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5 Reasons Your Financial Institution Should Attend ThinkBIG 2021

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The FinCrime track will focus on BSA/AML and fraud detection topics, while the Credit + Lending track will cover topics on managing credit risk and making smarter loans, faster. The resort is a stone’s throw away from Texas Hill Country wineries, downtown San Antonio, the famous River Walk, and the city’s shopping and dining scene.

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

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Stay up to the date on emerging fraud trends. Fraud Prevention. Reduce false positives so you can focus on the truly suspicious activity. learn more. FinCEN issued guidance in 2017 for GTO responsibilities for financial institutions, and this guidance is still applicable today ( FIN-2017-A003 ). keep me informed. BSA Software.

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

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The Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as using force, fraud, or coercion in exchange for labor, services, or a commercial sex act. While smugglers, or “coyotes,” prey on these vulnerabilities, many migrants die of thirst in deserts, perish at sea, or suffocate in containers in search of a better life.

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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.

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Human smuggling: New FinCEN alert puts financial institutions on guard

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Although migrants knowingly engage with smugglers wittingly, they can become victims of this crime, as evidenced by the San Antonio, Texas discovery in June 2022 of 53 migrants—including children—who died in a tractor-trailer as they attempted to enter the United States illegally. Fraud Prevention. Fraud Trends.

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FinCEN Tightens Real Estate Cash-Buyer Reporting Threshold

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While the previous purchase amount threshold varied by city, it’s now set at $300,000 for each metropolitan area, covering certain counties within the following major locations: Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.

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Budget Surplus? 5 Ways to Invest in Your Financial Institution with This Year’s Excess Budget

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During the pandemic, fraud activity has increased, and fraudsters have found new ways to scam bank customers and credit union members. A short- or long-term staffing solution that incorporates experienced anti-money laundering and fraud investigators can get the financial institution off to a positive start in 2022. Fraud Prevention.