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PSCU Unveils Enhanced Fraud Services To Help Protect Credit

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PSCU , which is billed as the nation's premier credit union service organization (CUSO), has announced its new Enhanced Fraud Services system, which the company said “has helped 10 early adopter credit unions combat fraud of all types, ranging from first-party chargeback fraud to identifying card information being sold on the dark web.”.

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SBA Eyes Fees Paid To Rocket Loans, Contractor In Loan Program

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government's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, plagued by delays and fraud, has created attention for a firm that netted around $800 million in fees while subcontracting the work out to the nation's largest mortgage lender, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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Why US Credit Card Fraud Complaints Are On The Rise

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Credit card fraud complaints in the U.S. ValuePenguin analyzed data collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and found that there were approximately 70,000 credit card fraud complaints submitted in 2015. At the state level, the number of credit card fraud complaints were much more pronounced. Across the U.S.,

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Russian Hack Used Servers Inside US, Cybersecurity Company Says

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The intruders' use of servers within the country made the attack especially potent because of laws that prevent the government's main cybersecurity operations — especially the National Security Agency — from spying on domestic targets, the Times noted. Sources told the Times the matter may have been exacerbated by the focus U.S.

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Time Tried, Panic Tested. The Forgotten Story of the First National Bank of Keystone

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September 1st, 1999, regulators from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, at the behest of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, descended on a small coal mining town in Keystone, West Virginia. The bank, First National Bank of Keystone, was $1.1 And so went the birth of First National Bank of Keystone's meteoric rise.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. According to the National Association of Realtors, there were more than 106,000 real estate brokerage firms in the United States. of the United States GDP, with estimates exceeding $3.9

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WEX Extends Fuel Card Contract With Sheetz

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states, including Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. This contract extension will not only provide Sheetz with access to WEX’s … products and services, but its customers will benefit as well through fuel savings programs, fraud protection and data insight.”. billion range.

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