Summer Intern - Supervision & Regulation - BSA / AML

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Philadelphia, PA
Internship
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
The intern will analyze the effects of BSA/AML regulations on bank risk and consumer behavior by investigating loan-level consumer data and bank-level data. This includes studying the impact of money laundering regulations on lenders' risk exposure and consumers' financial outcomes.
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CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. It helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and bank and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.
Bring your passion and expertise, and we’ll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth!
Job Summary:
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is seeking a graduate student with preferred majors in economics, finance, business, consumer finance, or computer science/machine learning/AI.  This opening is hybrid where the intern comes into the office 2-3 times a week to work with the project manager, but working fully remote will also be permissible.
The work schedule is Monday – Friday (40 hour per week).  This is a 10-week paid internship.  The hourly rate for this position is $26.00 per hour depending on the candidate's education.  

What You Will Do:  

The selected intern will work on a project that analyzes the effects of anti-money-laundering (AML) laws and regulations in curbing related risks in the consumer markets, focusing on both bank risk and credit exposure and consumer behavior and welfare.  

Each year, a substantial percentage of the US and global GDP is impacted by money laundering, posing large regulatory, legal, and reputational risks, and significantly increasing the banking system’s risks. The Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) in the US are examples of laws and regulations intended to protect banks from such money laundering, financing of terrorism, and other related criminal activity risks.

This project studies whether BSA/AML regulations may help reduce the banks’ exposure to AML risks in consumer markets using a variety of loan-level consumer data as well as bank-level data over 1990-2024 combined with BSA/AML regulatory shocks and other measurements. Specifically, the intern will use several credit bureau and loan-level data for consumer credit products to investigate effects of BSA/AML regulations on lender risk exposure as well as consumers’ credit and other outcomes including debt, delinquency, and bankruptcy, among others. The analysis will also investigate heterogeneous effects across different groups of consumers, markets, and lenders. 

What You Have: 

  • Graduate or master’s in economics, finance, business, consumer finance, computer science, machine learning, or AI 
  • Other majors may be considered on a case-by-case basis 

Required Skills: 

  • SAS and/or STATA software knowledge  
  • Basic econometrics knowledge 
  • Research experience is a plus   
     

Preferred Competencies: 

  • Strong attention to detail 
  • Ability to solve complex problems 
  • Ability to take creative approaches to complex problems 
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills 

Additional Information:

  • The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia takes your information privacy seriously. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia staff will only email you from the “@phil.frb.org” domain or through the Workday system “[email protected]”.  If you are initially contacted by phone, feel free to request that the caller provide you with their email address to validate their identity.  If you have any questions about the validity of someone who contacts you regarding this position, please email the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].
  • We are an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring the best candidates and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, military service, or any other basis protected by law.
  • We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected].
  • All Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning securities, such as stock, of banks or savings associations or their affiliates, such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the Recruiter for this posting, who can provide you contact information for our ethics officer if necessary. You should review the Bank's Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.
  • Background investigations and drug testing are required for all new hires as a condition of employment, after the job offer is made. Candidates for positions deemed as "safety sensitive" will also be screened for the presence of marijuana. Employment may not begin until the Bank accepts the results of the background investigation.
  • All employees will be subject to FBI fingerprint / criminal background and Patriot Act/ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) watch list checks at least once every five years.
  • Certain eligibility rules apply. You will provide work authorization to prove your eligibility to work in the United States.
  • The above statements are intended to describe the general nature, level of work and the requirements of this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities associated with this position or the personnel so classified. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of this position, management reserves the right to revise this or any job description at its discretion at any time.
  • This is NOT a 100% remote opportunity. You will be available to work on-site in at least a hybrid capacity.
  • Learn more about the Philly Fed and its culture. Learn more about working for the Philly Fed. 

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OUR BANK has one of the most recognizable brands around the world. The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States—one of the world's most influential, trusted and prestigious financial organizations. The Federal Reserve is charged with the important mission of promoting a strong economy and a stable financial system and fulfills this responsibility by formulating national monetary policy, supervising and regulating banks and bank holding companies, and providing financial services for banks and the U.S. government.

OUR PEOPLE are diverse in background and ideas, which allows for ongoing creativity and innovation. Ultimately, they are the ones who push our high-performance, exchange-driven culture forward.

Why Our People Choose Us:

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There will always be room for personal growth
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We hope that you will be our future colleague.

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