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The Fed’s ELE Tool for CECL: What It Is and Isn’t

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And while regulators said some institutions would find the ELE tool useful for CECL, they acknowledged it did not represent a preferred method of regulators or a “safe harbor” method for GAAP compliance. Are you using national data or local? CECL Regulation. CECL Regulation. keep me informed. CECL Accounting.

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Easy Ways BSA Officers Can Get Their Required Training

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Training is especially important for the BSA officer, who “is expected to be fully knowledgeable about the BSA and all related regulations,” as a recent Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis publication noted. These are usually less expensive, shorter, and involve less extensive travel than the larger national conferences.

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Should Las Vegas Casinos Bet On The Tourists Returning?

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Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 “When people look at our industry here, [they don’t realize] it is very highly regulated,” Flynn told NPR. percent (nearly twice the U.S. “We are rule followers.

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Education: By Popular Demand

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These in-depth and timely professional development programs are designed exclusively for community bankers and led by nationally recognized industry experts who know the issues community banks grapple with. Many have been bankers themselves and sometimes industry regulators or attorneys. 8–12 in Minneapolis. 4–7 in Minneapolis.

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Bitcoin Tracker: Up, Up And Away?

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and Minneapolis. “By In the international market, the past few weeks have also seen a number of propositions and efforts by various global governments, financial regulatory bodies and other organizations to work toward bitcoin regulation. We hope to double that this year.”. Possibly even a couple of other continents by 2018.

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Deep Dive: Why CU-Issued Credit Cards Face An Uphill Battle

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In fact, CU interest rates are capped by federal regulations. Roosevelt in 1934, gave the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) the authority to set maximum credit union interest rates. held that such rules could not be enforced against nationally chartered banks. percent compared to banks’ 13.5

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The Fed On Bitcoin: Much Ado About Nothing

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The story has included the digital currency’s price plunging over the last month, as well as a wave of regulators – from Seoul to Singapore to Beijing to Berlin – who have suddenly realized that perhaps cryptocurrency in general needs a long, hard look. The president of the Minneapolis Fed, on the other hand, doesn’t wonder at all.

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