Some Americans might be appalled that wealthy foreigners are purchasing the opportunity to become permanent residents of the United States

Officials have dumped an enormous amount of money into the economy in a matter of weeks. That means the environment is ripe for fraud.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has imposed a $450,000 civil money penalty on a former compliance / chief operational risk officer

Bank Hapoalim and its Switzerland-based subsidiary have admitted money-laundering charges involving soccer officials

Lawsuit alleges unfair business practices by prioritizing borrowers who were seeking larger loan amounts rather than a good faith effort to take business on a first come first serve basis

Select Bank & Trust adds branches from Entegra, First Citizens completes purchase of MidCoast, and Evans nears completion of FSB acquisition

Complex regulations and required manpower are pushing costs higher, but fraud attempts are rising

Online payment fraud could cost companies more than $200 billion over four years, finds Juniper Research

The bank’s $3 billion fine was accompanied by penalties totaling $21 million for three former executives for their roles in the scandal that ran for 15 years

Regulatory hot topics and exam findings from 2019 give us a good road map for 2020 exam preparation