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Lessons Learned From the Fourth United States Bank Failure of 2023

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In 2017, the bank was converted from its National Charter to a Kansas state-chartered bank and renamed Heartland Tri-State Bank. Bank Closed By Regulators Almost all bank closures happen on a Friday so that regulators can work all weekend to reopen the bank on Monday.

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Avoiding AML compliance penalties – Tips from a former regulator

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Regulators take risk seriously, and knowing just how much risk your institution can take while remaining compliant is essential. Despite their size, this Miami credit union still took on giant risks that, according to FinCEN, exposed the United States financial system to significant opportunities for money laundering and terrorist financing.

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RILA On How United States Retailers Are Responding To Changing Privacy Rules

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Most of the rules that state governments are discussing concern how to manage such data as information and as a critical resource. These approaches differ from state to state, but retailers’ priority — enabling competitive experiences — remains the same regardless of how robust privacy laws may be, Ahrens explained.

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A Merchant’s How-To For Managing The Contactless Payments Surge And SCA Requirements

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Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have been especially hard hit, as many have pivoted quickly to enable online transactions and adhere to the regulations that often accompany them. The health crisis has brought about changes to this rule, however, and these may have long-term implications for payment standards and regulations.

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US Regulators Lead Pack In Penalties On Firms And Individuals

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In the rundown of how individual countries rank, in terms of regulators levying fines on people and corporations, the United States tops the list. Activity in Europe was bolstered by more active enforcement by regulators such as the European Commission, Central Bank of Ireland and France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers.

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Transaction Accounts: Analyzing Deposit Stickiness in the Current Interest Rate Environment

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However, in the current rising interest rate environment in the United States since 2022, loan rates have adapted more rapidly than deposit rates. Retail banks respond to the Federal Reserve’s short-term interest rate adjustments with corresponding changes in lending and deposit rates.

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The current landscape for MBL regulation

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In a recent Sageworks webinar , Ancin Cooley of Synergy Credit Union Consulting took a deep dive into five areas that credit unions interested in growing their MBL portfolios need to be aware of in order to effectively manage risk in the MBL portfolio.