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

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Like other federal relief programs, the PPP has become subject to fraud. The first federal charges of PPP loan fraud have been made – and they're unlikely to be the last. From 9/11 to Hurricane Sandy, and now, during COVID-19, federal relief funds aimed to help people rebuild after a disaster becomes subject to fraud.

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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

companies regulated by the CFPB appear to take consumer issues reported to the Bureau seriously, and if any are slow to respond, it would be a small fraction of only 3% of CFPB-regulated entities. What does all of this mean for regulated financial institutions and financial services companies? Based on that statistic, U.S.

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

Abrigo

Like other FinCEN advisories, they contain common typologies, red flags to look for, and guidance on complying with FinCEN regulations to address those threats and vulnerabilities. FinCEN has issued numerous advisories concerning the corruption in Venezuela, as well as Nicaragua and Iran. The 12 major U.S.

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AI and generative AI use cases in banking: 6 real-world examples

Abrigo

You might also like this webinar, "The check's in the mail: Understanding and preventing check fraud." Takeaway 3 Regulators are closely watching expanded uses of AI and generative artificial intelligence. Another reason for reluctance about generative AI is the highly regulated nature of banking. Introduce key takeaway below.

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The community bank’s complete guide to building trust

Independent Banker

Another reason pen tests are increasingly common is that regulations and PCI compliance require banks to furnish annual pen test results. The biggest knock on multifactor authentication is inconvenience, according to Joel Williquette, ICBA’s senior vice president of operational risk policy. It’s the [perception of how] a bank reacts.

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Top News In Payments: UK Regulators’ Data Violation Fines Top $126M; Google CEO Calls For AI Governance

PYMNTS

regulators have levied $126 million in fines for data violations since mid-2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for international cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) governance and U.K. UK Regulators’ Data Violations Fines Top $126.5M. Regulators in the U.K. In today’s top payments news, U.K.

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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common

PYMNTS

We had roughly 340 execs register to listen live to the two of us banter about the people, processes and tech necessary to do more than simply rebrand what’s typically described as the fraud and risk departments of digital platforms. I’ll leave the political and public policy discourse to others. But wait a second.

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