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How to reduce the regulatory burden on community banks

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There are more than 6,000 banks and thrifts under $10 billion in assets and they are often less equipped to deal with complexities brought by additional regulations. He commented that regulations are likely to generate at least somewhat of a burden, but many provide public benefits that offset any burden imposed on community banks.

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FinCEN Reissues Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders: What does this mean for you?

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The newest order include s : Boston Chicago Dallas-Fort Worth Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami New York City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle . This training should specifically includ e how to identify red flags at loan origination. BSA Rules and Regulation. Customer Due Diligence.

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Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition

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Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. And then regulators are forced to backtrack.

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The End Of The Uber Experience?

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Before Uber in Boston, where I live, trying to get a taxi reliably was not only friction-filled, it was infuriating much of the time — something that a study conducted by the city of Boston in 2013 on the taxi industry bore out. That was on a day without bad weather, something Boston never has. In about ten days.

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Navigating The Increasingly Murky Waters Of Trade Finance

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Furthermore, with analysts and regulators around the world placing greater scrutiny on certain trade finance solutions, B2B traders can face even greater uncertainty over how to finance transactions (responsibly). “We’re talking about $1.5

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Walmart Presents A Ten-Point Plan To Renew U.S. Manufacturing

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The good news is we’ve also learned how to overcome the challenges and, because of our experience, Walmart is uniquely positioned to help facilitate broad engagement in accelerating the expansion of U.S. sourcing and manufacturing , in the press release. manufacturing.”. million jobs being added in the U.S.

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Staples Jumps Into Same-Day Delivery

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Staples and Office Depot saw months of hard work go up in smoke when their long-expected merger was denied by regulators and both brands had to take long, hard looks in the mirror before deciding how to proceed. For Staples, the answer wasn’t to sulk around for months.