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Wells Fargo Overhauling Risk Management Processes

PYMNTS

Wells Fargo, weeks after it was hit with a rare enforcement action from the Federal Reserve, is overhauling its risk management processes and announced internally that four top risk management executives would be retiring. All are retiring in April, May or June. However, the FI can still lend and take deposits.

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OCC Requests Feedback on Principles of Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks

CFPB Monitor

On December 16, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) released draft principles for climate-related financial risk management for large banks. Those interested in submitting feedback should refer to OCC Bulletin 2021-62 for instructions. Feedback must be submitted by February 14, 2022.

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Federal banking regulators issue statement on loan reference rates and advise prompt transition from LIBOR

CFPB Monitor

The Fed, FDIC, and OCC have issued a “ Statement on Reference Rates for Loans ” that addresses replacement rates for the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The agencies stress that banks should include fallback language that provides for the use of a “robust fallback rate” if the initial reference rate is discontinued.

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Quantum computing finds a home in risk management

Insights on Business

Moore’s Law refers to the number of transistors within computer chips – doubling nearly every 2 years. But what has this got to do with risk management I hear you ask? Well now this can exist as a 0 or a 1, as a 0 and 1 at the same time or any value in between with some probability.

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Bank Regulators Seeking Comments on the Use of AI and ML in the Industry

Perficient

Risk Management. AI may be used to augment risk management and control practices. AI can assist internal audit and independent risk management to increase sample size (such as for testing), evaluate risk, and refer higher-risk issues to human analysts. Textual analysis.

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Top Risk Management Systems read of the year: The emergence of reg tech

Bobsguide

Referring to technology that is designed to help banks and other financial institutions (FIs) comply with the increasingly complex regulation of their sector, reg-tech is now. In an industry prone to hype and hyperbole, ‘reg-tech’ is one of the hottest new buzzwords on the block.

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Loan covenants refresher: What, when, why & how

Abrigo

Support credit risk management Understanding loan covenants, when financial institutions should use them, and how to monitor them supports strong lending portfolios and credit risk management best practices. Those simply refer to the tone of the covenant, whichever type it is.