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People's United Bank On How ML And Rules-Based Analysis Work In Tandem For Fraud Prevention

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Connecticut-based People’s United Bank has seen this trend in action in recent months, said Karen Boyer , the financial institution's vice president of financial crimes and fraud intelligence. This online commerce shift has brought with it an increased risk of fraud, however. Debit Fraud Threats In The Time Of eCommerce.

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Connecticut federal court allows CFPB claims to proceed against mortgage company and principals for alleged licensing and other violations

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A Connecticut federal district court has refused to dismiss claims filed by the CFPB against a mortgage company and three of its principals for alleged Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Mortgage Act and Practice (MAP) Rule, and Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) violations.

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Why US Credit Card Fraud Complaints Are On The Rise

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Credit card fraud complaints in the U.S. ValuePenguin analyzed data collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and found that there were approximately 70,000 credit card fraud complaints submitted in 2015. At the state level, the number of credit card fraud complaints were much more pronounced. Across the U.S.,

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases.

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Affinity Federal Credit Union On The Importance Of Accelerating Digital Transformations

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The CU, which has 20 branch locations within the tri-state area that includes New York and Connecticut, has upgraded its automated services to incorporate integrated cloud-based technologies and environments that involve artificial intelligence (AI). Embarking On A Digital Transformation.

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Mobile Payments Fraud: How Strong Is Your Defensive Line?

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Seeing the flutter of sawbucks gave me a flashback to one of my first payments memories, from the early 1980s, when the Connecticut Bank and Trust Co. However, as a payments professional in the business of preventing fraud, I’m not just impressed at how easy this new ATM technology is to use. No, CBT’s Barney wasn’t a purple dinosaur.

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AGs Probe Google Data Breach

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The New York Attorney General and the Connecticut Attorney General are investigating the Google data breach that may have exposed the private data of at least 500,000 users. Google announced Monday (October 8) that it is shutting down Google+ after finding a security bug that made the data accessible to developers.

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