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Customers Bank appoints compliance chief
Customers Bank appointed Allen Love as chief compliance and AML officer.
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News BriefCFPB to monitor compliance at Credit Repair Cloud after alleged illegal fees
Credit Repair Cloud and its chief executive will pay $3 million in combined penalties and put in place significant compliance measures over illegally charging customers, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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News BriefFTX, Alameda to pay $12.7B in historic settlement with CFTC
FTX Trading and its sister cryptocurrency exchange Alameda Research will pay $12.7 billion to settle charges laid by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that the two companies violated the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations.
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PremiumU.K. pension scheme reforms promise funds consolidation for trustees
The U.K. government has signaled new rules for pension trustees and funds consolidation to boost investment, but questions remain on employee financial literacy.
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News BriefFRC orders EY to pay $376K over 2021 audit of Evraz
The Financial Reporting Council ordered a unit Ernst & Young UK to pay 296,000 pounds (U.S. $376,000) over the firm’s 2021 audit of Russia mining group Evraz.
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PremiumSEC unveils joint data sharing standards with eight other financial regulators
A joint proposal from nine U.S. financial regulators on data standards aim to streamline submissions and ease data sharing among agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.
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Dynex Capital names risk chief
Dynex Capital announced the promotion of Robert Nilson to chief risk officer.
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Melio appoints chief compliance officer
Melio, a B2B payments platform for small businesses, announced the appointment of Nicholas Passarelli as chief compliance officer.
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PayU GPO announces risk chief
PayU GPO announced the appointment of Simona Covaliu as chief risk officer.
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PremiumLexisNexis survey: Compliance costs soared for U.K. banks in 2023
Nearly all but a tiny minority of financial institutions saw their costs of financial crime compliance rise in 2023, a survey by LexisNexis and Oxford Economics found.
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L Catterton announces global sustainability head
Investment firm L Catterton announced the appointment of Devon Leahy as global head of sustainability.
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PremiumDORA set to enhance cyber resilience requirements for EU financial firms
The European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, which is set to take effect next year, will require financial services firms to implement stronger measures to protect not only themselves from disruption caused by cyberattacks but also the sector as a whole.
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News BriefWells Fargo discloses AML, sanctions programs under investigation
Wells Fargo disclosed in a public filing its anti-money laundering and sanctions programs are under investigation, adding to the already long list of compliance issues plaguing the bank.
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LoanPro names general counsel
Lending and credit platform LoanPro announced that Chris Trujillo has joined their executive team as general counsel.
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SouthState Corporation adds Publix GC, compliance chief to board
SouthState Corporation announced that Merriann Metz, general counsel, chief compliance officer, and corporate secretary for Publix Super Markets, was appointed to the board of directors of both the company and its bank subsidiary, SouthState Bank, N.A.
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M&G appoints risk, compliance chief
International savings and investments business M&G announced the appointment of Shawn Gamble as chief risk and compliance officer.
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News BriefCFPB lawsuit: Rent-a-Center affiliate used dark patterns to trick customers
A nationwide rental outlet affiliated with Rent-a-Center and its chief executive have been sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly deceiving five million consumers about the terms of credit agreements.
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News BriefFCA wants input on how Consumer Duty overlaps with existing rules
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is asking for input on which of its existing rules for financial services overlap with the year-old consumer duty rule, with an eye toward streamlining and simplifying both rule packages.
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ArticleFormer U.K. Gambling Commission investigator on AML/CFT regulations
Recent events have put a spotlight on the role of the U.K. Gambling Commission, following its investigation into privileged information allegedly being used to bet on the date of the U.K. general election.
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News BriefWestern International Securities to pay $1.5M over repeated supervision failures
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered Western International Securities to pay $1.5 million for failing to implement a supervisory system to detect and respond to excessive trading, the firm’s fifth consent order with the regulator since 2019.