N Contracts

MARCH 2, 2022

The directive came from on high, and there is no escaping it: You are responsible for your institution’s vendor management process.

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Compliance 79

N Contracts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

risk, compliance, and vendor management?programs.?After regulatory?exams exams are looming on your horizon,?you you might want to put off the implementation of a new solution for your?risk, After all, rolling out a new solution takes time, and your focus is your next exam, right?

Compliance 80

Compliance 80

N Contracts

JULY 12, 2023

Many standard contracts that vendors offer fail to spell out performance expectations, such as uptime for technology service providers (TSPs) or business continuity plans in the case of an unforeseen event.

Banking 90

Banking Technology 90

N Contracts

JULY 11, 2023

July 11, 2023 - Ncontracts , the leading provider of integrated compliance and risk management solutions to the financial industry, today announced the launch of Nstitute, an online training program that awards the newly-introduced “Nstitute Certified Vendor Management Professional” (NCVMP) certification. BRENTWOOD, Tenn.,

Compliance 40

Compliance 40

Audit Board

AUGUST 16, 2022

LOS ANGELES, CA — August 16, 2022 — AuditBoard , the leading cloud-based platform transforming audit, risk, and compliance management, today announced the availability of its Third-Party Risk Management solution. In this new era of dynamic digital risk, third-party breaches are now estimated to cost U.S. companies an average of $9.5

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Compliance 52

N Contracts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Banking and the world of risk and compliance management are chock full of jargon, concepts, terms, and acronyms—and it’s not easy to keep it all straight.

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Compliance Banking 76

N Contracts

JULY 18, 2023

In an ideal world, every third-party vendor would always provide impeccable service, deliver on time, and never cause any operational hiccups. Unfortunately, that’s not reality.

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N Contracts

JANUARY 22, 2024

What is fourth-party vendor risk and how do you protect your bank, credit union or other financial institution from it? Build a strong vendor management program.

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Banking 83

N Contracts

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

No one knows how to stretch a dollar for maximum impact like the marketing department. Tasked with reaching an ever-expanding audience covering a broad mix of digital and traditional channels, they are masters at finding the best ways to cut through the clutter and deliver their financial organization’s message.

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Marketability 52

N Contracts

APRIL 5, 2022

Cybersecurity continues to be an ever-evolving task requiring a full arsenal of responses.

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Banking Compliance 85

N Contracts

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

February 22, 2023 –  Ncontracts , the leading provider of integrated compliance, risk, and vendor management solutions to the financial services industry, announced today its agreement with America’s Credit Unions for the promotion of Ncontracts' full suite of time and cost-saving risk management solutions. BRENTWOOD, TN.,

Compliance 95

Compliance 95

N Contracts

APRIL 11, 2022

Compliance may seem like a gray area at times, especially for companies not accustomed to operating under the mountain of regulations covering the financial services industry. Other times, an issue is so egregious that there is no doubt that a company is in the wrong.

Compliance 83

Compliance 83

N Contracts

AUGUST 23, 2023

Your financial institution’s Board of Directors plays an important role in vendor management. They establish the strategic goals of your financial institution, determine its risk tolerance, and offer high-level guidance for the governance of third-party relationships.

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N Contracts

JULY 6, 2023

Vendor due diligence is the practice of thoroughly assessing and managing the risks associated with your bank’s third-party service provider relationships.

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Banking 79

N Contracts

DECEMBER 12, 2023

December 12, 2023 --     Ncontracts , the leading provider of integrated compliance, risk, and vendor management solutions to the financial services industry, announced it has acquired Quantivate, a growing provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions for banks and credit unions. BRENTWOOD, Tenn.,

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Compliance Banking 96

N Contracts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

September 7, 2023 -- Ncontracts , the leading provider of integrated compliance, vendor, and risk management solutions to the financial industry, has been officially endorsed by the Georgia Bankers Association for its Risk Performance Management (RPM) Suite. BRENTWOOD, Tenn.,

Compliance 97

Compliance 97

Audit Board

MARCH 7, 2023

Your data security is only as strong as the most vulnerable vendor that works with your organization’s data. The supply chain comprises of many integrated third parties like vendors, suppliers, contractors, and sub-contractors that require access to an organization’s sensitive information.

Compliance 52

Compliance 52

N Contracts

OCTOBER 1, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Vendor risk management is an ongoing process. It begins with due diligence before a contract is signed and continues with monitoring throughout the length of the relationship.

Compliance 52

Compliance Banking 52

Appraisers Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Making massive staff reductions in the appraisal management department, including the Chief Appraiser and the Administrative Manager, who both are licensed appraisers. Corelogic may continue placing assignments with 1099 vendor appraisers. Appraisers, it’s not ‘just us’ who have taken the slowdown in lending “in the shorts.”

