Compliance

CFPB's compliance approach makes regulatory guidance unreliable: MBA

07/05/18

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's practice of "regulation by enforcement" and use of nonbinding guidance materials makes its regulatory efforts "unfair and ineffective" to lenders and servicers, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

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BB&T released from some regulatory actions tied to AML compliance

07/02/18

The company continues to be restricted from pursuing acquisitions until the Federal Reserve lifts its enforcement order requiring it to strengthen anti-money-laundering controls.

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Deutsche Bank settles New York foreign exchange probe for $205M

06/20/18

The settlement resolves one of several regulatory issues that have dogged the German bank's U.S. operations.

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Amid battle with bankers, NCUA doubles down on FOM reform

06/19/18

The National Credit Union Administration is set to vote on revisions to its field-of-membership rule, even as it's entangled in a legal dispute with the American Bankers Association over the rule.

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Regulators’ dangerous plan to carve up the Volcker Rule

06/18/18

A proposal to revise parts of the Dodd-Frank Act ban on proprietary trading would make it easier for banks to conduct risky trades.

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Volcker Rule changes may do more harm than good

06/14/18

Proposed changes to Dodd-Frank's ban on proprietary trading are unnecessary and put the markets at risk.

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A realist's view about compliance merits of AI

06/14/18

Ellen Zimiles, global head of investigations and compliance at Navigant Consulting, shares what she's learned about testing and implementing AI in compliance departments, filing defensive SARs, and hiring the right people to maintain an AI system.

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Relief may be in reach for bankers fed up with SARs

06/12/18

Legislation with bipartisan support would raise the threshold for reporting suspicious activity, a goal banks have long sought.

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Crypto firm Circle aims to expand into regulated banking

06/06/18

Circle Internet Financial Ltd., one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency platforms, is looking to make a big leap into the highly regulated realm of U.S. banks and brokerages.

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SunTrust passes national mortgage settlement review

06/06/18

The Atlanta bank had previously failed compliance metrics in five straight quarters before passing them last year, according to the settlement's monitor.

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