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US agencies provide advice for combatting elder financial exploitation

Finextra

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state financial regulators issued a joint statement this (..)

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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

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Dhala told Webster that when it comes to leveraging AI in the fight against transaction fraud, FIs “don't know exactly where they should be starting from.”.

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BSA Officials At FIs Targeted By Phishing Campaign

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The emails were reportedly only sent to certain anti-money laundering (AML) contacts, leading some to question if the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)’s non-public data had been accessed, Krebs On Security reported. FinCEN, NCUA, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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FPC 2022 Fall Member Meeting

Faster Payments Council

Regulators encourage these efforts to educate and set a high bar, as evidenced in public commentary by NCUA board member and former chair Rodney Hood. Speakers: Connie Theien, Federal Reserve Financial Services; Gail Hillebrand, National Consumers League; Syed Ejaz, Consumer Reports; Liana Muller, U.S.

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SBA Promotes Credit Union SMB Lending

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Credit unions (CUs), meanwhile, are rarely the first point of contact for small businesses in need of capital or other financial services, according to a recent Federal Reserve report. The SBA and NCUA collaboration is a three-year agreement that aims to build upon that momentum, and heighten CUs’ share of the SMB lending market.

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Proposed Bill Would Reform Bank Exam Processes

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Key Provisions The FAIR Exams Act would amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 in three primary ways: 1. 2] Banking as a Service (BaaS) is a model that enables fintechs and other non-bank businesses to connect with banks’ systems via application programming interfaces (APIs), allowing them to inte

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BEC Targets BSA Officials At Credit Unions

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As noted in this space late last year, five federal agencies spoke out, and presented a statement that detailed how credit unions and banks could share resources to make Bank Secrecy Act compliance efforts more streamlined.

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