ABA Risk and Compliance
 
 
 
 
January 7, 2022
Features
Five key factors for risk managers and C-suites in the year ahead.
The often-intertwined issues of social equity and environmental considerations are among the deepest and most challenging ESG issues that bankers currently face.
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Risk and Compliance News
Consumer reporting complaints received by the CFPB increased significantly in 2021 over the prior year, with the bureau receiving more than 500,000 credit or consumer reporting complaints between January and September 2021 compared to the 319,000 it received in all of 2020, according to a recent report.
Climate-related risks rank among the top priorities for the Financial Stability Oversight Council, according to the latest FSOC annual report.
As expected, last month the OCC issued a set of draft principles providing a framework for climate risk management for banks with more than $100 billion in total consolidated assets.
Confronting the disconnect between the law enforcement experts who understand how the criminals commit crimes and the financial industry experts who understand how the money moves.
"We think the new administration will be aggressive and, quite frankly, willing to press the boundaries, since they can’t really know the limits of their authority unless they test it."
Abrigo
A10 Networks, Inc
The FDIC has released three new frequently asked questions on its brokered deposits rule, which took effect in April 2021.
Suspicious activity reports related to wildlife trafficking—which includes the illicit trade of protected animals, animal parts and derivatives thereof in violation of international or domestic law, and associated money laundering activity—"trended significantly up" between 2018 and 2020, and are expected to increase even more in 2021, FinCEN said in a new threat analysis.
The federal banking agencies extended no-action relief under Regulation O for banks lending to investment fund-controlled companies under specific conditions.
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Training

January 11 - 13
Virtual Conference: ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference

January 18
Webinar: How to Evaluate and Transform Regulatory Change Management in 2022

January 24 - February 25
Facilitated Training: Managing Funding, Liquidity and Capital

January 30 - February 2

Conference: Insurance Risk Management Forum
Omni Amelia Island Resort, Amelia Island, FL

February 9
Webinar: New Frontiers in Combating Redlining

March 21 - April 22
Facilitated Training: Managing the Bank's Investment Portfolio

March 23 - April 6
Virtual School: Compliance School - Foundational

March 29 - 31
Virtual Conference: Risk Management Conference