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CCH White Paper Links Money Laundering, Mortgage Fraud

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., September 10, 2008) – CCH, part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, has published a white paper, Money Laundering and Mortgage Fraud: The Growth of a Merging Industry, by CCH banking law analyst Katalina M. Bianco, JD. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research information and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals.

In the white paper, Bianco shows how money laundering is an integral part of many mortgage fraud schemes, and has been connected with such other illegal activities as drug trafficking, prostitution and terrorism. Bianco notes that integrating a bank’s anti-money laundering programs under the Bank Secrecy Act with fraud detection can help combat the problem.

“An integrated unit provides a central point of contact for both internal referrals and law enforcement, providing a more efficient means for both detection of money laundering and fraud as well as investigation of any incidents that may arise, ” Bianco observes.

Bianco contributes to the CCH Federal Banking Law Reporter, CCH Mortgage Compliance Guide and Bank Digest and is editor-in-chief of CCH’s new Subprime, Mortgage, and Securitization Law Update – a monthly newsletter.

Members of the press interested in speaking with Katalina Bianco should contact: Neil Allen at 847-267-2179, neil.allen@wolterskluwer.com or Brenda Au at 847-267-2046, brenda.au@wolterskluwer.com.

About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.

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EDITORS’ NOTE: For members of the press, a complimentary subscription to CCH’s new Subprime, Mortgage, and Securitization Law Update newsletter is available. Please contact Neil Allen at 847-267-2179, neil.allen@wolterskluwer.com or Brenda Au at 847-267-2046, brenda.au@wolterskluwer.com.