Institutional or corporate culture is much in the news lately, both inside and outside of banking. Amidst the uproar over Volkswagen's intentional compliance failure relating to emission standards, senior company management...more
Why it matters -
One Colorado credit union is taking matters into its own hands after the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (FRB-KC) and the National Credit Union Association (NCUA) rejected the institution's...more
9/1/2015
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Credit Unions ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Process ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
NCUA ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Tenth Amendment
Why it matters -
In a coordinated effort, the U.S. government identified another “poster child” to demonstrate its continued vigilance and earnestness in pursuing lax BSA/AML procedures and oversight and violations of...more
7/8/2015
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
FinCEN
CFPB Fines Bank $7.5M for Overdraft Violations, With $49M More in Redress -
Why it matters:
In its first action targeting overdraft fees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Regions Bank $7.5...more
Light ’em Up: FinCEN’s Cautionary Guidance About Banks Working With Marijuana Companies -
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s new guidance on how to work with marijuana-related businesses is unlikely to make it...more