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Compliance changes to watch in 2023

Independent Banker

While the pace of bank regulatory changes has diminished from a few years ago, several issues will either become effective or likely develop in 2023. Community banks must continue to stay focused on regulatory discussions and remain nimble to respond to proposals and address requirements quickly and accurately. Quick Stat.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. Bob Hickok.

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What to know about erroneous transactions

Independent Banker

Community banks can get up to speed on current legislation and regulations to both protect their customers from unauthorized or false deposit account transactions and to prevent them from happening in the future. of Regulation E specifies the timing and steps banks must take to investigate and resolve EFT errors consumers allege.

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Trust, but Verify

Independent Banker

Audit to check and balance the compliance management process. While the saying irritated the Russians to distraction, the phrase can be a useful reminder for the essential role that effective auditing plays in the compliance process. In compliance management, the process is only as effective as the bank’s efforts to.

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Placating Eeyore

Independent Banker

Three steps to strengthen your bank’s customer complaint management. Yet community banks, as relationship builders, don’t like to hear customer complaints. Banks need to take steps to prevent what once could become a customer-relations headache from turning into a regulatory migraine. management.

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The Full Framework

Independent Banker

Establishing a comprehensive Compliance Management System. Does it sound like “reality compliance”? The demands of managing regulatory compliance are uncontested, and depending on the disposition of the participants inside and outside of the bank, compliance management exists with varying degrees of problems and adversity.