Sat.Apr 06, 2019 - Fri.Apr 12, 2019

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Should We File a SAR if. ? Yes. Now Tell Me the Facts.

GDB Firm Blog

I get a lot of phone calls from clients about whether to file a suspicious activity report (SAR). My immediate answer is "YES," without even hearing the facts. Yesterday, I tested this with an FDIC representative at a compliance conference where I was presenting on other issues. I asked a simple question, "Has any bank ever been criticized for filing a SAR?

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Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency as Collateral - Not!

GDB Firm Blog

A loan applicant offers Bitcoin as collateral. You must perfect a security interest in the collateral. Is it a negotiable instrument like a blank endorsed check? Maybe it's an investment security, like IBM stock? Or a foreign currency, like a briefcase of Euros? How about a commodity, like "virtual" gold or pork bellies? Maybe it's a general intangible, the "everything else" category of personal property?

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Death of a Shareholder - Having No Family Does Not Mean Profit for the Cooperative

GDB Firm Blog

When a deceased shareholder of a cooperative apartment has a family member, an administrator or an executor of his or her estate, the disposition of shares (i.e., the ownership of the apartment) is generally pretty straightforward. The shares may be transferred to a qualifying family member, or may be sold on the open market to a third party. But what happens if there is no will?

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Breach Of Contract Vs. Equitable Remedies

GDB Firm Blog

Most of the time, a claim for breach of contract prevents a simultaneous claim for unjust enrichment or other equitable remedies. But sometimes, there is a back door.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?