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How Banks Can Turn Compliance Burden Into A Data Opportunity

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While regulators had transparency and financial security in mind when introducing more stringent requirements for banks following the global financial crisis, financial institutions faced a sudden surge in the burden compliance. The Key To Compliance Is Data.

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How Data Helps Lenders Manage The Balancing Act Of Risk

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Financial institutions are in a constant balancing act: open up access to capital for borrowers to promote economic growth and financial inclusion and mitigate against the risk exposure lending produces — sometimes with disastrous implications for the global economy.

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SBA Taps Accountancy Group To Fight SMB Red Tape

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In a press release issued on Monday (June 25), the SBA announced a strategic alliance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help small businesses (SMBs) facing regulatory compliance and enforcement issues. The SBA and AICPA have been working together since 2008, the entities noted.

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SFO Chief Recuses Herself From Barclays Case

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risk and compliance firm Exiger. Last week the SFO suffered a setback when the High Court ruled that it could not reinstate charges against Barclays over a loan it made to Qatar during the financial crisis in 2008, which means the bank won’t face regulatory sanctions over its fundraising. According to City A.M.

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Will the cost of regulation impact community bank customers?

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The banking industry has seen a steady stream of media attention since 2008, much of it in the form of stories about data breaches linked to major retailers or mega banks’ profits. The cost of compliance in these areas are also high for community bankers.

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Small Banks Could See Some Dodd-Frank Relief

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act was supposed to prevent another 2008 banking meltdown — and solve the problem of “too big to fail.” And those banks are going out of business — or merging with bigger players — largely due to the complexity and cost of compliance. billion annually in compliance costs.

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Wirecard Loses $8.3 Billion in Three Days on Fraud Allegations

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The 25% plunge -- the worst since July 2008 -- capped a tumultuous three days that shaved about €7.2 Wirecard AG fell the most in more than a decade on Friday after a report that a law firm found evidence of alleged forgery, the latest fraud allegations to beset the digital payments company. billion ($8.3 […].

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