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MAY 16, 2020

But the company wrote in the document that under the system, users could “hold digital currency with the same denomination as the local physical currency (e.g., $100 A central entity may be a central bank which regulates a monetary supply,” the company wrote. “A Visa did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the filing.

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JULY 9, 2024

Takeaway 2 Financial institutions will need to incorporate FinCEN's national AML/CFT priorities into their risk assessments and compliance programs. To achieve this, the AML/CFT program must be meticulously documented and approved by the financial institution’s board of directors.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. In the U.K.,

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) uncovered government documents on how giant financial institutions move trillions of dollars in suspicious transactions, padding their bottom line, while terrorists, drug dealers and corrupt politicians are allowed to run free. Think of the message you're sending to repeat offenders.”.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

News came this week that a (virtual) meeting between regulators and Big Tech – which would center on draft proposals that might impact their very operations on the Continent –has been postponed briefly from Nov. For Big Tech, there’s just a hint of a bit of a reprieve in Europe. 24 to Dec 2. As noted by Yahoo!

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding the Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule (the “Rule”) closed on September 15, 2022 after the FTC declined in August to extend it. The comments from AFSA, CBA, and NADA were among the close to 27,000 comments on the proposed Rule received by the FTC.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To that end, and as reported by BuzzFeed , documents submitted by banks to the U.S. The documents, officially known as suspicious activity reports (SARs for short) show that the banks had filed more than 2,000 reports across the past 17 years. In one example, reported on Monday (Sept. billion in fines.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2024

The United Nations estimates there are currently 40 million people enslaved around the world, and that one-quarter of them are children. According to the  National Human Trafficking Hotline , working in the financial industry provides you the opportunity to report suspicious behavior involving 92% of the various  types of human trafficking.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Many would point to imprudent lending standards as a leading cause of the financial crisis of 2008, and in turn, financial institution regulators have since bolstered lending standards and capital thresholds as a preventive measure against a similar crisis.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Australian financial regulators are feeling pressure to ensure financial institutions treat customers properly and have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in an attempt to improve compliance, according to a report by the Financial Times. The trend is starting to appear nationally.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In perhaps the most sweeping example, the member states of the United Nations have embraced, as part of “sustainable development goals,” a target to “provide legal identity for all, including birth registration,” by 2030. An ambitious goal, to be sure, and one that the U.N.

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JUNE 16, 2020

They spoke before the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Tuesday. ” A memo included with the subcommittee’s documents also pointed to the U.S. While the sector is, for the most part, more secure than other verticals, it encounters the “world’s elite hackers,” Kellerman said.

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Abrigo

JULY 29, 2015

The rise of online lenders paired with low interest rates nationally has left some financial institutions hungry to bring in new loan customers. Documentation and organization came up repeatedly in respondents’ open-ended comments about exams and advice for their peers. Concentration and CRE risk is still important to the regulators.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The AMLA set the stage for establishing a national reporting system for beneficial ownership and for potentially changing current CDD/BO requirements in an effort to improve financial transparency and prevent criminals and terrorists from misusing companies to disguise illicit activity. Need to Know. Is your AML department properly staffed?

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Meet Competitive Pressures: National and larger regional banks are specifically targeting better borrowers for seven, ten, or 20-year fixed-rate loans. The first decision a community bank must make in choosing a hedging program is if they will subject their commercial customers to ISDA documents.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

BSBY was not well received by US regulators from its inception, but the market eventually embraced SOFR over BSBY. The documentation was lengthy and complex, the regulatory compliance and reporting was cumbersome, the accounting was tricky, and the overhead cost of launching a hedging program was challenging. No ISDA documents.

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Abrigo

JUNE 2, 2021

This document was also written for examiners and recognizes the exam burden for financial institutions. The guidance emphasizes a risk-focused approach to examinations and refocuses the regulators to scope each exam according to the unique financial institution, not to use a one-size-fits-all approach. 6 Critical Areas. Calibration.

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JULY 24, 2020

Traditional financial institutions mandate that borrowers put up property to back their loans and follow a procedure that involves significant documentation. In October, news surfaced that the Kenyan National Assembly was mulling legislation that would make mobile lenders in the nation face central bank supervision.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements. Be aware of existing or emerging risk concerns. in Kent, Ohio.

