Links in “Banks”

As an industry, we do all right when it comes to acronyms. Here are a few acronyms with character. [4/3]

Author submits that Target's preparations were better than most of its peers; the problem lies not with Target, but with the current state of threat intelligence and incident response. [4/3]

With Financial Literacy Month upon us, AffirmX's Ken Agle takes a look at how a lesson Greg Brady learned about caveat emptor would seem to be a useful addition in the world of payday lending. [4/2]

The CFPB has created a unified mortgage disclosure rule combining the Good Faith Estimate and the initial TILA disclosure to create a new form, the Loan Estimate. It has issued an accompanying guide. [4/2]

April 8 is the date that Windows will stop issuing security updates for the aging, but ubiquitous Windows XP, which runs mosts ATMs around the world. A recent survey found only 15% of financial institutions are reacting before the cutoff. [4/2]

There's plenty of drama in the lead up to the employment discrimination hearings in the House Financial Services Committee. [4/2]

CFPB's Cordray states CFPB has received more than 31,000 complaints about debt collection, but the number of complaints posted in the database as of March 28 was 17,703. [4/1]

ICBA names persistent consolidation and regulations that squeeze all institutions into a one-size-fits all compliance regimen as the top two challenges facing small banks. [4/1]

Accommodating digital growth and compliance are expected to drive retail banks' IT spending to $152.5 billion by 2018. [4/1]

Democrats request that Wednesday's hearing on complaints of unfair employment reviews be cancelled. Republicans decline. [4/1]