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July 19, 2024
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As Florida and other states pass laws that seemingly conflict with national banks’ ability to comply with federal anti-money laundering laws, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency needs to clarify when federal mandates preempt state statute, financial analyst Karen Petrou wrote in a recent blog post.
Banks seeking to hire and retain technologists must think beyond salaries to attract the right talent.
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Financial industry representatives and federal officials have released a suite of resources to enhance the relationship between cloud service providers and financial institutions, and to give regulators more confidence that bank cloud services can be used safely and soundly.
Ncontracts Launches Nstitute: An Online Training Program to Earn Nstitute Certified Vendor Management Professional (NCVMP) Certification
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Ncontracts, launched an online training program “Nstitute Certified Vendor Management Professional (NCVMP)" certification based on the new interagency guidance on 3rd party risk management. Nstitute is a self-paced, training program that covers essential areas of third-party risk management to empower vendor managers and professionals tasked with overseeing third-party vendors, consultants, fintechs, and others. Ncontracts is currently offering an exclusive 30% discount. 
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The ABA and two banking associations today asked the FDIC to extend by one year the compliance deadline for its final rule on the use of the agency’s name and logo by financial institutions, saying there are multiple aspects of the rule that need to be clarified.
The ABA and three financial sector associations urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to give financial institutions at least two years to comply with its proposed financial data-sharing regulation, which would implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will continue to defend preemption of federal law over state banking laws "as it is central to the dual banking system and cuts to the core of why we exist and who we are," Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said recently.
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Several states have adopted or are considering legislation that risks fracturing the national banking system, and these state laws may conflict with federal laws intended to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, three House lawmakers said in a recent letter to Treasury Department officials.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, together with the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the FBI, have issued a notice alerting financial institutions to methodologies, financial typologies and red flags associated with timeshare fraud conducted by Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations, or TCOs, including the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Banks play a pivotal role in innovating to serve low- and moderate-income households, sometimes in partnership with financial technology companies, but those innovations must be "adopted responsibly," Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Michael Barr said recently.
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