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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 6: Transnational Organized Crime (TOC)

Abrigo

in 2001 began outlining strategies to combat transnational organized crime. Crime proceeds linked primarily to the national sector such as fraud, burglaries, theft, robberies, loan sharking or protection racketeering were not included in these estimates.”. Start with Part 1: Implications for Community Financial Institutions.

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

Abrigo

September 11, 2001 will stay with Americans forever. T he events that unfolded in that bright blue sky on September 11, 2001 will stay with Americans forever. See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. October 26 is now nationally recognized as BSA/AML Day.) Never Forget. USA PATRIOT Act enacted.

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Will "Plain Vanilla" Kill Community Banking?

Jeff For Banks

I was at a strategic planning retreat a few weeks back where a colleague lauded the concept of bankers getting back to plain vanilla community banking. But if you read or watch interviews of CEOs of community FIs from 2008 forward, you will be bombarded with the message that they didn''t engage in the things that led to the collapse.

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Kleptocracy & Foreign Public Corruption: New FinCEN Red Flags

Abrigo

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) has profiled this global issue by naming corruption one of the eight national security priorities. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. have not historically seen this as a serious risk to their financial institutions, especially at the community financial institution level.

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The AMLA and a Culture of Compliance – More Critical Than Ever

Abrigo

On January 1, 2021, the Senate voted into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The BSA , adopted in 1970, has not had a significant overhaul since the USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) in 2001 in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. financial institutions. Learn More.

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Consumer Delinquencies Hit New Low; Trend to Continue, ABA Says

American Banker

The 1.35% delinquency rate was the lowest since at least 2001, and it marked nearly four years of delinquencies below the 15-year average of 2.21%.

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Guest Post: FInancial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

We have one year to go to match the longest expansion since World War II, which was the prosperous period engineered by Maestro Greenspan from March, 1991 to March, 2001. Housing has done well, despite median sales price growth which is less than national averages and lower inventories of properties for sale, which may be propping up prices.