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SBA Promotes Credit Union SMB Lending

PYMNTS

When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online marketplaces. The SBA and NCUA collaboration is a three-year agreement that aims to build upon that momentum, and heighten CUs’ share of the SMB lending market. Credit Unions In Growth Mode.

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AML human trafficking red flags and other ways banks can support victims

Abrigo

Two recent guests of the Abrigo podcast Ahead of the Curve shared ways that their organizations, Made Free and the Texas Advocacy Project (TAP), fight against human trafficking. The Texas Advocacy Project provides legal services and financial literacy courses for victims who need help achieving financial security.

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How community banks can address cybercrime

Independent Banker

Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry. Here are some ideas for strengthening fraud defenses. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. The bank works hard to prevent attacks with many defensive layers of security. By William Atkinson.

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5 payments trends you should know about

Independent Banker

Chris Doyle, Texas First Bank. billion-asset Texas First Bank in Texas City, Texas. According to a Lending Tree survey, 43% of Americans have used BNPL, up from 31% year-over-year. Address fraud and security. According to “The State of Fraud and Financial Crime in the U.S.,”

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Advocacy at the Grassroots: Data, Debit and Docs

Independent Banker

In Texas, data security, debit card surcharges and compensation for records searches become legislative issues. Some of the most pressing issues this year involved data security breaches, patent trolls, debit card surcharges and reimbursements for litigation records search requests. Data security breaches.

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FinCEN announces $8 Million BSA Enforcement Action: The Resurrection of AML Penalties

Abrigo

Whether that is the case or not, the reprieve is now over. On December 16, 2021, FinCEN announced an $8 million civil money penalty against CommunityBank of Texas (CBOT) for willful Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) violations and failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program. CommunityBank of Texas' citations.

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Data Dive — Déjà Vu Edition: Ripple, Wells Fargo And MoviePass

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Ripple — The Securities Lawsuits Multiply. Ripple, the startup that developed the XRP cryptocurrency token and is gunning to be the world’s new global financial services network via its xRapid solution, has reportedly been hit with a lawsuit accusing it of securities fraud. Well Fargo’s Makes Customers Mad (Again).

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