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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. The limited regulation around the real estate industry has made it especially easy for these bad actors to cycle their dirty money into the financial system using this avenue. In 2017, over 5.51

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SEC Halts Texas Financial Firm’s ‘Illegal’ ICO

PYMNTS

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against a Dallas-based financial firm seeking to launch what might be the largest initial coin offering (ICO) in history. In an effort to stop an “illegal offering of securities,” the U.S. In addition, the SEC has warned celebrities about endorsing ICOs.

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Supreme Court Takes A Pass On Walmart’s Class-Action Appeal

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.” As Walmart’s lawyers strike out at the highest court in the land, they’re also having trouble in less prominent courtrooms, like those run by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

Abrigo

Blanco discussed the organization’s active approach toward addressing the top financial threats to our financial system, our national security, and our communities and families. FinCEN is committed to addressing compliance failures that put our financial system and national security at risk. The 12 major U.S.

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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

These in-depth and timely professional development programs are designed exclusively for community bankers and led by nationally recognized industry experts who know the issues community banks grapple with. Many have been bankers themselves and sometimes industry regulators or attorneys. 7–9 in Dallas. Lead FWD Summit.

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What Governments Can Learn From Estonia

PYMNTS

Its ongoing efforts to make government more digital promise to guide similar pushes in other parts of the globe and lawmakers and regulators try to move away, as much as possible, from paper-based processes. Automatic digital registration of citizens at birth — “with his parents receiving an email welcoming him into the nation.”.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

We serve our local geographic market which is the Dallas - Fort Worth metropolitan area. We serve the dental and other health professional industries through a centralized loan and deposit platform that operates out of our main office in Dallas, Texas and serves clients in 30 states. We focus our marketing efforts in three areas.

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