Quiz Time! How Did You Get Your Start in Banking?
Risk management starts at the top, but bankers typically start at the bottom.
4 Features Every Vendor Management Solution Needs
A vendor management software solution organizes existing processes and documentation while showing how vendor relationships and policies can be improved.
What If a Cyber Attack Caused a Bank Failure?
There are more than just financial threats to industry stability. The FDIC is actively considering how it would handle an unprecedented scenario: a bank
Ignore KRIs & KPIs at Your Own Peril: Best Practices for Key Risk Indicators
Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. Significant management turnover at a $1B FI, and new management is eager to make an impact. The solution:
Summer Blockbusters Revisited: Assessing My Risk Assessments
When it can cost nearly $100 to take a family of four to the movies (including snacks, of course), you don’t want to risk wasting your cash on a so-so movi
Is Your Institution Prepared for These Emerging Risks?
Across the business world, businesses in all industries are worried about the pace of change...
6 Silo-Busting ERM Tips
How do seasoned risk professionals fight risk management inertia? They find ways to dismantle silos and develop processes to spark discussion about risk
CU Broadcast Interviews Stephanie Lyon on Compliance Management System for Financial Institutions
Our very own Director of Compliance, Stephanie Lyon, talks with Mike Lawson from CU Broadcast about the company's new CMS solution for FIs.
Bank Audit
A bank audit is a routine procedure designed to review the services of financial institutions to ensure they are in compliance with laws and industry
Vendor Employees Gone Wild: Structuring Vendor Contracts to Guard Against Rogue Insiders & Cyber Threats
Capital One and its credit card applicants and customers are not having a good week.
A Model CIO: Equifax CIO Keeps Showing Us How *Not* to Respond to a Breach
The big news out of Equifax this week is its $700 million settlement as a result of its 2017 data breach. It’s the most expensive breach settlement ever.
What are the Three Lines of Defense in a Compliance Management System?
Learn the essential definitions of a compliance management system (CMS), and what the three lines of defense really are.
The Risk Management/HR Connection
How often do you engage with human resources? Risk managers may not give a lot of thought to human resources, but they should.
Hate Illegal Telemarketing Calls? So Does the FDIC.
The good news is at least one agency is taking action to enforce telemarketing regulations. The bad news for one community bank is that it’s the FDIC.
Are You Using a Data-Driven Approach to Compliance Risk?
Make sure that your risk management metrics are keeping up with the outside world, and help your institution separate fact from perception.
3 Elements of a Vendor Cyber Monitoring Program
An FI’s vendor management program is part of its enterprise risk management. Vendor management can’t be done in a vacuum.
Another Vendor Behaving Badly: Failed Vendor Management Results in $236K+ Consent Order
Failing to engage in appropriate third-party vendor planning, due diligence, contract negotiations, and ongoing monitoring has bad results.
Frequently Asked Questions About Cyber Monitoring
Here are the most common questions we get asked about vendor cyber monitoring:
Lessons Learned from Giving Away 1,100 T-Shirts at an ABA Conference
We handed out our full inventory of 1,100 free t-shirts at the ABA Compliance Conference earlier this month! Here's what we learned:
What to Do When You’re Worried About Your Vendor’s Finances
How do you know your vendor is in trouble and what can you do if it is? Read on to find out.
OCC: Operational Risk Remains Elevated
The only certainties in life are death and taxes, but I can think of one more thing: risk.
Due Diligence 101: Are On-Site Visits Required?
Let’s start with guidance on the subject. There is very little guidance requiring on-site due diligence. It’s peppered with words like “may” or...
Creating Value with A Culture of Risk Management
Many bankers think the concept of a “risk management culture” is thought exercise. It’s the kind of psychobabble that takes up time that could be dedicate
GAO Grades Regulatory Agencies on Risk Management Supervision
The board will consider whether there are specific factors Federal Reserve staff should consider when escalating supervisory concerns.
Wishing for More Regulatory Tailoring? You’ll Love Risk Management
In a world where bankers feel overwhelmed and disadvantaged by a seemingly one-size-fits-all regulatory environment, there remains one place where a fina
Brokered Deposits & Vendor Management
As the industry pushes for more flexibility to make it easier to work with deposit brokers, bankers can help make their case with strong vendor management.
We Listen So You Don’t Have To: FDIC’s Crisis & Response Podcast
What went down during the financial and banking crises, and what did the FDIC learn from it? The FDIC has released a 7-part podcast.
Do Small Institutions Need Risk Management?
Risk management isn’t just for large institutions. The case can be made that it’s even more important for smaller FIs to address risk management.
Embezzlement in La La Land: How a TV Studio Credit Union CEO Stole $40 Million Over 20 Years
Would you believe a story where the villain steals over $40 million from a FI that only had $21 million in assets? The truth is stranger than fiction.
Game of Thrones: Risk Assessing The Iron Bank
Game of Thrones has returned for its final season! In honor of the ending of this series, let’s identify the biggest risks facing The Iron Bank of Braavos.