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    January 23, 2024
    Ten Things Foreign Financial Institutions Should Know About Executive Order 14114
    On December 22, 2023, when many of us had already started our holiday breaks, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14114, which among other things creates new secondary sanctions risk for foreign financial institutions. For anyone who missed this development or anyone who is simply trying to understand the significance of this EO, here are 10 things we think you should know:

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    February 19, 2024
    Sanctions: Not Just a Financial Institution Issue
    For banks, sanctions-related enforcement actions and large financial penalties over many years have made clear the cost of non-compliance with sanctions obligations. For other types of financial services companies as well as for non-financial companies, the lessons learned are more recent. And the risks for many companies are increasing.

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    March 13, 2024
    An Open Letter to CEOs and Board Members: In Support of the Compliance Function
    We’ve all heard it said: “Tone at the top” is critical to the success of a compliance function, and financial institution regulators expect CEOs and boards of directors to foster a “culture of compliance” in the institutions they oversee. We’d expect most CEOs and boards, when questioned, to say this is their goal. But what happens when the CEO and the board — intentionally or unintentionally —…

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    July 19, 2021
    Resilience Practices Can Help Firms Mitigate Supply Chain and Third-Party Provider Risks - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021
    Customers are major drivers of change in the marketplace. In times of stress, how well companies manage customer experience and expectation can determine whether they succeed. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid demand spikes and panic buying of household items like groceries and cleaning products, companies that successfully addressed customers’ demands (e.g., restocked alternative…

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    June 4, 2021
    CFPB Ready for Heightened Enforcement - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021
    The new U.S. administration in Washington is likely to increase its scrutiny of consumer financial products and services. Nowhere is this more evident than at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which is uniquely positioned to provide greater regulatory oversight of financial services institutions, increase scrutiny of potentially unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, and…

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    March 31, 2021
    Fair Lending and Servicing Practices Face Deeper Scrutiny Under New Administration - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021
    New presidential administrations often establish new demands and priorities with regard to addressing and enforcing current regulations based on their own priorities. The latest change in the White House, with the Biden administration assuming control, has been no exception. Whereas the Trump administration scaled back enforcement of financial regulations in a number of areas, including but not…

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    June 21, 2021
    Preparing for a Dynamic Post-Pandemic Fraud Landscape - Top of Mind Compliance Issues for 2021
    In as much as COVID-19 has dramatically changed the lives of people, organisations, technologies, processes and workflow for just about every industry, it has been a tremendous boon to criminal enterprises. The disruptions from the unfolding global health emergency have created an unprecedented opportunity for fraudsters to carry out often-sophisticated, technology-enabled illicit schemes…

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    October 26, 2020
    Credit Pulse - October 2020
    COVID Shockwaves and Aftereffects In this issue of the Credit Pulse, we provide a U.S. bank supervisory update, spotlight commercial real estate (CRE) risks and shifting consumer payment priorities, and offer suggested actions related to credit risk modeling that financial institution leaders can take. As COVID-19’s shockwaves continue, credit portfolio managers are finding that an advanced…

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    April 28, 2022
    Credit Pulse - Spring 2021
    THE U.S. FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY CONFRONTS A NEW ENVIRONMENT In this issue of the Credit Pulse, we provide a look at the credit risk implications of the banking and capital markets oversight environment under the Biden administration, highlight post-stimulus commercial and consumer credit risks, and examine the pressing climate change-related risks affecting financial institutions and their…

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    January 28, 2022
    Compliance Priorities for 2022 in the Financial Services Industry
    As we consider the compliance challenges that will be top of mind for financial institution compliance officers in 2022, one thing is very clear: More and more often, they are being expected to play a significant role in managing risks that extend beyond what we have traditionally considered the purview of compliance. Coupling this reality with ongoing innovation, both in the industry and in…
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