Abrigo

JULY 13, 2023

Crafty scammers exploit weaknesses in fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs such as outdated technology, human error, or inadequate monitoring systems. Conduct regular employee training : Financial institutions should educate their employees about the risks associated with pig butchering scams and other fraud schemes.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

While some of the recent trending fraud schemes are not new, they have been transformed to prey on communities already dealing with unprecedented times. Additionally, the human capital investment—in terms of both hiring fraud prevention experts and training existing staff—represents a significant operational expense.

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Fraud Training Trends Compliance 195

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

We asked community bankers and experts for their advice on ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. If community banks put in the effort to foster a sense of belonging, the result is a stronger workplace culture, greater employee loyalty and, ultimately, a better experience for customers. By Roshan McArthur.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 14, 2021

Takeaway 1 This round of PPP funding focuses on new borrowers in low- and moderate-income communities. . There is no doubt that the COVID-19 global pandemic has challenged communities across the country and has created a significant economic downturn, which has hit small businesses especially hard. PPP Fraud Spikes.

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Fraud Compliance Community Trends 195

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Barr with the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report in October of 2020 stating, “The addiction crisis has taken an enormous toll on America’s families and communities, eroding public health, threatening public safety and claiming tens of thousands of lives year after year.” . What can community financial institutions do?

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Community bankers are embracing innovation like never before—with impressive results. But with so much emphasis placed on customer-facing products and technologies, innovating back-office operations can fall to the bottom of the priority list. Unbundle your end-to-end operations and conduct a SWOT analysis. Minimizing friction.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Anticipating what’s new for your community bank’s next field examination. This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. increased operational risks. By Karen Hoffman. Be aware of existing or emerging risk concerns.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Takeaway 3 Education and training are the first steps to ensuring that your AML/CFT program is ready for these critical threats. While a BSA/AML program is now officially referred to as an AML/CFT Program, “BSA Officer” is a title required by law and remains unchanged, as does compliance with the BSA.

Fraud 195

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

They can more easily consider how to harness genAI's power to enhance their operations, compliance, risk management, and member or customer experience. That’s equivalent to 9% to 15% of operating profits, the report notes. GenAI use case for fostering relationship banking Abrigo client BAC Community Bank in Stockton, Calif.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Communities are flooded with cash associated with these businesses, with no place to deposit the funds.  Stay up to date on federal and state laws relating to cannabis banking. In addition, reputational risk is a factor in many conservative communities.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Develop your risk assessment with the AML/CFT priorities in mind Evaluating each FinCEN priority and addressing them in your financial institution's risk assessment is key to compliance. Training should include red flags to identify common cyberattack vectors like phishing, business email compromise, ransomware, and extortion attempts.

Fraud 195

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. To improve the quality of their earnings, banks need their number one focus to be on making their operations more efficient. To the extent projects improve operating leverage and the total experience, so much the better.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Capital Lending Training 195

Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. Since COVID-19, profitability planning for community banks has mainly hinged on how the government was coping with the pandemic and the key role financial institutions played in keeping the economy afloat. By Elizabeth Judd.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. Bob Hickok.

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Data How To Community Bank California 91

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Bankers and industry observers have several recommendations for how community banks can come up with risk ratings and rankings that foster safe growth in a volatile economic climate.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 7, 2024

Knowledge Enhancement & Generative AI Skills: One unintended consequence which many bank executives do not fully appreciate is the level of new skills and knowledge Copilot for Banks will train on. What training is required? 7 Steps to CoPilot for Banking Success Admittedly, Copilot for Banks is still brand new.

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Abrigo

APRIL 7, 2022

Community banks with small asset sizes might merge with other small institutions whose branches complement one another, and larger banks may acquire smaller ones whose services fit their offerings. When two financial institutions come together, the AML and fraud compliance functions will need to be consolidated. Proactive Planning.

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2023

As we harness the power of AI to enhance operational efficiency, detect patterns, and optimize decision-making processes, financial institutions must remain vigilant. Your financial institution can help build awareness and encourage best practices for protecting personal information by providing educational materials to your community.

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Perficient

JANUARY 28, 2021

You can get involved at home, at work, and in your community. See open jobs or join our talent community for career tips, job openings, company updates, and more! Data Privacy Day is an international effort to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust.

