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How CFIs Can Remain Relationship-Focused in a Digital World

Abrigo

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. BSA Rules and Regulation. Top 5 Regulator Hot Topics During COVID-19 and Beyond. Lending & Credit Risk.

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

Abrigo

financial system, and regulators will expect it. Human smuggling is not a victimless 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. from Mexican drug cartels. In September 2023, the U.S.

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Human smuggling: New FinCEN alert puts financial institutions on guard

Abrigo

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. BSA Rules and Regulation. AML Software.

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How CFIs Can Remain Relationship-Focused in a Digital World

Abrigo

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. BSA Rules and Regulation. Top 5 Regulator Hot Topics During COVID-19 and Beyond. Lending & Credit Risk.

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Market your community bank with first-party data

Independent Banker

We can take that data and we can reach that person online,” Catalano says. “If Take online banking, for example. Organizations are increasingly required to do so by laws, regulations and the desire to maintain a good reputation and trust with their customers,” says Stephenie Williams of Vericast. Take measures to protect data.

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The Many Pivots On The Path To A Multi-Million Dollar Skincare Brand

PYMNTS

The problem, it turned out, was that in 2007 when this project was first lifting off the ground, regulations in most states made this model basically illegal. Sunscreen, much to Thaggard’s surprise, was viewed as an over-the-counter drug in most states in 2007, meaning children couldn’t self administer it in a public school.

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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

It teaches bankers how to develop a compliance program, meet lending compliance requirements, and comply with deposit and marketing regulations. Many have been bankers themselves and sometimes industry regulators or attorneys. It also offers online training available 24/7. Online Education Center. Community Banking LIVE®.