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Appraisal 91

N Contracts

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

November 2, 2023 -- Ncontracts , the leading provider of integrated compliance, risk management, and vendor solutions for the financial service industry, and findCRA , a nationally-recognized RegTech company providing cloud-based CRA research software, have announced a new strategic relationship. BRENTWOOD, Tenn.,

Banking 59

Banking Compliance 59

Audit Board

JANUARY 11, 2023

Benefits of Automating Third-Party Risk Management. The current environment of heightened third-party software attacks and subsequent legislative response is elevating third-party risk management (TPRM) as an organizational priority. The information management and automation benefits that. How to Respond.

Compliance 52

Compliance 52

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 23, 2022

Where once private company boards were dominated by members of management and investors, independent directors now make up slightly over half (51%) of the average private company’s board (up from 43% in 2020) according to a recent survey. Why the shift? more…).

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Appraisers Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Stop and Notify: Stop and contact your vendor manager (VM) immediately if any of the following apply: If not able to provide testimony as an expert witness for bankruptcy or foreclosure assignment, withdraw from assignment immediately.

Appraisal 85

Appraisal 85

N Contracts

JANUARY 9, 2024

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.,

Compliance 92

Compliance 92

Viking Mergers

MARCH 8, 2023

AP issues could result in damaged vendor relations or potentially being sent to collections. To begin identifying any potential problems, we recommend taking these steps: Analyze any pending issues that you are already aware of, including vendor, client, and employee issues.

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Comps Compliance Banking Finance 130

Appraisers Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Are the multitudes of policy decision makers even aware that the ‘appraisal management industry’ in many situations currently fulfills more vendor assignments to persons whom do not hold appraisers licenses, than those that do hold appraisers licenses? Third party unlicensed inspectors for agricultural properties!

Appraisal 88

Appraisal Equity 88

Benzinga

JANUARY 8, 2024

08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VelocityEHS , the global leader in enterprise EHS & ESG software solutions, announced today it has completed the acquisition of Contractor Compliance , a Canadian-based enterprise safety and risk management software solution provider. CHICAGO, Jan.

Compliance 40

Compliance 40

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 29, 2023

The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, Inc., The firm concluded that, because of the greater volume of ESG-related disclosures by companies and third party ESG vendors, together with advancements in technology, “the use of ESG data to seek enhanced investment returns and/or mitigate investment risks has become more sophisticated.”

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Technology 316

N Contracts

OCTOBER 1, 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Vendor risk management is an ongoing process. It begins with due diligence before a contract is signed and continues with monitoring throughout the length of the relationship.

Compliance 52

Compliance Banking 52

N Contracts

JUNE 27, 2023

June 27, 2023 – Ncontracts , the leading provider of integrated compliance, vendor, and risk management solutions to the financial industry, has been named a Top Workplace in Middle Tennessee by The Tennessean for a third year in a row. BRENTWOOD, Tenn.,

Compliance 52

Compliance 52

Appraisers Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

The solution when conspirators racketeer and collude to defraud consumers and vendors alike, is not to rescind rules that work. Appraisal management companies are the reason appraisers can not afford to hire trainees. This is not rocket science. Trainees should always operate under a licensed individual.

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Appraisal 62

Appraisers Blog

MAY 19, 2023

As those photo and simple inspection services, although they pay far less, are easier lines of work, they don’t need to advertise and solicit to get vendor fulfillment. Basically the amc’s are subbing qualified appraisers out for the asset manager type and basic insurance type fulfillment instead.

Appraisal 86

Appraisal Start-ups 86

Audit Board

MARCH 23, 2023

Customers, regulators, auditors, and cyber insurance providers are also leaning on organizations to demonstrate proper vetting and deeper management of their partners, according to multiple survey respondents. Among those whose organizations were affected, 52% reported the source of their attack was a software vendor.

Compliance 52

Compliance Technology 52

Audit Board

OCTOBER 12, 2023

AuditBoard and RSM’s new ebook, Third-Party Risk Management: Trends and Strategies to Help You Stay Ahead of the Curve, translates current TPRM trends and lessons learned into actionable ideas to help your organization identify, reduce, and monitor third-party risk. Identify critical vendors and assess their business and cyber resiliency.

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Technology Compliance Banking 52

N Contracts

MARCH 15, 2024

Complaint management requires direct communication, but that’s easier said than done. Departments are named after the specific set of tasks they focus on (compliance, risk, vendor management, lending, or customer service). Risk management ensures risk is identified, measured, mitigated, and monitored throughout the institution.

Compliance 52

Compliance 52

Business Wire M&A

MAY 4, 2023

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbon6 has recently acquired chargeguard, an innovative software solution in Amazon Vendor Central fee management and recovery. Profit recovery poses a formidable challenge for Amazon sellers and vendors,” said Justin Cobb, CEO of Carbon6.

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Benzinga

AUGUST 22, 2022

. Hub Group, a provider of transportation and logistics management solutions, on Monday announced that it acquired e-commerce, business-to-business and omnichannel fulfillment company Tagg Logistics for $103 million in cash. We are excited to welcome Tagg's employees, customers and vendors. That includes the goal of reaching $5.5

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