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Four Strategic Ways AI Can Strengthen Your AML Program
GUEST BLOG POST Money laundering facilitates crime, threatens our national security, distorts markets, and has a devastating economic and social...
Research Digest
Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Enforcement post-FCPA Pause
W e have previously written about the impact of the pause in enforcement of the FCPA implemented by the Trump...
Insight 360°
Modernizing Compliance: How AI and Automation Are Reshaping Internal Controls
I n today’s fast-paced business environment, regulatory compliance has become both more critical and more complex. Organizations are expected to...
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HIPAA Enforcement Targets Employer Health Plans, Expanding Compliance Risk
A recent enforcement action by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sending a clear signal to corporate compliance teams: HIPAA obligations don’t stop at hospitals and insurers. In a newly reported case, the agency’s Office for Civil Rights pursued enforcement against a self-funded employer health plan—marking a
Joseph McCafferty
April 29, 2026
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FINRA Keeps Pressure on Off-Channel Messaging as Enforcement Focus Shifts
T he crackdown on off-channel communications at financial firms isn’t over—it has simply taken a quieter, more targeted turn. While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission drew headlines over the past several years with multibillion-dollar penalties for financial firms where employees communicated with undocumented texts and messages, recent developments suggest
CFPB Revises Fair Lending Standards, Shifting Compliance Focus to Intent
T he Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule that narrows how fair lending laws are enforced, marking a notable shift for compliance programs across the financial services industry. The rule amends Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Its most significant change is the
FinCEN Proposes Broad Reforms in AML Enforcement and Rulemaking
T he U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that it is working on significant reforms of the country’s anti–money laundering (AML) framework. Rather than a single sweeping overhaul, the current reform effort consists of a series of interrelated rulemakings, delays, and targeted expansions that
