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Banks have a lot to get right by next January, but the task is not impossible, says Banking Exchange Contributing Editor Lucy Griffin.

Getting ready for QM, ATR, and the rest

Don’t panic! Your bank can get through this by prioritizing and focusing
Consumers can file complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in multiple ways, including online.

Surprises in CFPB’s complaint database

Analysis of filings turns up key trends
While Congress plays politics with the budget long-term and short-term, federal AML efforts stall for lack of funding, says blogger John Byrne.

Must budget woes hang AML fight out to dry?

Don’t succumb—“We can make it happen”*
Data requirements from new regs among FI’s top concerns

Data requirements from new regs among FI’s top concerns

Eliminating data silos also deemed of high importance
Has your bank tried the recent small entity guide regulators have used to reduce confusion? Blogger Nancy Derr-Castiglione says a recent internal review of a Fed effort pulled no punches.

Assessing utility of “Small Entity Compliance Guides”

Do these aids to small banks get the job done?
Treasury's War: The Unleashing Of A New Era Of Financial Warfare. By Juan Zarate. PublicAffairs. 512 pp.

How AML weaponry evolved after 9/11

Book Review: Former D.C. official Zarate offers insider’s AML history
Ask five important questions when evaluating a vendor relationship and your bank will be better protected, advises Banking Exchange Contributing Editor Lucy Griffin.

Do you really know what vendors are doing?

Outsourcing without controls is like driving with a blindfold
Webster’s defines a “fool’s paradise” as a “state of delusory happiness.” Blogger John Byrne believes some people are kidding themselves about how safe we will be.

What a Fool Believes…

That we can combat terrorism, without access to information and with cuts to government resources
“What’s the beef?”

“What’s the beef?”

. . . and other conundrums in running a complaint management program  
Many banking issues have layers on layers of laws, regulations, and guidance on top of them. Common Sense Compliance blogger Lucy Griffin tells you how deep to dig.

Digging into regulation: guidance or law?

And does it matter?
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