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NYDFS expects banks, firms to cut risks posed by AI, according to new guidance
New York financial institutions are expected to address cybersecurity risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), and new guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services is aimed at helping firms do just that.
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FCA fines TSB $14.2M for poor treatment of financially strapped retail customers
TSB Bank has been fined 10.9 million pounds (U.S. $14.2 million) for treating retail customers poorly while they were in arrears on mortgages, credit cards, loans, and overdraft accounts, the Financial Conduct Authority said.
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Nov 5 | Compliant First AI: Risk Management Best Practices for Financial Institutions in 2025
Attend this Compliance Week webinar to synthesize the current ”state-of-play” for current and proposed rules for the ethical and responsible use of AI in financial services settings.
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TD Bank fined nearly $3.1B by U.S. regulators for AML compliance failures
TD Bank will pay nearly $3.1 billion in penalties to four U.S. regulators to settle charges that it “chose profits over compliance” when it allowed three money laundering networks to filter more than $670 million in dirty money through the company.
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CBA announces group risk chief
Commonwealth Bank announced that Andrew Hinchliff has been appointed group chief risk officer.
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Starling Bank fined $38.5M for repeatedly onboarding high-risk customers
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority fined Starling Bank, Britain’s first digital bank, nearly 29 million pounds (U.S. $38.5 million) for repeated failures related to onboarding high-risk customers.
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FINRA fines Merrill Lynch, BofA Securities $2.3M for reporting, registration failures
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued two separate fines against Merrill Lynch and BofA Securities totaling nearly $2.3 million for reporting violations and failing to timely file amendments on registration forms for their registered representatives.
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TFSB names TMNA diversity chief as CEO
Toyota Financial Savings Bank (TFSB) named Tellis Bethel, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) group vice president, chief social innovation officer, and chief diversity officer, as its president and CEO.
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ABN AMRO names risk chief
ABN AMRO Bank announced that Serena Fioravanti was appointed as a member of the executive board of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and chief risk officer, effective Oct. 1.
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Barclays is axing its bonus caps. Is it also ditching good governance?
Four years post-Brexit, London-based Barclays became the first British bank to scrap bonus caps for its traders that were meant to curb excessive risk-taking with client cash, improve corporate governance, and restore faith in an industry most working people still hold responsible for 15 years of economic misery.
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Bank of China appoints risk chief
Bank of China announced the appointment of Zhao Rang as its chief risk officer.
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SEC fines First Horizon $325K for RegBI violations caused by merger
First Horizon Advisors will pay a $325,000 fine to settle allegations from the Securities and Exchange Commission that it violated Regulation Best Interest in part due to issues with incorporating a merged firms’ accounts into its systems.
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FDIC proposes requiring banks to keep better deposit records of fintech partners
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation proposed a new rule that would require banks to keep better deposit records on ownership of funds controlled by their financial technology partners.
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Bank mergers will receive more antitrust scrutiny under new FDIC rule
Federal banking regulators approved a new rule for bank mergers that will require additional scrutiny of mergers for antitrust issues for large and mid-sized banks.
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Butterfield announces risk chief
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited announced the appointment of Andrew Burns to chief risk officer, Cayman Islands, effective Oct. 1.
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FINRA fines Wells Fargo unit $3M for repeatedly pushing ‘unsuitable’ investments
A Wells Fargo subsidiary will pay nearly $3 million to settle allegations that it failed to properly supervise an employee attempting to sell unsuitable investment products to retail investors–the fifth time it has been penalized for similar supervisory failings since 2020.
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Wells Fargo agrees with OCC to shore up BSA/AML, sanctions program deficiencies
The Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ordered Wells Fargo to make “comprehensive corrective actions” to its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering and U.S. sanctions programs, along with receive permission from the OCC to offer new products and services or enter new geographic markets with “medium or high” ...
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CFPB orders TD Bank to pay $28M for sending false info to credit agencies
TD Bank has been ordered to pay $27.7 million and implement compliance measures, for providing inaccurate, negative credit information to credit agencies about tens of thousands of its customers and taking too long to fix the errors, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.
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FINRA dings JPMorgan Securities $190K over registration, supervision failures
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined JPMorgan Securities $190,000 for unregistered investment banking activities and not having a supervisory system reasonably designed to achieve compliance with FINRA registration requirements.
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CPE Webcast: The acronyms that changed the finance industry: from AML and BSA to KYC and BaaS
In the ever-evolving landscape of finance, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) have emerged as critical pillars that underpin the stability and growth of financial institutions.