Treasury’s Szubin: Banks Must Make ‘Conscientious’ Derisking Decisions
Banks and regulators have a “shared responsibility to expand access to the financial system while protecting it from illicit activity,”...
Compliance and Risk
FinCEN ‘Thinking More Creatively’ in Exercising Statutory Authority
As the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network works to ensure that the financial system that is resistant to abuse and able...
Survey Shows Drop in Compliance, Risk Management Concerns
Despite a persistently stringent regulatory environment, banks are becoming more confident in their compliance and risk management programs, according to...
ABA Hosts Meeting on MLA Amendments
ABA today hosted a meeting with representatives from the Department of Defense, trade associations and financial institutions to discuss ongoing...
AML ‘Special Measure’ Imposed on North Korea
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is issuing a final rule imposing a special measure against North Korea as a jurisdiction...
FFIEC Finalizes New Consumer Compliance Rating System
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council yesterday finalized its new uniform interagency consumer compliance rating system, intended to reflect changes...
Fed Q&A Interprets Durbin Amendment Routing on EMV
Under the Durbin Amendment, card networks cannot require merchants to allow debit cardholders to choose EMV chip application when one...
Curry: Potential Fintech Charter Would Have Bank-Like Standards
Should the OCC decide to grant a federal charter to nonbank fintech companies, as many have suggested and speculated, the...
CFPB Clarifies ‘Flexibility’ in Third-Party Risk Management
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued an update to its guidance on risk management for third-party service providers.
‘When Can I Call My Customer?’
This should be a simple question for bankers, but it’s not. TCPA has spawned a confusing set of rules about...
