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Ten qualities of a successful BSA officer

Abrigo

AML Compliance Ten qualities of a successful BSA officer Hiring a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officer for a financial institution involves looking for a unique experience level and skillset that ensures compliance with the BSA and related regulations. This includes training staff on BSA/AML policies and fostering a culture of compliance.

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Expected changes at CFPB under new leadership highlighted in Ballard Spahr webinar

CFPB Monitor

The webinar looked at the changes that the CFPB is likely to undergo under the leadership of Messrs. Uejio and Chopra during his tenure as CFPB Director, Mr. Uejio’s prior experience at the CFPB has allowed him to become well-versed not only in operational issues such as personnel and budget but also as to policy issues.

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Using BSA Hot Topics to Strengthen Your BSA Program in 2020

Abrigo

Institutions must create a strong culture of compliance. Creating a Culture of Compliance. One of the more important takeaways from 2019 is that all institutions, regardless of size or risk profile, must have a strong culture of compliance, as directed by FinCEN’s advisory in 2014. Looking back to strengthen your BSA program.

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CFPB Fall 2021 Supervisory Highlights looks at credit cards, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, payday lending, prepaid accounts, and remittance transfers

CFPB Monitor

The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, payday lending, prepaid accounts, and remittances that were completed between January 2021 and June 2021. Fair lending. Payday lending. Prepaid accounts.

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Bankers Are Navigating a Brave New World with Mergers and ESG

Gonzobanker

Whatever the good intentions of these new mandates, any new compliance orders require resources, change management, and an understanding of the unintended risks that could arise. Yet, bankers must be fully aware that mergers will be viewed not just from a book value accretion lens, but more piercingly through an ESG and social policy lens.

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Interest rate risk management in a rising rate environment

Abrigo

The blue line shows the effective funds rate, or the average rate at which institutions are actually lending and borrowing funds from one another. There are typically two schools of thought around regulatory compliance among financial institutions and their leaders. Specifically, Q1 2022 volume averaged $72.27 billion – a 39.7%

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CFPB Fall 2022 Supervisory Highlights looks at auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, mortgage servicing, and payday lending

CFPB Monitor

The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, mortgage servicing, and payday lending that were completed between January 1, 2022 and June 31, 2022. Key findings by CFPB examiners are described below.

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