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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. The limited regulation around the real estate industry has made it especially easy for these bad actors to cycle their dirty money into the financial system using this avenue. In 2017, over 5.51

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The Niche Bank

Jeff For Banks

Interestingly, Kelly started what would end up being EnerBank at Baltimore's First National Bank of Maryland (now M&T Bank ), a former employer of mine in the mid 1990's. First National divested the unit because it didn't fit their definition of "community banking". Seems risky. I would agree.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

Regulation Review Committee, vice chairman. National Management Association/Grand Lake chapter, treasurer and president. Both the regulators and Congress respect us for what we stand for,” he observes. “So Committee, chairman. Congressional Affairs Committee, member. Housing Policy Task Force, member. Membership-Marketing.

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Retail Fizzles, Alipay Sizzles — And Burger Wars Reignite On Mobile

PYMNTS

And given the fact that last year Chinese tourists traveling abroad spent $261 billion (according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization), a fair slice of that spend could wind up in U.S. The emboldened financial sector has now challenged, in the first four months of 2017, more regulations than it did in all of 2016.

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