All Banking articles – Page 19
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News BriefFinCEN fines P.R.-based Bancredito $15M in landmark AML action
Puerto Rico-based Bancrédito International Bank and Trust Corporation was assessed a $15 million penalty by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for admitted violations of the Bank Secrecy Act regarding suspicious activity monitoring and anti-money laundering compliance.
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Regions Bank promotes corporate banking head to CCO
Regions Bank announced the promotion of Head of Corporate Banking Strategy and Administration Anna Brackin to chief compliance officer.
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German American Bancorp names chief legal officer
German American Bancorp announced the appointment of Bradley Arnett as senior vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary.
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OpinionFallout from ‘debanking’ scandal suggests more U.K. bank reforms coming
The former CEO of NatWest’s decision to leak client details to the press regarding Nigel Farage is likely to cost the financial industry millions in new compliance checks as U.K. regulators prepare reviews into how banks treat people with extreme political views.
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News BriefFinCEN analysis: Trends in Russia export control evasion attempts
Analysis of suspicious activity reports by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network indicates nearly $1 billion in suspicious activity in cases of suspected evasion of Russia-related export controls.
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News BriefFDIC acknowledges supervisory lapses in First Republic Bank postmortem
Loss of confidence following the March collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank was the primary reason First Republic Bank failed in May, according to an internal review conducted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Esquire Financial names chief legal officer
Esquire Financial, the holding company for Esquire Bank, announced the appointment of Gary Lax as senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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HomeTrust Bank recruits Southern First Bank CCO for chief risk role
HomeTrust Bancshares, the holding company of HomeTrust Bank, announced the appointment of Lora Jex to executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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Sierra Bancorp appoints chief risk officer
Sierra Bancorp, the parent company of Bank of the Sierra, announced the appointment of Natalia Coen to executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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Scotiabank promotes CRO to group head and chief risk officer
Scotiabank announced the promotion of Chief Risk Officer Phil Thomas to group head and chief risk officer.
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News BriefSwitzerland floats AML reforms for beneficial ownership, legal advice
The Swiss government launched consultation proceedings on a series of reforms designed to combat money laundering and terrorist financing occurring within the country’s financial system.
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News BriefFCA to review treatment of U.K.-based PEPs
The Financial Conduct Authority announced the scope of its review into the treatment of U.K.-based politically exposed persons, the latest development in response to the Nigel Farage “debanking” scandal.
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News BriefFINMA guidance calls out Swiss bank failings on AML risk analysis
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority published new guidance to improve banks’ money laundering risk analysis after repeatedly identifying shortcomings during on-site supervisory reviews.
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Peoples Bank appoints chief risk officer
Peoples Bancorp, the parent company of Peoples Bank, announced the appointment of Matthew Macia to executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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ABN AMRO chief risk officer not available for third term
Dutch bank ABN AMRO announced Chief Risk Officer Tanja Cuppen will not be available for a third term.
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Banking reg proposals eye greater flexibility for FDIC amid failures
Federal banking regulators jointly issued new rule proposals and proposed guidance in continuing the push to shore up the U.S. regulatory system after a series of mid-sized bank failures earlier this year exposed apparent gaps.
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News BriefCFTC fines Goldman Sachs $5.5M over new recordkeeping failures
Goldman Sachs was fined $5.5 million by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as part of a settlement addressing alleged audio recordkeeping violations that followed a previous consent order the bank reached with the agency.
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Northfield Bank names chief risk officer
Northfield Bank, a subsidiary of Northfield Bancorp, announced the appointment of Vickie Tommasello as executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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PremiumExpert views mixed on proposed U.K. AML reforms
Experts share differences of opinion over whether future anti-money laundering supervision in the United Kingdom should be industry specific and whether a single regulator would be more effective than multiple bodies.
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CCO at Burke & Herbert appointed CRO after merger with Summit
Jennifer Schmidt, chief compliance officer at Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp., was appointed chief risk officer after the bank merged with Summit Financial Group.