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Pathward Bank to Pay $700k in Fines, Penalties For Seizing Funds Paid to Debt Collectors

Account Recovery

The Attorney General of New York yesterday announced that a financial institution will pay $700,000 in fines and penalties for illegally freezing customer accounts and sending debt collectors tens of thousands of dollars that should have been protected or exempt from garnishment.

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Bank Regulators Release New Examination Procedures for FDCPA Compliance

Account Recovery

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in conjunction with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, on Thursday released revised procedures for how its examiners will examine financial institutions for their compliance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, incorporating the changes from Regulation F into their review.

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Practical Lessons Learned Regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering for Financial Institutions

Troutman Sanders

Join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis and fellow Partner Matthew Orso as they discuss the Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering, and countering the financing of terrorism rules, as they pertain to financial institutions defined by FinCEN.

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AGs Call on Big Banks to End Overdraft Fees

Account Recovery

A group of 18 state attorneys general sent letters to four of the largest financial institutions in the country this week, urging them to stop charging overdraft fees on consumers by this summer, and while the states did not make any threats in the letter about what would happen if the banks chose not to … The post AGs Call on Big Banks to End (..)

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How to Attract Multiple Generations to Open New Accounts and Apply for Loans

Understanding these attitudes and using them to inform marketing messages enables community banks, regional banks and credit unions to better serve their customers. This entertaining and informative eBook will help your financial institution uncover the best practices when it comes to appealing to mass audiences.

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What Financial Institutions Should Know about a Tax Levy on a Customers Bank Account

Jimerson Firm

Financial institutions are often required to make tough decisions when they receive the daunting Form 668–A, “Notice of Levy” from the IRS concerning a delinquent taxpayer’s bank account. Nat’l Bank of Commerce, 472 U.S. Bank of Am. Business Bank Accounts Subject to a Tax Levy. By Austin Calhoun, Esq.

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Bank Suspends Collection Activities in Wake of Widening ‘Issues’

Account Recovery

The largest bank in Denmark — also one of the largest financial institutions in Europe — announced yesterday that it has suspended all of its debt collection activities and has earmarked $8 million in compensation and restitution for nearly 8,000 customers from whom it overcollected for years.

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: Initial Catalysts, Current Implications, and Future Impacts

Speaker: Elizabeth "Paige" Baumann, Founder and CEO of Paige Baumann Advisory, LLC

Paige Baumann will walk us through the impacts of the AMLA, and you'll leave this session with a new understanding of: The catalysts for this new law and how it amended the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 Rulemaking and other actions taken by the U.S.