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US agencies provide advice for combatting elder financial exploitation

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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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The reality of the global financial system is that there will always be attempts to launder money and evade sanctions; the responsibility of banks is to build effective screening and monitoring systems, and we work closely with regulators and law enforcement to bring perpetrators to justice.”. In one example, reported on Monday (Sept.

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Proposed Bill Would Reform Bank Exam Processes

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Long , Parag Patel , Barrie VanBrackle , Pia Naib , and Deric Behar On December 14, 2023, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators’ Exams Act (FAIR Exams Act), which seeks to increase transparency in the bank examination process. By Arthur S.

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Regulatory Chessboard Reconfigured: New Leadership Set to Shape Financial Oversight

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As evidence of this, Rodney Hood, the former chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board (NCUA) , was appointed to be the acting comptroller on Feb. But that did not lead to him being nominated for the comptroller position. Jonathan McKernan, the CFPB nominee, was nominated to head the CFPB on Feb.

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Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word

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No one will argue the point that regulation is not necessary or that abuses don’t happen. Reading through the collective reactions of the financial services ecosystem over the last seven days makes one thing very clear: The CFPB may have called its payday lending regulations a final draft, but this process is far from over.

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President Trump issues Executive Order on digital assets

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Notably, US banking regulators (e.g., Within 30 days of the Order, the agencies constituting the Working Group must identify all regulations, guidance documents, orders, or other items that affect the digital asset sector. never happens again. SEC Crypto 2.0: On 21 January 2025, SEC acting chairman Mark T.