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One of the biggest gaps in the U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) regime is about to be closed, moving the United States toward compliance with international AML and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) standards related to beneficial ownership.
Attempts to conceal ownership of corporations, limited liability companies or similar entities to facilitate illicit activity, including money…
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In this issue of the Credit Pulse, we look at the meaning of credit risk in a world flush with money and government backstops, and talk about how banks can jump into cryptocurrency lending and what they can do to monitor counterparty credit risk better.
The economic recovery following the initial shock of the pandemic continued unabated in the second half of 2021. While growth has slowed…
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According to S&P, the combined current stock market value ($9.3 trillion) of the five tech titans (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Facebook) is more than the value of the next 27 most valuable U.S. companies put together. With growth accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the demand for digital services comes greater power and increased concerns.
How do tech companies strike the…
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020, offers a lifeline to small businesses and sole proprietors (generally those with 500 or fewer employees) in the form of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This program initially authorised $349 billion in forgivable…
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Amid unprecedented economic disruption caused by COVID-19, small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that are the backbone of the U.S. economy face intertwining choices and challenges in determining the best courses of action to preserve their operations and protect the financial well-being of their employees.
While direct bank and market financing remain an option for some, most small and medium-…
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BSA/AML Examination Manual Updates from FFIEC
On April 15, 2020, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released updates to the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) examination manual. The manual is used to evaluate an institution’s compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering requirements. This…
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Your monthly compliance news roundup
FinCEN: BSA Reporting Obligations Remain Crucial During COVID-19 as Fraud Trends Rise
The first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States was confirmed on January 20, 2020, two months after the first known cases are believed to have originated in China. While the world turned its attention to the virus and finding effective treatment…
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Guest host Lucy Pearman talks with Donna Timlen, CCO of OneMain Financial – America’s largest installment lender, about their compliance transformation: talent, technology, strategy and a root cause focus.
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What to Expect and When
The main headline about the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act) has been that the United States finally moved to address a long-standing gap in its anti-money laundering (AML) regime by establishing a national registry of beneficial owners. Not reading beyond that headline, however, would be a mistake because the AML Act includes many other provisions that, taken…
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