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March

11
2025
Industry News

FDIC proposing rescinding merger policy adopted in September

The FDIC has proposed rescinding the agency’s 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions. FDIC officials said at the time of issuance that the Statement of Policy addresses the scope of transactions that will be reviewed, the process for that review and whether a proposed deal follows the standards established in the Bank Merger Act.

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March

11
2025
Trends

Agencies Issue 2024 Shared National Credit Program Report

Federal bank regulatory agencies today reported in the 2024 Shared National Credit (SNC) report that credit risk associated with large, syndicated bank loans remains moderate. However, the agencies noted weakened credit quality trends continue due to the pressure of higher interest rates on leveraged borrowers and compressed operating margins in some industry sectors.

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March

11
2025
Trends

New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12.5 Billion in 2024

Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior year.

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March

10
2025
Strategy

Banks Outmaneuver Fraudsters by Beefing Up Human Intelligence

The payments landscape is more sophisticated than ever, but so are fraudsters. With financial institutions (FIs) deploying artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and other cutting-edge technologies to secure transactions, cybercriminals are increasingly finding that the easiest way in is through the weakest link: people.

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March

10
2025
Strategy

How NOT to f-up your security incident response

Experiencing a ransomware infection or other security breach ranks among the worst days of anyone's life — but it can still get worse.

Like if you completely and utterly stuff up the incident response investigation and that snafu adds millions of dollars more in damages costs to the overall bill.

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