All Banking articles – Page 41
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ArticleBiden’s pick to head OCC favors tighter regulation of FinTech
President Joe Biden’s nominee for Comptroller of the Currency, Cornell law professor Saule Omarova, continues a Democratic pattern of choosing potential regulators who believe in stricter control of the markets.
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ArticleFed Chair Powell: Wells Fargo asset cap will remain in place
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wells Fargo’s asset cap will remain in place until the bank has “comprehensively” fixed its governance and compliance deficiencies.
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ArticleOCC raps MUFG Union Bank for risk management deficiencies
MUFG Union Bank, which has entered into agreement to be acquired by U.S. Bank, received a cease-and-desist order from the OCC for “unsafe or unsound practices regarding technology and operational risk management.”
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ArticleSwedbank CCO lauded for role in AML rebound to retire
Ingrid Harbo, Swedbank’s chief compliance officer during its ongoing recovery from a massive AML scandal, announced she will retire in March 2022.
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ArticleElizabeth Warren urges Fed break up ‘ungovernable’ Wells Fargo
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called for federal banking regulators to break up Wells Fargo, saying “every new report of scandal and ongoing noncompliance” proves the bank is “ungovernable.”
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ArticleBank of America names compliance head amid leadership shakeup
As part of a host of senior management changes, Bank of America has named Amy Littman to be its new head of global compliance and operational risk.
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ArticleOCC fines Wells Fargo $250M for continued risk management failings
Wells Fargo Bank has been ordered to pay $250 million related to deficiencies in its home lending loss mitigation program in addition to violations of a 2018 consent order, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced.
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ArticleCredit Suisse appoints Rafael Lopez Lorenzo as chief compliance officer
Credit Suisse has named Rafael Lopez Lorenzo as its chief compliance officer, five months removed from his predecessor stepping down in the wake of massive losses caused by the collapses of Archegos Capital Management and Greensill Capital.
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British Arab Commercial Bank appoints new head of compliance
British Arab Commercial Bank announced the appointment of Ramita Dhillon as head of compliance.
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ArticleAdrienne Harris nominated to lead NYDFS
The new head of New York’s Department of Financial Services is expected to be Adrienne Harris, who was nominated to the post by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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ArticleRomanian bank penalized over Iran and Syria sanctions lapses
The Office of Foreign Assets Control fined Romania-based First Bank and its U.S. parent company JC Flowers & Co. $862,318 as part of a settlement for First Bank’s processing of transactions in apparent violation of Iran and Syria sanctions.
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ArticleBanking guidance: Six key areas of FinTech due diligence
Three federal banking regulators have released guidance offering tips and suggestions to community banks for conducting due diligence on potential FinTech partners.
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ArticleOFAC fines Bank of China $2.3M for Sudan sanctions violations
The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced Bank of China’s U.K. arm agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle its potential civil liability for processing transactions in apparent violation of now-repealed Sudan sanctions regulations.
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Santander Holdings USA names chief risk officer
Global bank Santander Holdings USA announced the appointment of Ashwani Aggarwal as chief risk officer.
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ArticleChallenge to SEC’s Bank Secrecy Act authority backed by ex-FinCEN leadership
A brokerage firm petitioning the Supreme Court to review the power of the SEC to enforce the Bank Secrecy Act has received support from two former officials of the primary agency tasked with overseeing the AML law.
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ArticleRebuilding Credit Suisse nominates risk management veterans to board
In a continuing overhaul of its risk and compliance leadership, Credit Suisse announced the nominations of Axel Lehmann and Juan Colombas to serve as non-executive members of its board.
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ArticleICA roundtable: Five tips for filing more effective SARs
A recent roundtable explored the anxieties compliance officers face in filing suspicious activity reports and offered advice for overcoming such difficulties.
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Frost Bank adds general counsel
Texas-based Frost Bank has added C.E. Rhodes to its executive team as group executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
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ArticleWestpac warned over continued AML failings
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand issued a formal warning to Westpac’s New Zealand branch for failing to report certain transactions as required under local anti-money laundering regulations.
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Hong Kong regulator fines UBS $1.5M for compliance failings
Hong Kong’s securities regulator fined Swiss bank UBS and a subsidiary a total of HK$11.55 million (U.S. $1.5 million) for various compliance failures.