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Compliance programs typically refer to formalized institutional procedures within corporations and organizations to detect, prevent and respond to indvidual and widespread instances of regulatory violations. ... more +
Compliance programs typically refer to formalized institutional procedures within corporations and organizations to detect, prevent and respond to indvidual and widespread instances of regulatory violations.  In response to many corporate scandals evidencing rampant unethical business practices, many nations, including the United States, began passing strict regulatory frameworks aimed at curbing these abuses. Notable pieces of legislation in this area include the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and the U.K. Bribery Act, to name a few. The foregoing statutes and the severe penalties often associated with them form the basis of many modern institutional compliance programs. less -
Freiberger Haber LLP

Enforcement News: SEC Charges Bank With Misleading Investors About The Strength Of Its BSA/AML Compliance Program And Its...

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The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, also known as the “BSA,” enacted in 1970, established requirements for record-keeping and reporting by banks and other financial institutions. The BSA is designed to, among...more

K&L Gates LLP

AML Update: SEC and FinCEN Propose Anti-Money Laundering and Customer Identification Programs for Investment Advisers

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Introduction - On 13 May 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of Treasury’s (DoT) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) jointly proposed rulemaking to implement Section 326 of the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bank-Fintech Partnerships and Fair Lending: Top Areas at Risk for Government Scrutiny

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently published a consent order issued against Cross River Bank that alleged the bank’s fair lending program’s noncompliance and weaknesses in its oversight of fintech...more

K2 Integrity

One Year Later Implementing Sanctions Against Russia

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Approximately one year ago, in the immediate wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and European Union (EU) launched a global sanctions campaign against Russia that...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Asia Pacific Conference on Economic Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement - May 27th - 28th, 9:00 am - 1:15 pm SGT

ACI’s Asia-Pacific Advanced Conference on Economic Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement is the largest sanctions gathering in Asia for financial institutions and global exporters. This unique conference features senior...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The CFPB and the Business of Insurance: An Analysis of the Scope of CFPB’s Authority Over Insurance Sales

In 2014, the Bureau of Consumer financial Protection (CFPB) issued an enforcement order against a bank and its service provider for allegedly misleading sales of insurance. That order was based on the CFPB’s power to prohibit...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

BSA, AML Failures by West Virginia Bank Yield FDIC, FinCEN, DOJ Actions

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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - June 2015

The Unfolding FIFA Scandal: Will the DOJ Show the Banks a Red Card? - Why it matters: The worldwide soccer community has for years decried the brazen corruption that permeated FIFA, international soccer’s governing...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

AML Compliance Expectations Unabated—Fines, Enforcement Actions and a Deferred Prosecution Agreement Against Banks, Money...

Why it matters - Three Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) orders, three sets of fines and asset forfeitures, a deferred prosecution agreement and one bank enforcement action demonstrate the resolve of the...more

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CFPB Takes Action for Deceptive Advertisement of "Free Checking"

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Although the CFPB has focused its rulemaking and enforcement actions on mortgage servicing and lending, it recently entered into a consent order with M&T Bank regarding the deceptive advertising of free checking. The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

EBA Updates Single Rulebook Q&As - On October 17, the European Banking Authority (EBA) updated its Q&As on the single rulebook, publishing two new answers to questions relating to supervisory reporting and credit risk....more

Burr & Forman

Dodd-Frank News: October 2014: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

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In This Issue: - RECENT CASES .. Mortgage Servicing Rules .. Antiretaliation Provision ..Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation ..CFPB Involvement in Litigation - IN THE...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC continued with its “broken windows” approach to enforcement this week, filing a group of 34 actions based on the failure to file either a Form 4, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G. The agency also filed an action alleging...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Seek Comments on Their Regulations in Effort to Reduce Regulatory Burden

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The FRB, FDIC and OCC (the “Agencies”) published the first of a series of four requests seeking public comments to identify regulations of the respective Agencies that are seen as outdated, unnecessary or unduly burdensome. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

AML Compliance: The Four Pillars

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With all the attention to Anti-Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act enforcement, I thought it would be a good time to review some basic AML ethics and compliance principles....more

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On The Chopping Block: Banks And Financial Institutions

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The Department of Justice has had enough. Banks and other financial institutions are not just on the radar screen – they are on the chopping block. One-by-one watch out – banks and other financial institutions are coming...more

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IRS Notice 2014-33 – IRS Grants Relief for Good-Faith Efforts Under FATCA

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On May 2, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2014-33 (the “Notice”) providing that calendar years 2014 and 2015 will be regarded as a transition period for purposes of IRS enforcement and administration...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

N.Y. Banking and Insurance Superintendent Unveils Aggressive Agenda

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Benjamin M. Lawsky, who heads the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), indicated that his agency is seriously considering more aggressive investigation and pursuit of individuals whose malfeasance has led...more

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The Financial Industry – Life Is Getting Tough

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Financial institutions, investment banks, private equity firms and hedge funds are having a rough time. Things are just not going well for them. While the economic outlook is turning positive, the enforcement atmosphere is...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Money Laundering on the Front Burner

With the bulk of the banking industry’s credit problems resolved or at least more manageable than in the recent past, the regulators appear to be on a new warpath. Over the last year, they have sent strong signals to the...more

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