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How the Money Transmitter Modernization Act could build a more unified future

Abrigo

A regulatory baseline Benefits to adopting the model money transmitter act framework Money transmitters are regulated at the state level, and the absence of a standardized licensing and regulatory framework across states can lead to consistency and challenges for money transmitters. alone, handling $6 trillion in payments.

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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

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Cybercriminals are capitalizing on COVID-19, and they are doing so in tandem with the news cycle,” he said during the virtual hearing. They spoke before the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Tuesday. Head of Cybersecurity Strategy Tom Kellermann said, testifying before a U.S.

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3 Percent down payments and risk to lenders

Abrigo

Many would point to imprudent lending standards as a leading cause of the financial crisis of 2008, and in turn, financial institution regulators have since bolstered lending standards and capital thresholds as a preventive measure against a similar crisis.

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Nursing Home CMS Staffing Mandate: What is it and how can operators prepare?

PopularBank

By Andrew Boland – Director of National Healthcare Financing, Popular Bank A minimum staffing standard for nursing homes across the country was unveiled last month, raising concerns from operators and industry leaders over the impact the mandate will have on their ability to maintain adequate access to long-term care.

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Fed Weighs In On Bank Liquidity Ratio (And Other) Changes

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The banks that are affected have $100 billion to $700 billion in assets, a tier that includes companies such as Capital One and U.S. In the realm of PSD2, the National Law Review and other legal publications reported last week that the Dutch Supervisory Authority has adopted guidelines tied to the Payment Service Directive.

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Kuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox

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As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). The sandbox, Reuters reported, has four phases.

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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

And regulators are getting anxious. Both institutions were over the CRE concentration guidelines, so putting them together would exasperate this risk, so the regulatory thinking must have been. Reading between the lines, this bank is likely over the CRE guidance levels, and were probably getting grief from their regulators about it.

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