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Are Your Auditors the G.O.A.T.?

Are Your Auditors the G.O.A.T.?

Serving as your third line of defense, auditors play a critical and proactive role to ensure that you are adequately protected against known risks while...

May 24, 2022 2 min read
FDIC to Banks Considering Crypto: Ask for Permission, Not Forgiveness

FDIC to Banks Considering Crypto: Ask for Permission, Not Forgiveness

Risk management is essential to crypto innovation at banks and credit unions.

May 17, 2022 2 min read
Is Your FI Complying with Fair Lending Laws? - Leverage Analytics

Is Your FI Complying with Fair Lending Laws? - Leverage Analytics

Is your financial institution complying with Fair Lending laws? It’s a deceptively simple question with a complicated answer.

May 12, 2022 4 min read
Ncontracts Ranks Among Highest-Scoring Businesses on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2022

Ncontracts Ranks Among Highest-Scoring Businesses on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2022

We made the list! Ncontracts makes the Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2022

May 11, 2022 2 min read
3 Ways to Keep Your Compliance Team Happy

3 Ways to Keep Your Compliance Team Happy

The best compliance personnel are in high demand, making it more important than ever to keep your compliance team happy.

May 10, 2022 3 min read
Reputation Risk: Just Say No to Cannabis Banking?

Reputation Risk: Just Say No to Cannabis Banking?

Does banking marijuana businesses align with your financial institution’s mission, vision & values?

May 5, 2022 4 min read
Ncontracts Launches New Integration to Support Internal Audit Teams in Financial Institutions

Ncontracts Launches New Integration to Support Internal Audit Teams in Financial Institutions

Press Release: Ncontracts launches it's latest integration between Nfindings and Nverify to support internal audit teams in financial institutions.

May 3, 2022 2 min read
Are Fintechs the Future?

Are Fintechs the Future?

There are 5 types of fintechs banks an credit unions should consider partnering with, but make sure it aligns with your institution's mission, vision...

Apr 28, 2022 5 min read
4 Reasons Gender Diversity Makes Your Board Stronger

4 Reasons Gender Diversity Makes Your Board Stronger

Want less fraud, higher returns, and a more resilient financial institution? Include more women on your board.

Apr 27, 2022 3 min read
Pivot! How to Build a Strategic Plan that Evolves With Your Financial Institution

Pivot! How to Build a Strategic Plan that Evolves With Your Financial Institution

Emerging technology, evolving consumer demands, and sudden market shifts have given new priority to pivoting for many financial institutions.

Apr 26, 2022 8 min read
3 Ways BaaS Platforms Can Help Fintechs Work with Financial Institutions—and 3 Critical Ways They Can’t

3 Ways BaaS Platforms Can Help Fintechs Work with Financial Institutions—and 3 Critical Ways They Can’t

Don’t rely on BaaS platforms to do compliance, risk, and vendor management

Apr 21, 2022 4 min read
Weeding Out the Bad Actors: The Dangers of Marijuana Banking

Weeding Out the Bad Actors: The Dangers of Marijuana Banking

Legal gray areas and criminal activity make marijuana banking high risk

Apr 20, 2022 4 min read
What Fintechs Need to Know About Consumer Protection Law

What Fintechs Need to Know About Consumer Protection Law

Here are some of the most common federal consumer protection laws fintechs should be aware of when partnering with a financial institution

Apr 15, 2022 1 min read
5 Ways to Increase Value and Relevance for your Community Bank

5 Ways to Increase Value and Relevance for your Community Bank

 How can risk management help community banks stay relevant and strategic?

Apr 13, 2022 2 min read
7 Red Flags that Scare Financial Institution Partners Away from Fintechs

7 Red Flags that Scare Financial Institution Partners Away from Fintechs

Banks, credit unions, and mortgage companies are terrified of compliance risk—and go out of their way to ensure the fintechs they partner with take...

Apr 12, 2022 3 min read
3 Risk, Compliance & Vendor Management Mistakes that Cost a Fintech $11.5 Million in Fines

3 Risk, Compliance & Vendor Management Mistakes that Cost a Fintech $11.5 Million in Fines

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says that GreenSky let contractors and other merchants take out $9 million in loans to consumers without...

