycle implementation support from project planning and configuration through testing, training,
and production go-live. Our team ensures that your GRC platform is deployed with precision, aligned to your
operating model, and positioned to deliver measurable value from day one.
Sustaining momentum after go-live is one of the most critical elements of a successful GRC journey. We provide ongoing daily support,
troubleshoot questions as they arise, administrative services to help institutions maximize adoption, refine workflows, and continuously improve GRC configurations as needs evolve.
Risk & Compliance Content Accelerators:
To help organizations jump start or elevate their programs, we offer proprietary risk and compliance content accelerators,
including frameworks, libraries/taxonomies, templates, data feeds and best-practice models. These accelerators reduce
implementation time, strengthen program quality, and provide a scalable foundation for long-term success.
