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Facebook Adds New Lobbyists In Libra Push

PYMNTS

The social media giant has been facing a lot of scrutiny over Libra, from lawmakers and regulators all around the globe. Mike Crapo of Idaho, who was head of the Senate Banking Committee until 2003. Hollier also counts Microsoft and the Independent Community Bankers of America as clients. Hollier used to work for Sen.

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Executive order on digital assets includes roles for CFPB, FTC, federal banking agencies

CFPB Monitor

In a related development, the Treasury Department announced that the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) “would form a new subgroup on digital asset financial education, which will operate alongside the FLEC’s current workstream analyzing the impact of climate change on household and community financial resilience.

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The Need for a FinCEN Database

Abrigo

Customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) have become common phrases in the anti-money laundering community. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) led the way as the first international body to set global standards on beneficial ownership in 2003 as part of a strong CDD program. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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Addressing The Symptoms Of Pharmacies’ Cash Flow Ailments

PYMNTS

This kind of small business is a dying breed: recent stats from the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis at the University of Iowa found more than 16 percent of independent pharmacies shuttered their doors between March 2003 and March 2018, according to Washington Post reports.

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Springboard to Excellence

Independent Banker

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. Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs.

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Dynamic Duo

Independent Banker

From opposite political directions, Senators Shelby and Brown stand on point to greatly influence community banking’s agenda in the next Congress. The mix of contrasts and similarities of Shelby’s and Brown’s perspectives and policymaking portend an active session for community banking’s agenda in the new 114th Congress. By Ed Avis.

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Challenges to monetary policy: lessons from Medieval Europe

BankUnderground

Royal monetary policy was conducted by practitioners recruited from the moneychangers and nascent banking community. Moreover, the national currency belongs to the people, and the state’s role is to regulate it to benefit the people. Monetary theory and policy in Medieval France.

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