REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
On December 15, the FDIC approved a final rule to revise and modernize its regulations relating to brokered deposits. The final rule establishes a new framework for analyzing whether deposits made through deposit arrangements qualify as brokered deposits, including those between insured depository institutions (IDIs) and third parties, such as financial technology companies. Specifically, the final rule:
Clarifies when a person meets the deposit broker definition in a way that provides clear rules by which banks and third parties can evaluate whether particular activities cause deposits to be considered brokered;
Identifies a number of bright-line categories (called “designated exceptions” which include deposits where the agent has less than 25% of the total “assets under administration” for its customers; health savings accounts; deposits related to certain real estate and mortgage servicing transactions; certain retirement funds; and customer fund
Consilient Executives Speak at the American Bankers Association and American Bar Association s Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference, Unveil New Explainer Film
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board Juan Zarate delivered the opening keynote address about the current state of the financial crime industry, and Co-Founder and CEO Gary Shiffman discussed the future of the industry in a closing speakers panel
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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ This week, Consilient Co-Founder and CEO Gary M. Shiffman, Ph.D., and The Honorable Juan Zarate, Consilient co-founder and chairman of the board, both spoke at the American Banker Association and American Bar Association (ABA/ABA) Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference. The annual conference is the only national event that gathers industry experts to focus primarily on financial crime issues facing financial institutions. Due to health and safety concerns, this year s conference w