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Stopping PPP Fraud

Abrigo

Takeaway 1 This round of PPP funding focuses on new borrowers in low- and moderate-income communities. . There is no doubt that the COVID-19 global pandemic has challenged communities across the country and has created a significant economic downturn, which has hit small businesses especially hard. PPP Fraud Spikes.

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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 The USA PATRIOT Act was the first legislation that criminalized terrorist financing in the United States. BSA was intended to detect illicit activity through cash and monetary instruments to catch tax evaders using secret foreign bank accounts. The role of BSA staff was typical compliance and very task-oriented.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Corporate relocations and expansions—influenced by factors like affordability, low corporate tax rates, no personal income tax and a rich talent pool—have contributed to a momentum that isn’t likely to subside soon. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. THE BANKING AWARDS. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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Beneficial Ownership: Is the U.S. Doing Enough to Pierce the Corporate Veil?

Abrigo

Key Takeaways The global AML community has long seen the U.S. The global AML community has long seen the United States as behind in knowing their true customers (think Delaware incorporations). The United States was criticized when the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers were leaked in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

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My top five Decentralized Finance predictions for 2020

Lex Sokolin

On the other hand, there are only 8,000 Registered Financial Advisors in the United States and even fewer hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices. If you withdraw your Ether, you get charged an interest rate determined by an open governance community. On the other hand, there are already a half dozen mobile apps?—?all

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FinCEN’s AML/CFT Priorities: A risk assessment perspective

Abrigo

Develop your risk assessment with the AML/CFT priorities in mind Evaluating each FinCEN priority and addressing them in your financial institution's risk assessment is key to compliance. The most common types of fraud include bank fraud, consumer, health care, securities, and tax fraud. from the U.S. These networks exploit the U.S.

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