Apr 12, 2022 5 min read
Ncontracts Brings Together Customers and Thought Leaders for Annual Ngage User Conference

Ncontracts Brings Together Customers and Thought Leaders for Annual Ngage User Conference

Ncontracts Brings Together Customers and Thought Leaders for Annual Ngage User Conference: Leader in compliance and risk solutions announces its annual...

Apr 5, 2022 2 min read
4 Reasons to Add Cyber Monitoring to Your Vendor Management Program

4 Reasons to Add Cyber Monitoring to Your Vendor Management Program

The insights cyber monitoring provides can help you learn more about your vendor’s cyber risk by giving you answers to questions

Apr 5, 2022 2 min read
Culture and Conduct for FIs: Ncontracts and RMA Discuss Survey Results

Culture and Conduct for FIs: Ncontracts and RMA Discuss Survey Results

Ncontracts partners with RMA to Assess the current state of culture and conduct as it relates to risk management for FIs

Mar 31, 2022 3 min read
8 Vendor Management Practices Examiners Are Looking For

8 Vendor Management Practices Examiners Are Looking For

Third-party vendors play a critical role in compliance. Therefore, examiners are looking for 8 vendor management practices.

Mar 30, 2022 2 min read
How to Activate Your Company Culture with an Intranet (in 7 Steps)

How to Activate Your Company Culture with an Intranet (in 7 Steps)

An intranet is an essential tool for activating company culture. Here’s how to make sure it’s doing its job.

Mar 24, 2022 8 min read
How to Get a New Risk or Compliance Officer Up to Speed

How to Get a New Risk or Compliance Officer Up to Speed

Risk and compliance management solutions can help new staff hit the ground running.

Mar 16, 2022 4 min read
15% of Credit Unions Have Consumer Compliance Violations. Are You One of Them?

15% of Credit Unions Have Consumer Compliance Violations. Are You One of Them?

Weak compliance management systems causing credit union consumer compliance violations

Mar 15, 2022 2 min read
Been Through a Disaster? Be Ready to Talk BCP and Risk During Your Next Exam

Been Through a Disaster? Be Ready to Talk BCP and Risk During Your Next Exam

If your institution has been through a natural disaster, you're likely have a conversation about it on your next exam. Here's what you need to know.

Mar 10, 2022 3 min read
Ncontracts Hosts 18th Annual Connect Intranet Conference

Ncontracts Hosts 18th Annual Connect Intranet Conference

Ncontracts Hosts 18th Annual Connect Intranet Conference

Mar 9, 2022 2 min read
Fair Lending Analysis: 3 Methods for Determining Borrower Race & Ethnicity

Fair Lending Analysis: 3 Methods for Determining Borrower Race & Ethnicity

When examiners look at your loan portfolio for fair lending, they want to see how your financial institution performed across different races and...

Mar 3, 2022 2 min read
10 Steps to a Pain-Free Vendor Management Process

10 Steps to a Pain-Free Vendor Management Process

The directive came from on high: You are responsible for your institution’s vendor management process. But where to begin?

Mar 2, 2022 6 min read
Why You Need to Assess the Risk of Russian Sanctions on Your Institution

Why You Need to Assess the Risk of Russian Sanctions on Your Institution

Whether or not your institution does business in Russia, sanctions can impact your institution. Be prepared. 

Feb 28, 2022 4 min read
Are New Employees Your Biggest BCP Risk?

Are New Employees Your Biggest BCP Risk?

BCPs identify individuals with specific roles and responsibilities. It also has contact information and contact trees to ensure strong communication even

Feb 23, 2022 3 min read
How a Company Intranet Can Help Create a Culture of Compliance and Mitigate Risk

How a Company Intranet Can Help Create a Culture of Compliance and Mitigate Risk

A company intranet is a valuable tool to help a financial institution's employees adopt the mindset of compliance and risk management

Feb 17, 2022 3 min read