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Model Risk Management: Regulatory Priorities and Best Practices

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Meet Model Risk Management Expectations Updates to the FDIC Risk Management Manual should steer institutions toward a model that manages risk and drives growth. Takeaway 1 Aside from meeting examiner expectations, proper model risk management can protect your institution from unnecessary risk. .

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The Four Pillars of Smarter Bank Leadership

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Financial institutions standing in 2030 will have completed a significant and gut-wrenching transformation of their leadership talent. To overcome the struggle, banks need to build leadership teams that align with how a future “Smarter Bank” will operate. At the same time, tomorrow’s leadership will have little to do with “book smarts.”

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Fraud prevention and detection: Empowering clients through education

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Takeaway 3 Numerous resources can help banks and credit unions offer training on fraud to help customers or members recognize scams and avoid theft. Effective fraud risk management includes detection and fraud monitoring that should consider customer or member history and behavior.

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Bank CIOs Must Break Through The Tactical Barrier

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However, in order to address this leadership mandate, CIOs must break through the tactical mindset and focus that consumes most hours of their day. Simply taking orders, fulfilling requests, managing outages, and measuring service levels—important responsibilities for sure—will not position the CIO nor the financial institution for success.

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Avoiding AML compliance penalties – Tips from a former regulator

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FinCEN said this was done with little to no risk management program. The credit union was not reviewing 314(a) requests, not conducting independent testing, and could not provide regulators with a meaningful risk assessment. The revenue generated from this relationship made up over 90% of the credit union's annual income.

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Ten qualities of a successful BSA officer

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You might also like this resource: "Building a strong future: Succession planning strategies for you AML program." Financial services experience: Practical experience in the banking or financial sector, especially in compliance, risk management, or auditing roles, is invaluable for a BSA Officer.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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Thankfully for bank and credit union executives, lenders, risk managers, and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officers, banking podcasts and podcasts for credit unions are plentiful, and options are growing. We have webinars , whitepapers , and other resources to make your job easier. Banking Resources. Banking Transformed 2.

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