FinCEN Director to Keynote Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Director Ken Blanco will join the keynote speaker lineup at the ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference to be held virtually Dec. 8-10.
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FBI Director to Keynote Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference
FBI Director Christopher Wray will join the keynote speaker lineup at the ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference, to be held virtually Dec. 8-10.
ABA Offers Recommendations for Improving AML Effectiveness, Efficiency
n a letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today, the American Bankers Association emphasized that “focusing on effectiveness and efficiency in AML compliance programs will go a long way toward eliminating inefficient and unnecessary practices and focus resources on fulfilling the BSA’s stated purpose of providing information with a high degree of usefulness to government authorities.”
Cyber Risk Institute Updates Cybersecurity Profile
The Cyber Risk Institute—a coalition of financial institutions and trade associations including ABA—has updated its Financial Services Cybersecurity Profile.
OCC: Pandemic, Low Rates Shape Risk Environment for Banks
The response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to shape the risk environment for banks, according to the OCC’s Semiannual Risk Perspective released today.
Joint Agency Paper Offers ‘Sound Practices’ for Operational Resilience
The Federal Reserve, the OCC and the FDIC late Friday released an interagency paper outlining sound practices for strengthening operational resilience.
ABA Survey: Americans Trust Banks Most to Safeguard Personal Data
Banks are more trusted than healthcare companies, nonbank payment providers and the government to keep their information secure and private, according to a new ABA/Morning Consult poll—the seventh consecutive time banks have topped the list.
FTC: Social Media Scams Accelerate in First Half of 2020
Scams that start on social media have been increasing for years and climbed from $134 million total reported losses in 2019 to $117 million in just the first six months of 2020, the Federal Trade Commission said today.
ABA, Groups Urge Congress to Bolster Cyber Information Sharing
A coalition of trade groups from the financial, business, and critical infrastructure sectors—including ABA—yesterday urged Congress to improve intelligence sharing between the government and privately-owned infrastructure to address cybersecurity threats.
ABA Foundation, FTC Partner for Impostor Scam Information Campaign
The ABA Foundation, in collaboration with the Federal Trade Commission, released a new infographic today to educate consumers on impostor scams which disproportionately affect older adults.