Fundamentals of Risk Management (2) Flashcards

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Credit Risk

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Risk that a party to a transaction cannot provide the necessary funds as contracted for settlement to take place on the scheduled date.

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Operational Risk

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Risk that a transaction is altered or delayed due to an unintentional error.

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Fraud Risk

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Risk that a payment transaction will be initiated or altered in an attempt to misdirect or misappropriate funds.

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Systemic Risk

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Risk that the inability or unwillingness of one funds transfer system participant to settle its commitments will cause other participants to be unable to settle their commitments.

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Compliance Risk

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Risk that occurs when a party to a transaction fails to comply, either knowingly or inadvertently, with payment system rules and policies, regulations and applicable U.S. and state law.

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Direct Access Risk

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Risk that occurs when an ODFI permits an Originator or Third-Party to use its routing number to send files directly to the ACH Operator.

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Reputation Risk

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Risk that occurs when a negative publicity regarding a financial institution’s business practices leads to a revenue loss or litigation.

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Third-Party Risk

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Risk that arises from a financial institution relying upon outside parties to perform services or activities on its behalf.

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Legal Risk

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Risk that occurs from an institution’s failure to enact appropriate policies, procedures or controls to ensure it conforms to laws, regulations, contractual arrangements and other legally binding agreements and requirements.

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Transaction Risk

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Risk associated with foreign exchange.

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Liquidity Risk

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Current and potential risk to earnings or capital arising from a financial institution’s inability to settle an obligation for full value when it is due.

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Strategic Risk

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Risk might arise from making poor business decisions, from the substandard execution of decisions, from inadequate resource allocation or from failure to respond well to changes in the business environment.

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Cross-Channel Risk

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Risk that occurs because of theft from deposit accounts by way of multiple access points.

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Counterparty Risk

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Risk to each party of a contract that the counterparty will not live up to its contractual obligations.

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Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

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Process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling the activities of an organization to minimize the effects of risk on that organization.

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Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO)

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Voluntary private-sector organization formed in 1985 dedicated to improving the quality of financial reporting.

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Federal Reserve Board’s Payments System Risk (PSR) Policy

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Governs the provisions of intraday credit (daylight overdrafts) in accounts at the Reserve Banks.

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(1) Missed transmission deadlines; (2) Hardware/software failures and loss of power; (3) Clerical errors; (4) Inadequate procedures; (5) Inadequate training

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Examples of operational risk with ACH payments.

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(1) Processing risks; (2) Employee and/or service provider errors; (3) Hardware and software failure, including service provider

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Examples of operational risk with card payments.

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(1) Faulty equipment; (2) Inadequate procedures; (3) Inadequate training; (4) Poor image quality; (5) Resubmission of file or redeposit of physical items; (6) Technology-related issues, such as failure to maintain compatible and integrated IT systems; (7) Reliability of RDC vendor

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Examples of operational risk with check payments processed through Remote Deposit Capture (RDC).

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(1) System failure caused by breakdown in hardware/software; (2) System disruption; (3) System compromise; (4) Inadequate procedures; (5) Inadequate training

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Examples of operational risk with wire payments.

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(1) Inadequate procedures; (2) Inadequate training; (3) Reliability of vendor; (4) Employee or end user errors

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Examples of operational risk with emerging payments.

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(1) Misappropriation of funds; (2) Misdirect payment; (3) Account takeover; (4) Business email compromise scam; (5) Vendor impersonation fraud

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Examples of fraud risk with ACH payments.

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(1) Lost or stolen cards; (2) Phishing scams; (3) Skimmers; (4) Data breaches; (5) Counterfeit or altered cards; (6) Unauthorized use of a Cardholder’s card number for card-not-present transactions

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Examples of fraud risk with card payments.

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(1) Lost or stolen checks; (2) Alteration of deposited items; (3) Forged or missing endorsement; (4) Deposit of counterfeit items; (5) Check kiting; (6) Redeposit of items/duplicate presentment through RDC; (7) Proper disposal of deposited items by RDC customers; (8) Insider fraud

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Examples of fraud risk with check payments.

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(1) Malware, spyware and viruses; (2) Business email compromise; (3) Money laundering; (4) Dishonest employees; (5) Lack of dual controls or segregation of duties

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Examples of fraud risk with wire payments.

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(1) Speed of processing; (2) Reduced reaction time to fraud; (3) Breaches/data security; (4) Malware, spyware and viruses

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Examples of fraud risk with emerging payments.

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(1) Originator fails to fund ODFI for credit entries initiated; (2) RDFI posted credit entry prior to Settlement Date

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Examples of credit risk with ACH credit payments.

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(1) ODFI is unable to recover funds from Originator for returned debit entries; (2) RDFI is untimely in returning debit entries

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Examples of credit risk with ACH debit payments.

30
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Up to two banking days

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Maximum timeframe an ODFI is exposed to credit risk for ACH credit origination.

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(1) Up to 60 days from the Settlement Date for consumer Standard Entry Class (SEC) codes per the ACH Rules; (2) Up to 60 days from the consumer’s statement date per Regulation E

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Maximum timeframe an ODFI is exposed to credit risk for ACH debit origination.

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(1) Merchant declares bankruptcy, commits fraud or is otherwise unable to pay its chargebacks causing the Acquiring Financial Institution to pay the Card Issuer; (2) With EMV, the Card Issuer may encounter credit risk due to fallback transactions

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Examples of credit risk with card payments.

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(1) Bank of First Deposit (BOFD) credits the account holder provisionally and settlement does not occur for several days; (2) Paying Bank misses deadline for processing returns and adjustments

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Examples of credit risk with check payments.

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(1) Failure or bankruptcy of entity initiating payment; (2) Funds availability prior to receiving final settlement; (3) Per-transaction dollar limits being set too high; (4) Funds unavailable to satisfy debit return

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Examples of credit risk with emerging payments.

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(1) Originating/Sender Bank makes an irrevocable payment on behalf of a customer through an extension of credit; (2) Beneficiary Bank does not post the payment properly

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Examples of credit risk with wire payments.

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(1) Regulation E; (2) Regulation Z; (3) Card Association Rules

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Card payment system is governed by these rules and regulations.

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(1) UCC 4A; (2) OFAC; (3) Bank Secrecy Act (BSA); (4) Regulation E, Subpart B; (5) Regulation J; (6) Regulation CC; (7) Federal Reserve Operating Circulars 1, 5 & 6

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Wire payment system is governed by these rules and regulations.

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(1) Regulation CC; (2) UCC Article 3; (3) UCC Article 4; (4) Regulation J, Subpart A; (5) Federal Reserve Bank Operating Circular 3; (6) ECCHO Rules

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Check payment system is governed by these rules and regulations.

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(1) ACH Rules; (2) EFTA and Regulation E; (3) Regulation CC; (4) Regulation D; (5) 31 CFR Part 203, 208, 210 & 370; (6) UCC Articles 4 & 4A; (7) BSA/AML; (8) State EFT Acts; (9) FRB Operating Circular 4; (10) Private Sector ACH Operator Rules; (11) OFAC

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ACH Network is governed by these rules and regulations.

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Generally, these are ACH or card transactions; therefore, the respective payment system rules and regulations would apply.

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Emerging payments are governed by these rules and regulations.