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5 Reasons Your Financial Institution Should Attend ThinkBIG 2021

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Takeaway 3 Network with other bankers, auditors, regulators, and Abrigo experts. Abrigo’s annual conferences have brought together industry experts, financial institution peers, BSA/AML professionals, CPAs, auditors, and regulators for nearly two decades. Reasons to attend. Why ThinkBIG 2021? Drive Growth.”

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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. of the United States GDP, with estimates exceeding $3.9

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

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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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Navigating the U.S.-Mexico border: Understanding the surge in criminal activity

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financial system, and regulators will expect it. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), deaths involving synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, continued to rise, with 70,601 overdose deaths reported in 2021. from Mexican drug cartels. The illegal trafficking of humans is a multi-million-dollar industry.

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Human smuggling: New FinCEN alert puts financial institutions on guard

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national priorities. . Human smuggling is the facilitation, for financial or other material gains, of irregular entry into a country where the migrant is not a national or resident, according to the United Nations. BSA Rules and Regulation. Fraud Prevention. Fraud Trends. BSA Rules and Regulation.