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Abrigo

MARCH 31, 2023

You might also like this webinar: "CECL implementation FAQs: Progress as 2023 approaches" listen Takeaway 1 The National Credit Union Administration emphasized interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk as main concerns. Takeaway 2 Credit unions may still have questions about regulatory expectations for CECL after adopting the new standard.

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Abrigo

JUNE 8, 2021

On September 9, 2020 Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (DBTCA) agreed to pay two civil monetary penalties – one for $157,500 and the other for $425,600 – to the Department of the Treasury OFAC for violations of the Ukraine-Related Sanctions Regulations. Framework Document. What can AML professionals learn from the DBTCA case? .

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Abrigo

JULY 16, 2021

Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. While these are general today, the AMLA requires that regulations be written around each Priority, as appropriate. Until regulations have been released and go into effect, regulatory expectations remain unclear.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

China’s banking regulator is introducing stricter requirements on banks and insurance institutions that provide supply chain financial solutions in an effort to curb fraud, according to China Daily reports last week. Noah, however, claims that it had verified all documentation with JD.com. Regulators Step In.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

“Though the industry moved to enable interoperability of mobile wallets in 2018, this is limited to only P2P payments, and is yet to be expanded to both merchant and agent interoperability and even to work seamlessly at P2P,” according to the draft of the Kenya National Payments System 2021-2025 report.

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JULY 9, 2020

A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be protected against cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Japan said it would begin implementing the rules next year, and South Korea plans to introduce some regulations this year.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The CBOT investigation determined that this was not an adequate number of analysts and that they were not thoroughly reviewing the documentation of each unusual activity alert. While templates are not inappropriate and can improve efficiencies, they should not be used without verification and supporting documentation.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a new regulation on the requirements, including how AML staff will access the information through a new federal beneficial ownership information (BOI) registry. This is in line with the current CDD regulations. Effective Jan. More is expected on this later.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Lenders said documents showing the money was held on account with them were fraudulent, FT writes. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra also said on Sunday (Nov. 8) that three immigration officials had been formally charged and suspended for 90 days last month over Marsalek's travel records.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

These types of payment flows made up 5 percent or more of the gross domestic product (GDP) for 66 countries in 2019, reaching as high as 20 percent of GDP in nations like Haiti and Nepal. . Maintaining compliance with these important regulations can be challenging, but FIs cannot afford to slip up.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 11, 2023

Institute Against Human Trafficking reported that the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami saw a 163% increase in human trafficking reports to the national hotline over the course of the event. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. It dropped down to 140 incidents in March 2019. Learn More.

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APRIL 30, 2019

The resulting document shows the extent of bank supervisors’ failures to catch the money laundering or stop it from happening. The document illustrates how little action was taken to respond to the warnings, a move that the EBA says is a breach of EU rules.

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Abrigo

MAY 19, 2017

With the National Credit Union Administration issuing its final member business lending (MBL) ruling as of January 2017, credit unions are seeing increased flexibility in their lending limits. Who is responsible for collecting key documents, and will a system be used to track tickler documents and member compliance?

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The US is at a disadvantage without a national beneficial ownership registry. . Is a national beneficial ownership database in the works? has continued to be under scrutiny by FATF for not having strong beneficial ownership regulations to prevent the use of shell companies for nefarious purposes. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Now there’s the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) asking for help with mandating mask guidance regulations to protect store personnel. Social media has been full of news of anti-maskers wrecking displays – and weeks ago, even attacking a store clerk because of regulations requiring them to mask up inside stores.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

foreign policy and national security goals to secure the global financial system and protect the United States from the threats of terrorism, human and drug trafficking, and economic damages. If you have questions about sanctions compliance or new regulations, contact us or another member of our risk advisory services team.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

grand jury subpoena and National Security Letters) Information Sharing 314(b) requests Manual review of internal reports for unusual transaction activity In addition to the manual identification processes, surveillance monitoring by automated AML systems is becoming the expected norm for medium to large institutions. Learn more.

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Abrigo

JULY 6, 2017

It’s been more than six months since the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued its revised member business lending (MBL) rule in January 2017. Having extensive, well-documented risk management procedures is key. Record risk assessment and rating in credit approval document 4. Assess risk at loan inception 2.

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