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Ant Group Overhauling Operations To Satisfy Chinese Regulators 

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After having its $37 billion dual IPO pulled by Beijing, Jack Ma’s Ant Group is working fast to overhaul operations to comply with government regulations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Jan. Chinese financial regulators called Ma and his leadership team to answer questions on the eve of the company’s stock market debut.

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China Drafts Updates To Commercial Bank Regulations

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During the first two quarters of 2020, these lenders also put more funds aside in anticipation of loan losses to come. trillion yuan ($219 billion) in profit by cutting lending rates and deferring loan repayments in an effort to assist firms. Furthermore, the Beijing government has requested that banks forfeit 1.5

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Operation Choke Point 2.0

Jeff For Banks

In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered the risk of banking payday lenders that were engaged in abusive practices. But in January 2021, the new OCC announced it would pause the "Fair Access" rule that was intended to prevent another Operation Choke Point.

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In 2020, Improve Your BSA/AML Program by Focusing on These 4 Areas

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Now is a good time to plan 2020 BSA/AML training and efforts to educate clients and colleagues about BSA and fraud red flags. Sustainability of your institution's BSA program deserves particular focus in 2020. Plan BSA/AML continuing education for 2020. Communicate in 2020 to educate teams and clients.

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Bad Actors Emerge in PPP Lending – More Expected as Forgiveness Guidance Emerges

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Their loan requests, according to court documents, were made to pay employees for a business that was not operating at the time of pandemic and had no salaried employees. It is not too late to perform CDD and transaction monitoring of these businesses – the regulators will expect it. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending.

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JPMC Co-President Shares Economic Predictions For 2020

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Daniel Pinto, the co-president and chief operating officer of JPMorgan Chase , told CNBC in an interview that 2020 will likely see sturdy economic growth of about 1.5 He said the challenges came in the form of lending money, which became much more expensive to do after new regulations were put in place. percent or 1.8

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JPMC Co-CEO Sees Big Tech As ‘Real Competitors’ In 2020

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Daniel Pinto, the co-president and chief operating officer of JPMorgan Chase , told CNBC in an interview that 2020 will likely see sturdy economic growth of about 1.5 He said the challenges came in the form of lending money, which became much more expensive to do after new regulations were put in place. percent or 1.8