Tag: Financial Services

Steve Carmichael

Encore Capital Group Appoints New Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

Debt-collection company Encore Capital Group has appointed Steve Carmichael to be its new chief risk and compliance offer. Before joining Encore Capital, Carmichael served as the head of enterprise and financial risk management at Discover Financial Services. The $1.5 billion dollar company recently paid a settlement with the Consumer Financial Read More

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Amid the Pandemic, Financial Firms Working to Keep Up with Regulation

A new study finds that more financial firms are outsourcing all or part of their compliance functions, while others are growing compliance budgets and staff levels more slowly. Meanwhile, a large majority expect regulators to continue to pile on new regulations during the rest of the year.  The study, 2021 Read More