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Former Bank Compliance Chief Seeks Appellate Review of OCC Administrative Enforcement Proceeding Dismissal

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In an unusual move, Laura Akahoshi, former Rabobank (the “Bank”) Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), filed on July 6, 2023 an opposition to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (“OCC”) dismissal of its own...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.16.2021 | Top Story: WTO Names First Woman, First African as Org President

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After more than half a year without a leader, the WTO is poised to welcome its “first woman and first African” to the role in the form of Nigerian economist and former finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.14.2021 | Top Story: Intel Ousts CEO Robert Swan After Just Two Years

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Intel has ousted CEO Robert Swan “as the company faces pressure from an activist investor and grapples with the loss of leadership in producing ultrafast chips.” Swan had been at the helm since January 2019...more

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OCC Fines JP Morgan Chase $250 Million for Deficient Internal Controls

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Banking regulators have been flexing their muscles.  With the coming Biden Administration, this may portend the beginning of a new, enforcement wave.  Some have suggested that banks are resolving these cases before a more...more

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DOJ Cryptocurrency Guidance Outlines Enforcement Partnerships (Part II of II)

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DOJ’s Cyber Digital Task Force’s report, “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” provides a comprehensive on the growing partnerships between DOJ and other offices within the executive branch....more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.12.2020 | Top Story: Fed Launches ETF Buying in Effort to Aid Credit Markets

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For the first time, the Federal Reserve system will begin buying corporate bonds—all part of the central bank’s efforts to “support the economy and financial system in the coronavirus crisis.” The NY Fed will kick things off...more

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United Bank Risk Officer Agrees to $450k Penalty for AML Compliance Failures

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Compliance professionals face extraordinary risks – not just for the enterprise but personal risks.  CCOs should not panic or overreact when the government brings an enforcement action against a compliance officer for a...more

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OCC Settles Penalty Action with Former Wells Fargo CEO for $17.5 Million and Issues Penalty Notices Against Five Former Wells...

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The Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) announced a $17.5 million settlement with former Wells Fargo Bank CEO John Stumpf’s role in the sales practices misconduct scandal.  In addition, the OCC announced settlements...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.10.2019 | Top Story: Remembering Influential Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker

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Some remembrances upon the passing of influential former Fed Chair Paul Volcker, a force in American economic policy for nearly 60 years who led “the Federal Reserve’s brute-force campaign to subdue inflation in the late...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.15.2019 | Top Story: Uber lays off 350 more corporate workers in effort to control costs

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Ride-hailing giant Uber laid off 350 workers on Monday as part of an ongoing effort to pare costs that now represents 1000 jobs cut since July....more

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Former Bank General Counsel Enters into Consent Order Over Alleged AML Obstruction

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The Office of the Comptroller of Currency (“OCC”) issued an extraordinary announcement regarding the decision of a former bank general counsel – Daniel Weiss, formerly employed by Rabobank, N.A. – to enter into a Consent...more

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What’s Privilege Got to Do With It? Practical Tips for Managing Bank Regulators Access to Attorney-Client Privileged Information

The attorney-client privilege, which prohibits the compelled disclosure of confidential communications between an attorney and their client, is enshrined in common law and statutory codes across the country. See, e.g., Cal....more

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Last week, we looked at Angola’s near-miss on a $500 million scam stopped at the last possible second by a diligent teller. Today, we consider the plight of Denmark’s Tax Agency, which wasn’t so lucky. Like “$2 billion is...more

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Following yesterday’s US/Mexico trade announcement, Canada’s wasting little time in getting back to the table with the US on revised Nafta talks...more

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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation—the company that “serves as the back end for much Wall Street trading”—has announced a big step forward in the embrace of blockchain technology to track and report transactions. IBM...more

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Anti-Money Laundering Trends: Facts, Findings, and Lessons Learned

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Increased anti-money laundering (AML) regulation enforcement by federal and state agencies in recent months should have financial institutions across the country reviewing and strengthening their in-house AML policies and...more

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