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Time is running out for the Federal Reserve to make a simple but critical fix to ensure infusions of funds reach disadvantaged communities.
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Only by providing a continually more effective digital experience—clear, well-informed, and efficient—can banks step fully into the digital future of banking.
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At a community bank with limited staff and resources, tech transformation is all about setting priorities.
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While financial services firms are “largely on track” for a successful transition away from Libor, half of them are still facing challenges related to systems and operations readiness, according to a new survey from Bloomberg.
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Taking care to build and maintain these values drives business for banks when the future of the market is murky and consumers are navigating new challenges.
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Since the start of the pandemic, banks have reported more sophisticated cyber attacks, said Lisa Arquette, associate director of the FDIC’s anti-money laundering and cyber fraud division.
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ABA raised concerns regarding documentation for the Treasury Department’s Emergency Capital Investment Program, a program aimed at helping community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions support access to capital in underserved communities.
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Under a new law signed by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, only FDIC-insured banks can acquire or merge with Mississippi-chartered state banks.
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Aaron Tapp, section chief for the FBI’s financial crimes section, told financial crimes professionals that it “might be time to have a conversation” between regulators and law enforcement to discuss how financial institutions can best provide actionable information to law enforcement while meeting their regulatory obligations.
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The Federal Reserve board, FDIC, OCC and NCUA proposed to update rules governing administrative proceedings for financial institutions to allow the use of electronic communications and technology.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a much-anticipated set of requirements for public companies to disclose information about climate risks affecting them, their greenhouse gas footprints and any emissions-reduction plans they may have adopted.
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Elizabeth Rosenberg, assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes at the Treasury Department, lauded the financial industry’s quick response to implement a growing list of sanctions against Russia and individuals close to President Putin, in light of the recent invasion of Ukraine.
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