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Five Star Bank promotes tech services director to CISO
Financial Institutions, the parent company of Five Star Bank, announced the promotion of Senior Vice President and Technology Services Director Scott Bader to senior vice president and chief information security officer.
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FASB considers how to answer CECL proposal
The FASB is reviewing a request from a group of mid-sized financial institutions to revise CECL in a way the board has apparently already considered and dismissed.
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Walking the KYC and data protection tightrope
The EU General Data Protection Regulation is stirring the pot for financial institutions in trying to strike a balance between complying with AML laws while ensuring data protection.
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Singapore, financial industry to develop guide on ethical use of AI
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is working with key industry stakeholders to develop a guide to promote the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence and data analytics by financial institutions.
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New suspicious activity monitoring solution uses AI technologies
NICE Actimize, a provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions for regional and global financial institutions, has launched its next-generation Suspicious Activity Monitoring solution, which combines machine learning analytics for laser-accurate crime detection with robotic process automation.
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Singapore proposes e-payment standards for financial institutions
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched a public consultation on proposed guidelines to protect users of electronic payments, which would set standards on the responsibilities of financial institutions.
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Accuity provides greater clarity on KYC risks
Accuity has announced the launch of Bankers Almanac Sanctions View, enabling financial institutions to gain a comprehensive and holistic view of their financial counterparties to help them perform their KYC due diligence faster and easier.
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Surveys suggest uncertainty over compliance with CECL
Recent surveys suggest continued uncertainty in the financial services sector over how to project credit losses in compliance with a new accounting rule.
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Bipartisan bill targets human trafficking
Recently filed, bipartisan legislation seeks to further engage and empower financial institutions when it comes to identifying and reporting suspicions of human trafficking.
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Bank regulators back scaling of CECL model for smaller banks
Bank regulators issued a year-end Q&A on new credit loss rules to assure examiners and institutions understand that scaled modeling of loan loss allowances is permitted. Tammy Whitehouse explores.
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OCC details top bank risks, stresses compliance
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reports that strategic, credit, operational, and compliance risks remain top concerns for banks and other financial institutions. Joe Mont explores.
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FinCEN wants cyber-attack data in SARs
New guidance from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network addresses the inclusion of information about both attempted and successful cyber-attacks in Suspicious Activity Reports.
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Bankers expect big accounting change under CECL model
Bankers expect CECL, a new rule on how to reflect credit losses in financial statements, to produce big accounting changes. According to Tammy Whitehouse, some say it is the biggest change ever.
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CFPB updates exam procedures for Military Lending Act
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced the procedures its examiners will use when identifying consumer harm and risks related to the Military Lending Act. Joe Mont has more.
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SEC will hold FinTech forum on Nov. 14
The SEC will host a public forum to discuss innovation in the financial services industry and the evolution of FinTech at the SEC’s Washington D.C. headquarters on Nov. 14, with a live webcast on the Commission’s website. Joe Mont reports.
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Iceland and Ireland both jailed their bankers. Why aren’t others learning by example?
Ireland just sentenced three senior bankers to prison for their role in the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Given how common misbehavior was among senior bankers all over the world in the days before the crisis, why haven’t more been sentenced to jail? Bill Coffin offers an explanation.
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FASB: future credit losses required in financial statements
A new Accounting Standards Update from FASB means that companies will be using even more forward-looking information in their financial statements to alert investors of potential credit losses yet to materialize. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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BlogFASB plans new discussion on credit impairment effective date, guidance
Image: FASB is reconsidering the planned effective date for the final standard on credit impaiment and is promising clarifications after concerns were raised by community bankers and credit unions over whether the requirements would lead to difficult and costly accounting processes and procedures. FASB Chairman Russ Golden said the board ...
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How to stop banks from behaving like banks
In the never-ending quest to address the systemic risk posed by the banking industry, a team of academics and the Banking Standards Board have raised fresh initiatives to improve banking regulation itself. But are a globally imposed “risk tax” and a push to improve banking culture really what banks need?
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Bad News for Banks: More Regulatory Risk Is Coming, With a Political Twist
Banks can look forward to a 2016 with additional regulatory risk, with rules layered upon rules, heightened capital requirements, and cyber-security casting an ever-darkening shadow. Even political risk is a reason for concern; With a presidential race underway, calls for breaking up big banks, and reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act, are ...