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Banks have hired armies of security experts to combat shadowy hackers from breaking into customer accounts. Now, a top law-enforcement official says banks should also focus closer to home. (Wall Street Journal)
Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-tellers-draw-scrutiny-1433720000 to view the full article online. |
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A new bank caters to kids and kicks out its "senior" depositors upon their 22nd birthday, making it uniquely positioned to know and perhaps shape the banking habits of tomorrow's mainstream customers. (Bank Technology News)
Visit http://www.americanbanker.com/news/bank-technology/surprising-tech-insights-on-post-millennials-from-bank-for-kids-1074706-1.html to view the full article online. |
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Financial institutions are increasingly taking an interest in Bitcoin's recordkeeping system, known as the blockchain, a so-called distributed ledger that can be used to track much more than stateless electronic tokens. (Bank Technology News)
Visit http://www.americanbanker.com/news/bank-technology/why-banks-are-testing-bitcoins-blockchain-without-bitcoin-1074622-1.html to view the full article online. |
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Consumer borrowing in the U.S. rose more than forecast in April, boosted by the biggest increase in revolving credit in a year, according to the Federal Reserve. (Bloomberg)
Visit http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-05/consumer-borrowing-in-u-s-increased-20-5-billion-in-april to view the full article online. |
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New security authentication technology can analyze the traits of the human body such as a person’s fingerprints, facial symmetry and voice for the purpose of determining one’s actual identity. (Fortune)
Visit http://fortune.com/2015/06/04/wells-fargo-scan-face-and-voice-security/ to view the full article online. |
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Here are three strategies for developing and maintaining an employee background screening process that can help reduce turnover, strengthen compliance, protect the organization and reduce legal risk.
Visit http://bankingjournal.aba.com/2015/06/three-proactive-ways-to-compliant-background-screening/ to view the full article online. |
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A recent cyber attack against a restaurant chain’s credit card system prompted the FBI to issue a warning last week that criminal hackers are using new malicious software to steal personal financial data. (The Washington Free Beacon)
Visit http://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-warns-retailers-of-new-credit-card-malware/ to view the full article online. |
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau promised to be "sensitive" to lenders that make a "good-faith effort" to comply with new TILA/RESPA mortgage disclosure rules, but its assurances fall far short of the formal "hold harmless" period the industry and lawmakers have been demanding.
Visit http://www.americanbanker.com/news/law-regulation/the-grace-period-that-wasnt-cfpb-stays-course-on-new-disclosures-1074682-1.html to view the full article online. |
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The harsh capital treatment of Trups holdings under Basel III undoes the regulatory relief already extended to community banks that had invested in the securities. (American Banker)
Visit http://www.americanbanker.com/bankthink/basel-iii-pulls-the-rug-out-from-community-banks-1074760-1.html to view the full article online. |
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Oregon's burgeoning marijuana industry is stepping up its congressional lobbying in hopes of winning better treatment on tax and banking issues. (Oregon Live)
Visit http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/06/oregon_marijuana_industry_seek.html to view the full article online. |
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More than a year after Senate leaders thwarted an update to the nation's patent system, a new bill targeting so-called patent trolls has cleared a key hurdle in the chamber, paving the way for a vote on the Senate floor. (Washington Post)
Visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/04/a-key-bill-cracking-down-on-patent-trolls-just-got-closer-to-becoming-law/ to view the full article online. |
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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has proposed an interest rate risk capital requirement, which ABA considers "out of line with the regulatory program in the U.S." Under the rule, banks would have to publish how much capital they hold. (ABA Newsbytes)
Visit http://bankingjournal.aba.com/2015/06/aba-basel-proposal-on-interest-rate-risk-overly-prescriptive/ to view the full article online. |
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