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Deep Dive: An Automated Approach To The $2T Global Money Laundering Problem

PYMNTS

Approximately 2 percent to 5 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) – $800 billion to $2 trillion – is laundered each year, according to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Rethinking Security Strategies . Financial and Ethical Security Strategies. Expectations have been high so far.

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CFPB Updates FCRA Model Disclosures

CFPB Monitor

Pursuant to the Act, nationwide consumer reporting agencies must provide free national security freezes, which prevent potential lenders from accessing a consumer’s report and, in turn, limit an identity thief’s ability to open accounts in the consumer’s name.

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Congress votes unanimously to extend SCRA one-year foreclosure protection period

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has made SCRA compliance a priority issue. Servicemembers returning from active duty often need time to regain their financial footing, particularly those in the National Guard and Reserves who give up their full-time jobs to fight for our freedom. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse proposed S.2404

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Deep Dive: GDRP And The EU’s New Rules Of Data Handling

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That effort kicked off in 2012, when the European Commission first began taking steps to advance data protections in the EU. Each EU member nation has a DPA in place to both monitor compliance and respond to potential violation complaints. The penalty for non-compliance is expected to be severe once the GDPR takes effect.

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From Vault to Vulnerability: Modern Day Bank Robbers Hit the Web

NCR

But as attacks continue to become more targeted and sophisticated, IT teams are struggling against a range of agents, from common hackers to nation-states, to keep their networks and their vaults secure. Securing the Vault. Establish an enterprise-wide security policy. Enforce your security policy.

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Wading Through the Waters

Independent Banker

Recently Congress passed the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, followed by the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA). Both of these laws pointedly changed the National Flood Insurance Program requirements over which of the banking agencies have jurisdiction. Home equity lines of credit.

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The Case for CSR

Banking 2020

In 2012, the city of New York passed legislation known as the Responsible Banking Act. Just last year, a federal appeals court decided that the Securities and Exchange Commission can’t force companies to say whether they got conflict minerals from troubled African nations. Now, all those worries are moot.