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6 Reasons Financial Institutions Are Embracing Risk and Regulation Tactics

Perficient

Legal Obligations and Regulatory Frameworks It is well-known that financial institutions operate within a complex web of laws and regulations. Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness Adopting regulatory risk and compliance practices is not merely a box-ticking exercise. The Role of Regulatory Risk and Compliance 1.

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Digital Exercise Brands Get Pumped Up As In-Person Fitness Loses Muscle

PYMNTS

But that national network of body-sculpting palaces is in disarray today, with major chains including Gold’s Gym and 24-Hour Fitness filing for Chapter 11 relief due to the coronavirus pandemic, along with a slew of other operators from privately owned yoga studios to fitness centers. Peloton: A Connected Fitness Bellwether .

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An Industry Wake-Up Call: The CFPB’s Impact on the Medical Debt Collection Space

Perficient

The objective is clear: encouraging compliance with consumer protection regulations they deem important before punitive measures are implemented broadly. Whether managing medical debt collections in-house or outsourcing to third-party agencies, companies need to exercise vigilance.

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Initial thoughts about the proposed CPRA regulations

CFPB Monitor

In a surprising development, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published proposed amendments to the CCPA regulations recently. The proposed amendments—which in effect are the draft CPRA regulations—were issued without advance notice, ahead of the schedule previously announced by the CPPA. .

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Cybersecurity Advice for Banks & Credit Unions Amid Russia-Ukraine Situation

Abrigo

You have nationalists with the Russian Federation, and you have these criminal groups operating independently. Vendor impact statements should clearly indicate if the vendor has operations or business in Russia or Ukraine and if they have continuity plans in place if those operations are impacted by the current political climate.

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FDIC hires counsel to investigate now defunct Operation Choke Point

CFPB Monitor

On November 15, 2018, in response to a November 7, 2018 letter from Republican Senators , FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams announced that the FDIC has engaged outside counsel to investigate the Obama-era Operation Choke Point, under which the FDIC and other government agencies pressured banks not to do business with payday lenders.

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The Fast and the Furious

Chris Skinner

Any bank outsourcing such functions opens themselves up to regulatory risk: The requirements are primarily there to ensure that the outsourcing of the regulated activity, service or function does not lead to an outsourcing of responsibility by the entity in question, or pose a barrier to effective supervision of the specific entity by a regulator.