Compliance “Quick Bite” on the...

Flood violations can sneak up on financial institutions. Underlying risks are often not readily apparent until a triggering event occurs that makes everyone pay attention, like a change in flood maps or regulation or in how existing requirements…

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Compliance “Quick Bite” on CMS...

An effective Compliance Management System, or CMS, is integral to the success of any financial institution’s compliance program.  As the financial landscape is ever-changing, it’s important to keep in mind that your CMS should also be ever-evolving.  In…

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Compliance “Quick Bite”, an Update...

Matthew Hovis, CAMS, CFE, CPP, Sheshunoff Risk Management‘s Director of BSA/AML Services, shares an update, as of March 30, 2022, on what your institution needs to know and do about sanctions, as it stands today. Watch the video…

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FinCEN Issues Notice of Proposed...

By: Matthew Hovis, CAMS, CFE, CPP, Director of BSA/AML Services On December 7, 2021, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), for the purpose of establishing beneficial ownership reporting rules – in accordance with the Corporate Transparency…

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FinCEN AML/CFT National Priorities: Insights...

By: Matthew Hovis, CAMS, CFE, CPP, Director of BSA/AML Services On June 30, 2021, FinCEN published their first official national priorities document, “Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) National Priorities”, which is one of many…

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Federal Agencies Update Regulatory Agendas

By: Edward R. Milhorn, Compliance Consulting Director Earlier this month, federal agencies announced updates to their rulemaking agendas. Of note, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) agenda stated that the agency will prioritize the issuance of a final…

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BP/SCS Announces Upgraded Work-Papers Solution...

By: David Etter, Managing Director Bennington Partners/Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions We are very pleased to announce that Bennington Partners/Sheshunoff Consulting + Solutions (“BP/SCS”) will be upgrading our integrated work-papers solution in July of 2021. This move to a…

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CFPB: Analysis of Mortgage Loan...

By: Edward R. Milhorn, Compliance Consulting Director At the beginning of May, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a Special Issue Brief titled “Characteristics of Mortgage Borrowers During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (“Brief”). The Brief analyzed demographics for…

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Fall 2021 Affiliation Program Meeting...

By: Amy Seiford, Affiliation Coordinator The Sheshunoff Affiliation Program is excited to announce our Fall 2021 Affiliation meeting schedule.  The Affiliation Program is currently planning to hold all fall meetings in-person. Chief Executive Officer Affiliation Program Sept. 27-29: …

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First Quarter 2021 Market Review

By John Adams, Principal and Head of Investment Banking Financial markets went into overdrive during the first quarter of 2021 with investors big and small showing no fear of risk-taking to start the year. Factor in social media…

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