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CFPB Warns Employee Confidentiality Agreements May Violate Whistleblower Protections

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued the Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-04 warning financial institutions that broad employee confidentiality agreements may violate the whistleblower...more

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DOJ Unveils Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program – With Implications for Financial Institutions and AML/CFT Compliance...

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On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice launched its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the “Pilot Program”). Under this 3-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Criminal Division, a whistleblower may be eligible...more

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Regulators Prowl for Financial Firms That Wield NDAs to ‘Muzzle’ Whistleblowers

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In a note to clients, the law firm Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders said that, while the legislation bars employers from taking actions that “discriminate against” whistleblowers, it’s a leap for the agency to interpret the...more

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Justice Department Announces New Corporate Whistleblower Pilot Program

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After announcing at the ABA White Collar Crime Conference last winter that it would engage in a months-long "policy sprint," the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) released its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot...more

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The Double-Edged Impact of AI Compliance Algorithms on Whistleblowing

As the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) compliance and fraud detection algorithms within corporations and financial institutions continues to grow, it is crucial to consider how this technology has a twofold...more

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DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Reward Program for Individuals to Combat Significant Corporate or Financial Misconduct

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During a March 7, 2024, speech at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is launching a...more

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DOJ Doubles Down on Corporate Enforcement With New Whistleblower Program

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During the 2024 American Bar Association National Institute on White Collar Crime (the 2024 White Collar Conference) earlier this month, US Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland, US Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco,...more

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DOJ Announces Plan To Offer Monetary Rewards for Whistleblowers

On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will soon launch a new monetary reward program for people who provide information about corporate or financial...more

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Navigating the SEC's Whistleblower Enforcement Wave: A Guide for Financial Institutions — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Partners Sheri Adler and Mary Weeks to discuss the recent uptick in SEC enforcement activity related to whistleblowers. They focus on the implications...more

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Actions vs. J.P. Morgan, Monolith Serve as SEC Compliance Check Reminders

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently settled charges against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) for impeding hundreds of advisory clients and brokerage customers from reporting potential securities law...more

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SEC Enforcement Targets Anti-Whistleblower Practices in Financial Firm's Release Agreements With Retail Clients

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As the year gets underway, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) is continuing its ongoing enforcement efforts to target anti-whistleblower practices by pursuing a broader range of entities and...more

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SDNY Breaks with Tradition in New Whistleblower Pilot Program

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As usual, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the “SDNY”) is on the hunt for fraudsters and other white collar criminals. Though the Department of Justice has rewarded corporations for...more

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SDNY pilots new whistleblower program to protect individuals

On January 12, the SDNY launched its Whistleblower Pilot Program to protect individuals who report company wrongdoing from any future prosecution by the DOJ. The SDNY issued this program to encourage the “voluntary...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

SEC Enforcement Chief Issues Reminder Concerning Compliance Officer Liability

On Oct. 24, 2023, Gurbir Grewal, the Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division, spoke to the NY Bar Association Compliance Institute about his views concerning faltering public trust...more

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Regulatory Roundup – Key Developments in UK Financial Services

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In this article, we share a round-up of the key developments from a regulatory perspective for HR Professionals in UK financial services firms. This covers expected changes to the SMCR regime, regulatory remuneration...more

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New Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act Expands Coverage and Strengthens Incentives for Whistleblowers

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On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed a new whistleblower law that significantly increases the risk and cost of whistleblower claims for domestic and overseas financial services institutions that must be cognizant of...more

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Stress Test Scenarios Released for 2022

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In This Issue. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released stress test scenarios to assess...more

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Momentum Grows for Fixing the AML Whistleblower Law

When the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Act (“AML Act”) became law on January 1, 2021, some commentators praised it as a breakthrough. The law was modelled on the highly successful Dodd-Frank Act (“DFA”) and shared...more

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The New BSA Whistleblower Law: What You Need to Know

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Today’s episode features a discussion of the new whistleblower provisions in the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. We’ll discuss the types of businesses covered, who can be a whistleblower under the Act, the increased...more

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Key Provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA 2020) became law on Jan. 2, 2020, when Congress overrode President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. AMLA 2020 is the most consequential anti-money...more

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Top 5 Changes To Anti-Money Laundering Requirements

On January 1, 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act became law after Congress overrode the President’s veto. As highlighted below, Congress enacted a variety of key provisions that create significant and sweeping...more

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Congress passes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, amending and modernizing the Bank Secrecy Act

On January 1, 2021, the US Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). As part of the NDAA, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020...more

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020: 5 Key Takeaways

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Expanded compliance obligations will have far-reaching implications for regulated financial institutions and most companies operating in the US. On January 1, 2021, Congress overrode President Trump’s veto and enacted the...more

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Congress Creates Enhanced Whistleblower Program for AML Violations

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As part of a modernization of the nation’s anti-money laundering regime, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 creates enhanced whistleblower rewards that are likely to lead to increased enforcement action....more

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Whistleblowing: Regulatory health check for financial institutions’ whistleblower frameworks

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On 11 May 2020, Practical Law published a new practice note, written by Polly James, a partner in our Investigations, Financial Regulation and White Collar practice group, on whistleblower frameworks for financial...more

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