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Banking Groups File Brief in Appeals Court Case over FDCPA Convenience Fees

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Daily Digest – November 16. Judge Denies Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand FDCPA Case; Bank Settles Collection Call Lawsuit For $3.5M

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Defendants Settle With FTC, Agree to Lifetime Ban From Collection Industry

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The Federal Trade Commission yesterday announced settlements in a pair of cases it brought under Operation Corrupt Collector, where each of the defendants have agreed to lifetime bans from working in the collection industry and will turn over all the money in their bank accounts to satisfy more than $27 million in judgments that were … The post (..)

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Trade Associations for Community Banks and Texas First Bank Move to Intervene in Case Challenging CFPB’s Enforcement of its Section 1071 Rule

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As discussed here , on April 26, the Texas Bankers Association (TBA), the American Bankers Association (ABA), and Rio Bank, McAllen, Texas (Rio Bank) filed a complaint in the U.S. CFPB case by trade associations seeking to level the playing field for their members.

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Illegal Wildlife Trade: What Banks Must Do

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In June this year, the FATF released their report on, ‘ Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade’. Although the market pales compared to the vast sums moved in the drug space, it’s still the 4thmost lucrative trade. Trade routes are as global as those for any other illicit trade.

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Challenges in Countering Trade-Based Money Laundering

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In part 1 of the series on trade-based money laundering (TBML) , we established a definition of the term, explored some recent studies and highlighted some typical techniques employed by the criminals. must report potentially suspicious activity (including trade-related transactions) to FinCEN. Financial institutions in the U.S.

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Credit Union Trades Applaud CFPB Decision To Supervise Fintechs

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s decision to establish supervisory powers over nonbank financial institutions will level the playing field and subject those companies to much-needed scrutiny, credit union trade groups informed the agency Tuesday. Response From Credit Union Trade Groups.