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Avoiding AML compliance penalties – Tips from a former regulator

Abrigo

Understanding AML compliance and regulatory expectations. AML compliance is not for the faint of heart. Takeaway 1 Understand the risks associated with your customers beyond the surface level. Takeaway 2 Identify concentrations of risk and try to level out potential clusters. Here are a few tips to help along the way.

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Model Risk Management: Regulatory Priorities and Best Practices

Abrigo

Meet Model Risk Management Expectations Updates to the FDIC Risk Management Manual should steer institutions toward a model that manages risk and drives growth. Takeaway 1 Aside from meeting examiner expectations, proper model risk management can protect your institution from unnecessary risk. .

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Best practices for credit risk management in uncertain times

Abrigo

Fortify your credit risk management framework How to prepare your organization for scrutiny of its credit risk management practices during your next exam or review. . You might also like this whitepaper, "Stress Testing: Managing Capital Levels and Credit Risk." Have a playbook.

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Regulators push Citi to move faster on risk management fixes: Report

American Banker

Since 2020, Citigroup's regulators have been pressuring the company to clean up its risk management systems. The megabank recently received three notices of matters requiring immediate attention, and it also failed regulatory exams, Reuters reported.

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Effective model risk management and model validation in banking

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 Even small banks or credit unions not regulated by the Federal Reserve are required to address control risks from models. What are model risk management and model validation? MRM and model validation regulations. A guiding principle for managing model risk is the “effective challenge” of models.

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DFS500 Amendments: What You Need to Know

Perficient

This blog was co-authored by Perficient Risk and Regulatory CoE Member: Alicia Lawrence Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory Center of Excellence (CoE) remains at the forefront of evolving financial rules and regulations, ensuring readiness to tackle emerging challenges and safeguard financial institutions and its customers.

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NYSDFS Part 500 Cyber Amendments Finalized: What You Need to Know

Perficient

This blog was co-authored by Perficient Risk and Regulatory CoE Member: Alicia Lawrence The announcement of significant amendments to the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) regulations on December 1, 2023, represents a pivotal moment for entities operating within New York’s financial sector.

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