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Carl Aridas

Carl is certified in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), a Scrum Master, and a Six Sigma Green Belt project manager with more than 25 years of experience in financial services overseeing large-scale development global, multi-currency accounting, regulatory reporting, and financial reporting software platforms. He has hands-on experience completing, reviewing, and filing Federal Reserve, FFIEC, and IRS reports, including Call Reports, Y9C reports, 2900 reports, TIC reports, and arbitrage rebate reports.

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AI Regulations for Financial Services: US Treasury Department

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to affect every aspect of the world economy and play a significant role in the global financial system, leading financial regulators around the world to take various steps to address the impact of AI on their areas of responsibility. The economic risks of AI to the financial systems include everything […]

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FDIC Extends Timeline to Comply with New Digital Signage Requirements

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) recently announced that it is providing financial institutions additional time to get new process and systems in place by extending the compliance date for the new FDIC signage and advertising rule (Part 328, subpart A) from January 1, 2025, to May 1, 2025. The final rule established a new […]

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AI Regulations for Financial Services: FinCEN

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to affect every aspect of the world economy and play a significant role in the global financial system, leading financial regulators around the world to take various steps to address the impact of AI on their areas of responsibility. The economic risks of AI to the financial systems include everything […]

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AI Regulations for Financial Services: CFPB

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to affect every aspect of the world economy and play a significant role in the global financial system, leading financial regulators around the world to take various steps to address the impact of AI on their areas of responsibility. The economic risks of AI to the financial systems include everything […]

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AI Regulations for Financial Services: OCC

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to affect every aspect of the world economy and play a significant role in the global financial system, leading financial regulators around the world to take various steps to address the impact of AI on their areas of responsibility. The economic risks of AI to the financial systems include everything […]

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FDIC Digital Sign Requirement Deadline Fast Approaching – Part 2 of 2

Introduction A quick summary of the new official digital sign requirement of the FDIC is that effective January 1, 2025, this logo:   must be replaced by this logo: For readers who missed part 1 of this series or want to reread the original blog can find it here. However, the new lengthy regulation raised […]

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FDIC Digital Sign Requirement Deadline Fast Approaching – Part 1 of 2

FDIC Digital Sign Requirement Just before Christmas on December 23, 2023, to be precise, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Board of Directors gave a Christmas gift that was the equivalent of coal in their stocking. Since the 1930s, when the FDIC was founded as part of the New Deal, the black and gold official […]

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Azure GPT-4 Analysis of the New CRA: Part 3

The following information was generated by utilizing the Azure GPT-4-32k variant, which is part of the Azure OpenAI Service. Comparable to the publicly accessible ChatGPT, Azure GPT-4 offers equivalent accuracy in solving problems.    The advantages of using Azure GPT-4-32k includes:  Context Size: Available in 128K context and 32K context variants.  Larger context size, better suited […]

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OCC Comptroller Offers Regulatory Guidance Toward AI

On June 6, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael J. Hsu, addressed the 2024 Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Financial Stability, providing critical regulatory insights on AI. Hsu discussed the systemic risk implications of AI in banking and finance using a “tool or weapon” approach. He noted that while both tools and weapons pose […]

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Azure GPT-4 Analysis of the New CRA: Part 2

The following information was generated by utilizing the Azure GPT-4-32k variant, which is part of the Azure OpenAI Service. Comparable to the publicly accessible ChatGPT, Azure GPT-4 offers equivalent accuracy in solving problems.   The advantages of using Azure GPT-4-32k includes:  Context Size: Available in 128K context and 32K context variants.  Larger context size, better […]

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The FDIC’s New Rule Claims “Five is Enough”

Starting April 1, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has implemented a new rule for trust account insurance coverage. This rule, originally passed in January 2022, consolidates insurance coverage for different types of trust accounts into a single category called “Trust Accounts.”   Key Changes to Trust Account Coverage  Consolidation of Trust Categories  The FDIC […]

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Azure GPT-4 Analysis of the New CRA: Part 1

The following information was generated by utilizing the Azure GPT-4-32k variant, which is part of the Azure OpenAI Service. Compared to the publicly available ChatGPT, Azure GPT-4 offers equivalent accuracy in problem solving.   Advantages of Azure GPT-4-32k  Available in 128K context and 32K context variants.  Larger context size, better suited for detailed discussions.  More […]

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