NYDFS fines mortgage banker $1.5M for cyber-security violations
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-03-05T13:34:00
The New York State Department of Financial Services fined Residential Mortgage Services $1.5 million for violating New York’s cyber-security regulation.
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