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State Bank Regs File Suit To Block OCC’s Bank Charter

PYMNTS

More legal troubles have emerged for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its plan to introduce national bank charters for FinTechs, aimed at making it easier for alternative financial services players to do business. state bank regulators said it filed a complaint in the U.S. Reports in Reuters on Thursday (Oct.

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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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Uber Agrees To Pay $145M Fine To Settle Data Breach Lawsuit

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Uber is accused of exposing the data of 57 million users and paying hackers to hide the breach instead of reporting it to law enforcement and regulators. Companies in California and throughout the nation are entrusted with customers’ valuable private information.

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DoorDash IPO Soars; Commission Caps Make Early News

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In only one recent example, as reported by Washington City Paper , the District of Columbia passed legislation that would cap commissions at 15 percent, where it had been 30 percent — at least for the duration of the public health emergency.

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Retailers Want More From Data Breach Law

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“The legislation being considered by the committee is an important step forward but has significant loopholes that would allow major data breaches to be kept secret from the public,” National Retail Federation Vice President and Senior Policy Counsel Paul Martino said. “We

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Banking Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements Take Effect

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Takeaway 2 The change includes an obligation to inform regulators of a “notification incident” ASAP and no later than 36 hours after a reportable event occurs. Background Historically, the federal banking regulators required financial institutions to file two types of reports for certain cybersecurity incidents. How and When.

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Conference of State Bank Supervisors files new lawsuit to block OCC approval of Figure Technologies charter application

CFPB Monitor

federal district court to block the OCC from granting a national bank charter to Figure Technologies Inc. federal district court challenging the OCC’s authority to issue special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to non-depository fintech companies.