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AML program productivity: Boost the impact of AML investigations

Abrigo

Regulators expect an institution to maintain a quality control program for AML activities, said Josh Hawkins, Director of Abrigo’s Financial Crimes Unit. Simply hiring more staff isn’t always the best solution or one that is necessarily welcomed by leadership, especially given pressures to restrain non-interest income expenses.

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FFIEC Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment Tool

Cisco

As these have attacks have evolved, regulatory bodies have updated their regulations to account for the increasing threat of cyber risk. This was revised in 2017, and this consistent framework is intended to be able to help leadership and the board assess their preparedness and risk over time.

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Fraud prevention and detection: Empowering clients through education

Abrigo

Start with these seven key takeaways: Recognize phishing attempts: Clients should understand common tactics used in phishing and exercise caution with emails by checking the sender’s address for anything unusual. What should a financial institution’s fraud education program include?

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Scale Matters … But Smart Matters More

Gonzobanker

It’s very hard for regulated banks and credit unions to gain any meaningful efficiencies under $1 billion in assets. An exercise Cornerstone likes to conduct: Take a look at the top 20% of the bank’s headcount and review comp and bonus in descending order. It appears nothing else matters but the urgency to get big and get there fast.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

Technology Stack: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Bootstrap, ForeignKeys, Jinja | APIs Used: Used data from “California regulations of possibly harmful products”, which was a CSV file. More About Christina Babaya’s Bright Paths Project: Comparing Cosmetic Products by Ingredients. Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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Connecticut federal court allows CFPB claims to proceed against mortgage company and principals for alleged licensing and other violations

CFPB Monitor

By 2017, 1 st Alliance’s compliance department began to raise concerns to company leadership, including the individual defendants, that SCs were engaging in activities that would require licensing. The duties performed by the SCs/HLCs required them to hold a mortgage originator license in every state in which 1 st Alliance operated.

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Bank Earnings Are Toast – It’s Time to Take Bold Action

Gonzobanker

They may be looking for a dance partner or hiding from a regulator. However, a lack of solid earnings trends leads to bad things when shareholders, board members and regulators begin to express their concerns and potentially disrupt the direction of the institution. 25% 140 banks will have capital levels that have fallen below 8%.

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