Financial Services
By: Staci Baker In my last post about the Dodd-Frank Act, I described the new regulatory bodies created by the Act. In this post, I...
By: John Straka Unsurprisingly, Washington deficit hawks have been eyeing the “sacred cows” of tax preferences for homeownership for some time now. Policymakers might even...
A surprising occurrence is happening in the consumer credit markets. Bank card issuers are back in acquisition mode, enticing consumers with cash back, airline points...
By: Staci Baker The Durbin Amendment, according to Wikipedia, gave the Federal Reserve the power to regulate debit card interchange fees. The amendment, which will...
Lately there has been a lot of press about breaches and hacking of user credentials. I thought it might be a good time to...
By: Kennis Wong On the surface, it’s not difficult to define existing account fraud. Obviously, it is fraud perpetrated against an existing account. But...
By: Kari Michel The topic of strategic default has been a hot topic for the media as far back as 2009 and continues as this...
The Communications Fraud Control Association’s annual meeting and educational event was held last week (June 14 – 16) at the Allerton hotel in Chicago, IL....
Whether you call it small business, commercial, or corporate account takeover, this form of existing account fraud has been in the headlines lately and...
For communications companies, acquiring new accounts is an ongoing challenge. However, it is critical to remember that managing new and existing accounts – and...
At Experian’s recent client conference, Vision 2011, there was a refreshing amount of positive discussion and outlook on origination rates and acquisition strategies for...
By: Kennis Wong Data is the very core of fraud detection. We are constantly seeking new and mining existing data sources that give us...
It’s that time of year again – when people all over the U.S. take time away from life’s daily chores and embark upon that...
By: Kari Michel On March 18th 2011 the Federal Reserve Board approved a rule amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to clarify portions of the...
By: Kennis Wong When we think about fraud prevention, naturally we think about mininizing fraud at application. We want to ensure that the identities used...