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CFPB issues 2014 fair lending report

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The CFPB has issued a fair lending report covering its fair lending activities during 2014. The report states that in 2014, CFPB fair lending supervisory and public enforcement actions required institutions to provide approximately $224 million in remediation. In mortgage lending, the CFPB focused on underwriting and redlining. .”

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Entrepreneurs Know What’s Holding Them Back – And What They Need To Succeed

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The red tape of regulation. angel investors target their home region , and small businesses surveyed by the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) suggests most investment is targeted in London. Entrepreneurs in other regions of the U.K. A lack of access to capital. The burden of administrative tasks. 69 percent of U.K.

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Vancouver Finally Approves Uber And Lyft

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Uber originally tried to get into Vancouver, which is Canada’s third-largest metro area, in 2012, but the transportation regulator said the ride-hailing company would be subject to the same rules as limos, and have to charge a minimum of $75 a trip. That stopped Uber from entering. .

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InstaReM Rebrands To Nium, Launches Open Money Network

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Backed by investors including Vertex Ventures, Fullerton Financial Holdings, Rocket Internet and MDI Ventures, InstaReM is currently regulated in the U.S., Founded by the team that created InstaReM in 2014, Nium is used to create a wide range of payment services grouped into three categories: send, spend and receive.

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Deep Dive: How To Improve Existing AML/KYC Requirements

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A series of regulations was established to encourage a safer, more transparent financial services environment following the 2008 financial crisis. Failure to meet AML/KYC requirement challenges can be costly for FIs, too, with regulators issuing heavy fines for lax security practices or failure to devote sufficient resources to oversight.

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Deutsche Bank Internal Investigation Finds Russian ‘Dirty Money’

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An internal investigation at Deutsche Bank has found that it processed at least €175 million (nearly $197 million USD) in dirty money for Russian criminals between 2011 and 2014. According to Financial Times , the money was part of a $20 billion scheme known as the “Russian Laundromat,” which was leaked from a supervisory board presentation.

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China Aims To Fight Money Laundering With Int’l Cooperation

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The central bank’s efforts would home in on areas such as financial information exchange, anti-money laundering (AML) regulation and asset recovery, Reuters reported. From 2014 to 2016, it recovered illegal funds of $1.25 billion or 8.6 billion yuan from more than 90 countries.