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Duly Authorized

Independent Banker

Current best practices in fighting wire fraud. With wire fraud on the rise, community banks have to step up precautions to protect themselves and their customers. Wire fraud incidents nearly doubled to 27 percent in 2014, from 14 percent a year earlier, according to the 2015 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey.

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Comey On FBI’s POV On Cybercrime

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FBI Director James Comey discussed cybersecurity issues at a Boston College cybersecurity conference this week, highlighting that Americans should let go of their expectations of “absolute privacy.”. spy practices back in 2013, CNN reported. “If

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

Abrigo

billion since 2013. Financial Institution Response : FI fraud teams must be aware of the different types of cyber-enabled threats, and if possible, have an automated solution to detect the various fraud typologies. For BEC SARs specifically, they receive an average of 13,500 SARs per year. The 12 major U.S.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Uber, Bitcoin, Botnets, SWIFT – And The Wells Wallets

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The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. I was reminded yesterday in my digital discussion with the CEO of Forter, Michael Reitblat, that 83 percent of the fraud attacks last year were the result of botnets, besting some of the more “tried and true” tactics like account takeovers and phishing. Angela Ahrendts.

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What Do Acting CFPB Director Uejio’s Comments on Consumer Complaint Responses and Potential Racial Disparities Mean for Regulated Financial Institutions?

CFPB Monitor

The authors reviewed instances of fraud, mis-selling and poor customer service (indications of quality) for mortgage products by reviewing CFPB consumer complaints during the period 2012-2016. In each study, the researchers used proxy data based on matching addresses or zip codes to U.S.

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Inside The SAT Goldmine

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“Generally speaking, the SAT is not very important,” McGrath said in 2013. The Princeton Review lists SAT Test Prep courses in the Boston area for between $780-$7,800, depending on the scope and depth of the courses. Marilyn McGrath , the h ead of undergraduate admissions at Harvard , famously noted that the No.

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Hoyos Labs Rebrands as Veridium, Launches New Biometric Authentication Solution

Fintech Labs Insights

Company COO Todd Shollenbarger said, “We’re going to replace what you know (passwords) with what you are (biometrics) to safeguard enterprises from fraud and data breaches.” Oxford and London), as well as in Boston, Massachusetts; and Timisoara, Romania. The company also has offices in the U.K.