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Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets

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Recognizing that regulated and non-regulated financial institutions seek to engage in cryptocurrency and crypto asset activities, the three largest federal bank regulators, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, recently issued a joint statement on crypto assets.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

In such an environment, community banks should focus on the power of their relationships with customers, according to Kent Kirby, a retired banker with 39 years of experience in all aspects of commercial banking; lending, loan review, back-room operations, portfolio management, portfolio analytics, and credit policy. The result?

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PPP Headaches: As Anti-Fraud Efforts Continue, Borrowers & Lenders Face Challenges

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Takeaway 3 Meanwhile, regulators continue to reinforce the importance of lenders knowing customers and beneficial owners. Even after redoing this certification, borrowers may then still be declined on the same application due to another incorrect validation rule (for instance, an Applicant Tax ID issue),” the letter said.

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Consumer groups urge CFPB to regulate fee-based earned wage access products as credit

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A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

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Join Abrigo for a webinar discussing risk assessments' role in compliance. Regulators will be expecting this as they examine institutions for FinCEN priority preparedness. Moreover, an AML program that is robust and comprehensive becomes a vital component in this fight, with fraud detection software being essential.

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5 Ways Your Transaction Monitoring System Can Detect COVID-19 Related Fraud

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Imposter scams, money mule schemes, tax fraud, charity solicitations, and cybercrime exploitation methods have all found solid ground to twist a known fraud typology in something that looks legitimate during the fears of the pandemic. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending. C&I Loans.

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Stopping PPP Fraud

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payroll, tax forms) Employee/employer collusion Newly created and/or multiple bank accounts with abnormal transaction activity Consumer accounts rather than business accounts Rapid movement of money in and out of accounts Withdrawals made via cash or apps (i.e., Additional Compliance Checks Required. SBA Lending. Fraud Trends.

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