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Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

Establishing a comprehensive Compliance Management System. Does it sound like “reality compliance”? The demands of managing regulatory compliance are uncontested, and depending on the disposition of the participants inside and outside of the bank, compliance management exists with varying degrees of problems and adversity.

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Compliance Training Community Bank Regulation 70

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We spoke with industry specialists about the priorities for community banks as they build a digital loan process for small businesses. It’s critical for community banks to have online loan applications, process automation staff skilled in digitization and more. Doing so can help community banks: Optimize the loan cycle.

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Lending Community Bank Community Illinois 91

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Community banks can get up to speed on current legislation and regulations to both protect their customers from unauthorized or false deposit account transactions and to prevent them from happening in the future. What should a community bank do about erroneous, fraudulent or unauthorized transactions reported on a consumer’s deposit account?

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Community Bank Regulation Community Training 91

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

The demand for professional development opportunities for community bankers has never been greater. Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training.

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Minneapolis Community Bank Community San Antonio 70

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Changing customer banking habits means it’s more important than ever for community banks to use every tool at their disposal. Community banks may have longstanding relationships with their core vendors, but that doesn’t always mean they keep up to date on all the latest features and functionalities. “But billion-asset community bank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

But that doesn’t mean these legislative efforts endure without disruption to the business community at large. 5), The Workforce Institute at Kronos published its latest research that aims to put a price tag on regulatory changes for the business community. Today (Tuesday, Sept.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In addition, the legislation would make sellers pay a third of commissions to a dedicated training fund for technology specialists each quarter. The FAA’s role is to ensure that any [drone] operation is performed safely,” the FAA said in a statement to PYMNTS. Big Tech Updates Fees to Reflect UK Digital Services Tax.

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Abrigo

JULY 17, 2019

The software is prepackaged on some operating systems or can be purchased for individual computers. Some operating systems offer free spyware protection, and inexpensive software is readily available for download on the Internet or at a local computer store. Software firewalls are widely recommended for single computers.

Fraud 150

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

“While well-intended at the time, conflicts stemming from local law enforcement agencies applying their own interpretations of conflicting state and local mandates forced retailers to shift valuable time and resources away from store operations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A job marketplace platform in India is looking to connect trained trade workers with employers. The digital platform provides hiring, training, compliance management and payroll solutions to its clients, and is geared toward the facilities management, private security and logistics industries, to name a few.

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Payments User Experience Training Case Study 183

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

ICBA’s in-depth certification programs vault compliance officers to the highest standards. imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. By Ed Avis. I think that’s very important.”.

Compliance 70

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The Statement contemplates banks sharing resources such as internal controls, independent testing, and AML/BSA training (but does not apply to collaborative arrangements formed for information sharing among financial institutions under Section 314(b) of the U.S. Patriot Act.) Sharing resources in no way relieves a bank of this responsibility.

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Resources Compliance Community Bank Community 68

Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Ensure compliance with all industry laws and regulations. Participate in community events and represent the FI within the community. Join one community organization consistent with FI strategy and employee interests/values and be active in the organization''s leadership. Direct supervision of the Training department.

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Social Assurance

DECEMBER 31, 2020

2020 saw compliance teams adapting to dramatic change and new processes. But how will compliance teams change in 2021? To help answer these questions, Social Assurance recently sat down with Charles LeFevre, Chief Operations and Client Experience Officer for Fidelity Bank. Making Compliance Cool with Charles LeFevre.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

An interview with Lindsay LaNore, executive vice president, Community Banker University®. Lindsay LaNore is responsible for ICBA’s new Community Banker University. She leads a team that works to identify, develop and offer courses that meet community banks’ educational needs. Community Banker University. Lindsay LaNore.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 25, 2021

It is often a thankless job that operates behind the scenes and under strict regulatory scrutiny. I am proud to be a BSA compliance professional because it makes me feel as though I am an integral part of the detection and prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. BSA Training. Learn More.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Whatever the good intentions of these new mandates, any new compliance orders require resources, change management, and an understanding of the unintended risks that could arise. It must be what pours out from the culture, the leadership, the brand, and the operations of a modern banking institution.

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Leadership Compliance Strategy Branding 97

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 1, 2021

The agencies observe that the potential risks associated with using AI are not unique to AI, such as creating operational vulnerabilities and consumer protection risks (fair lending, UDAAP, privacy). when an algorithm “learns” from idiosyncratic patterns in the training data that are not representative of the population as a whole).

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