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US Banking Regulator FDIC Hits Bank With $20,448,000 Penalty – About a Quarter of the Lender’s Total Assets

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is penalizing a Weir, Kansas-based bank with a monetary fine equal to over a quarter of the lender’s total assets. The US banking regulator says it has determined that CBW Bank failed to maintain an “adequate Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance program” and is consequently imposing a fine of $20.448 million over the violations which occurred between December of 2018 and August of 2021. “During the Review Period, Respondent [CBW Bank] also (1) failed to file hundreds of suspicious activity reports (SARs), (2) lacked an appropriate risk-based customer due diligence process, and (3) maintained an inadequate due diligence program for FFI correspondent accounts.” According to the FDIC, CBW Bank’s laxity with regard to measures aimed at fighting money laundering and terrorism financing helped in generating a significant portion of its income. “Due to the [Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance] failures described above, Respondent [CBW Bank] earned millions in fee income that it otherwise would not have earned if it had maintained an adequate AML/CFT compliance program.” According to the FDIC, most of CBW Bank’s earnings came from offering “fee-based correspondent banking services for foreign financial institutions (FFIs)” located in Africa, Central and South America, Europe and the Middle East. Following the imposition of the civil money penalty (CMP), CBW Bank has filed a complaint against the FDIC in court. CBW Bank says , “The penalty sought by the FDIC, is unreasonable and unprecedented for a bank of this size, complexity, and supervisory history. There is no justifiable basis for any CMP, let alone for one of this magnitude given the conduct at issue in this case.” Per the US banking industry information platform, BankRegData, CBW Bank has total assets of $73.665 million. Don`t Miss a Beat – Subscribe to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox Check Price Action Follow us on X , Facebook and Telegram Surf The Daily Hodl Mix Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any losses you may incur are your responsibility. The Daily Hodl does not recommend the buying or selling of any cryptocurrencies or digital assets, nor is The Daily Hodl an investment advisor. Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing. Generated Image: Midjourney The post US Banking Regulator FDIC Hits Bank With $20,448,000 Penalty – About a Quarter of the Lender’s Total Assets appeared first on The Daily Hodl . CoinTurk News

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Apple To Pay $95,000,000 To Settle Class Action Lawsuit Accusing Tech Giant of Spying on Users, Sharing Data With Third Parties Without Consent

Apple is preparing to pay $95 million to settle a five-year-old lawsuit that alleges the iPhone maker infringed on the privacy of Siri users. The lawsuit, which was filed in August of 2019, alleges that the tech giant illegally recorded the private conversations of the users of its digital assistant without their consent. “The Settlement, if approved, will resolve Plaintiffs’ allegations that Siri Device purchasers’ confidential or private communications were obtained by Apple and/or were shared with third parties without their consent as a result of an unintended Siri activation.” Apple will also be required to confirm that it has “permanently deleted individual Siri audio recordings collected by Apple prior to October 2019” within six months of the settlement getting approved. Additionally, the settlement if approved will require the iPhone maker to publish information explaining to users how to opt in to a feature known as ‘Improve Siri’ that allows Apple to review audio samples of the digital assistant’s interactions for the purposes of refining and advancing Siri. Apple will also be required to disclose the kind of data it collects from the Improve Siri feature for those opting in. In the lawsuit , the lead plaintiffs Fumiko Lopez and A.L. (who was a minor at the time of filing the lawsuit) allege that Apple illegally spied on them while using Siri on the iPhone XR and iPhone 6, respectively. “…Apple and these Siri Devices unlawfully recorded Plaintiffs Lopez and A.L. without their consent on multiple occasions, including when they failed to utter a wake phrase. At no point did Plaintiffs consent to these unlawful recordings. Apple does not disclose that Siri Devices record conversations that are not preceded by a wake phrase or gesture. Plaintiffs Lopez and A.L., therefore, did not agree to be recorded by their Siri Devices, respectively. Moreover, Apple could not have obtained consent from Plaintiff A.L., a minor without an Apple account.” A court hearing on February 14th has been proposed to review the settlement terms. Don`t Miss a Beat – Subscribe to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox Check Price Action Follow us on X , Facebook and Telegram Surf The Daily Hodl Mix Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any losses you may incur are your responsibility. The Daily Hodl does not recommend the buying or selling of any cryptocurrencies or digital assets, nor is The Daily Hodl an investment advisor. Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing. Generated Image: Midjourney The post Apple To Pay $95,000,000 To Settle Class Action Lawsuit Accusing Tech Giant of Spying on Users, Sharing Data With Third Parties Without Consent appeared first on The Daily Hodl . CoinTurk News