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'They are coddled': Comments of the week

02/24/17

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

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Time to bring BSA into this century

02/21/17

As the Bank Secrecy Act approaches its 50th anniversary, legitimate questions have arisen about the efficacy of anti-money-laundering requirements and the burden of compliance.

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Why this bank is taking on clients other institutions deem too risky

02/17/17

Many customers at Neighborhood National Bank in San Diego offer check-cashing services that draw attention for Bank Secrecy Act compliance.

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Let the crime-fighters, not banks, fight crime; CFPB sweeps court double-header

02/17/17

The Clearing House asks Fincen to do more to fight AML; two federal courts side with consumer agency in separate cases, including question about its constitutionality

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How banks want to reshape anti-money-laundering regime

02/16/17

The financial industry has been bracing for the Trump administration’s planned revisions to Dodd-Frank, but banks are taking aim at another, potentially even more consequential regulatory framework: the rules and procedures around curbing money laundering and financial support of terrorism.

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Another victim of bank de-risking: nonprofits

02/07/17

Two-thirds of U.S. nonprofit organizations with operations in foreign countries have been affected by banks’ de-risking practices, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Thomson Reuters makes two deals in a hot identity space

02/06/17

The information giant agreed to buy two data businesses from the DTCC as regulators' demands for transparency fuel calls for shared industrywide solutions.

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KYC vs. data privacy: Can this fintech thread the needle?

02/01/17

Cambridge Blockchain, a startup that bills its technology as a solution for banks to the competing regulatory imperatives of transparency and privacy, has raised $2 million through a convertible note.

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Regulators hit BB&T over anti-laundering deficiencies

01/27/17

Federal and state regulators on Friday announced that BB&T has agreed to a consent order over weaknesses in its Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering program.

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Investors Bancorp, Bank of Princeton call off planned merger

01/24/17

The deal had been delayed since Investors had been hit with a BSA-related regulatory order.

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