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New York’s Apple Bank For Savings Slapped With $12.5 Million AML Fine

PYMNTS

million fine for violating anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Feb. Apple Bank for Savings was accused of failing to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) per WSJ.

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FDIC settles Operation Choke Point lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The FDIC has announced that it has entered into a settlement of the lawsuit filed against it and the OCC in 2014 by a trade group and several payday lenders challenging “Operation Choke Point” — a federal enforcement initiative involving the FDIC, OCC and other federal agencies. In July 2017, the D.C.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. But now, the regulators are raising the bar … and rates can’t stay at this level forever.”.

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Hot Topics: How to Prepare for Your Next BSA Exam

Abrigo

The guidance emphasizes a risk-focused approach to examinations and refocuses the regulators to scope each exam according to the unique financial institution, not to use a one-size-fits-all approach. Does it address a “culture of compliance”? Culture of compliance. 6 Critical Areas. Examiner expectations during BSA exams.

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Cutting the red tape for community banks

Abrigo

A 2014 ICBA survey cited in the article showed that Stewart is not in the minority in her comment. The FFIEC – made up of the OCC, NCUA, FDIC, Federal Reserve, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the State Liaison Committee – intends to move quickly, while still constructing a plan for call reports that makes sense.

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Diversity reports at two federal agencies offer glimpse of regulatory review under impending Dodd-Frank diversity standards

CFPB Monitor

Section 342 of Dodd-Frank directs each of the federal financial regulatory agencies to create an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) to oversee diversity efforts at the agencies, and further, to develop standards for assessing diversity policies and practices at regulated financial entities.

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Betting the Bank on Your IT Experts

Jack Henry

The stakes of this game are rising, however, because of increased sophistication of cyber-attacks, regulatory scrutiny around how banks are managing IT environments, and the growing number of governing entities with their fingers in the compliance pie.