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ACH fraud: Lessons for AML programs from a recent court case

Abrigo

Court case: Credit union held liable for ACH fraud losses A construction company argued the financial institution "failed to establish a reasonable routine" for monitoring suspicious activity alerts tied to ACH. Takeaway 3 Remember that ACH fraud risk also occurs in the placement stage of a fraudulent or money laundering scheme.

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Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction

PYMNTS

Federal Reserve has introduced a new effort to combat payments fraud. In a sign that RTP adoption is now spreading beyond the biggest banks, Chesapeake Bank , based in Virginia, has looped into The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments (RTP) network. Federal Reserve Tackles Fraud Across Rails.

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PSCU Unveils Enhanced Fraud Services To Help Protect Credit

PYMNTS

PSCU , which is billed as the nation's premier credit union service organization (CUSO), has announced its new Enhanced Fraud Services system, which the company said “has helped 10 early adopter credit unions combat fraud of all types, ranging from first-party chargeback fraud to identifying card information being sold on the dark web.”.

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Paymerang Debuts Invoice Solution For Better AP Accuracy

PYMNTS

The company recently debuted the new service at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia. Jenn Quindoza , controller/risk manager for the Collegiate School, said the school was pleased with the outcome, especially for its ability to approve and post invoices.

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SBA Eyes Fees Paid To Rocket Loans, Contractor In Loan Program

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government's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, plagued by delays and fraud, has created attention for a firm that netted around $800 million in fees while subcontracting the work out to the nation's largest mortgage lender, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

FICO

A cluster of states in the northeastern US accounted for an additional 29%, and included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. When looking at total fraud cases related to skimming, we saw that 70% were tied to POCs in 5 states: California (38%), New York (16%), Pennsylvania (6%) and Florida/Washington (5%).

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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

A recent report by Cornerstone Advisors found that bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in three main areas: digital account opening (71%), mobile wallets (41%) and fraud/risk management (47%). Fraud and risk management. Elizabeth Judd is a writer in Virginia. Tiffany Lukk.