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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Two, read and enjoy the 2021 GonzoBanker awards, our annual take on the best things we saw during the year. So which merger was the best in 2021? Doug Larson. THE BANKER AWARDS.

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CFPB Issues Fall 2021 Semi-Annual Report

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued its Fall 2021 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Since Rohit Chopra was sworn in as CFPB Director in October 2021, the report only reflects CFPB activity under the leadership of former Acting Director Uejio.

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Federal Reserve Issues Supervisory Letter on Crypto Activities for Banks

Perficient

The letter highlighted mandatory compliance with the following federal regulations: The Bank Holding Company Act. Additionally, the Federal Reserve’s Supervisory Letter also encourages financial institution executives to notify their state regulators prior to engaging in any crypto-asset-related activities. The Home Owners’ Loan Act.

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FFIEC BSA Exam Manual Updates: How Do They Affect Your Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Program?

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 The December 2021 update affects four sections of the existing FFIEC BSA exam manual. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) periodically updates its BSA Examination Manual, with the most recent update on December 1, 2021. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Updates and Changes.

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CFPB finalizes Regulation Z changes to address discontinuation of LIBOR index

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued a final rule amending Regulation Z to address the discontinuation of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) that is currently used by many creditors as the index for calculating the interest rate on credit cards and other variable-rate consumer credit products. Change in index. Change-in-terms notices.

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It’s 2021. Do You Know What Your AI Is Doing?

FICO

year over year in 2021 to $327.5 In my view, this speaks to the need for more regulation, if the designers of AI largely don’t see their responsibility as being more than what existing regulation enforces—or, in most cases, don’t enforce. billion, companies’ reliance on AI technology is heading in only one direction: up.

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CFPB Fall 2021 Supervisory Highlights looks at credit cards, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, payday lending, prepaid accounts, and remittance transfers

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has released the Fall 2021 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, payday lending, prepaid accounts, and remittances that were completed between January 2021 and June 2021.

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