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Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022: Red Flags for BSA/AML Staff

Abrigo

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is an international United Nations observance day commemorated each June 15 by most countries around the globe. Elder abuse and elder financial exploitation (EFE) are growing concerns in our families and communities, especially as the baby boomer generation hits their senior years. Need to Know.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

Abrigo

Nationally, the picture is a fine one. For entrepreneurs eager to get their first (or maybe their fifth) business off the ground, there is perhaps no better place to look for funding than the southern United States. bank and credit union, named the “ Top 15 community banks by commercial loan growth.”

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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 The USA PATRIOT Act was the first legislation that criminalized terrorist financing in the United States. See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. October 26 is now nationally recognized as BSA/AML Day.) Never Forget. The day that changed the world. Criminalizing Terroism Financing.

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The true cost of fraud

Abrigo

While some of the recent trending fraud schemes are not new, they have been transformed to prey on communities already dealing with unprecedented times. According to PWC , rising prices can have substantial implications on fraud risks. The downturn in the economy has undoubtedly affected fraud statistics as well.

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The role and challenges of financial institutions in the small multifamily rental market

Abrigo

The Community Developments Investment s spring newsletter includes an array of data on the small multifamily rental housing market and provides an overview of some of the risk management issues related to commercial real estate lending and small multifamily property lending.

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The Niche Bank

Jeff For Banks

Me to a community banker: Why don't you offer more options than real estate secured lending to help fund early stage businesses? Banker: Because that's not community banking. I've been in this business over 20 years and still don't know the definition of community banking. It does not seem like prudent risk management to do so.

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US Bankcards Industry Benchmarking Trends: 2022 Q4 Update

FICO

Another full year is in the books As 2022 came to a close, the economic environment in the United States is teetering on the edge of a recession. Expectations from Visa are that the GDP will turn negative once again in Q1 and Q2 of 2023 leading The National Bureau of Economic Research to declare a recession.

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