Data Governance and Quality Topic Stream

Guidance on data governance and quality practices for U.S. banking institutions, addressing regulatory expectations, audit readiness, AI data requirements, and operational controls.

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Core Audit Components for AI-Driven Transaction Decisioning
February 24, 2026

What audit teams must be able to evidence as banks move from pilots to governed intelligence

Baseline Documentation for Regulators in Banking: From Policy to Execution-Ready Evidence in 2026
February 16, 2026

Baseline Documentation for Regulators. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Data Quality Baseline 2026: Establishing an AI-Ready Data and Reporting Starting Point for Banks
February 15, 2026

Practical bank data quality baseline guidance for 2026, including BCBS 239 lineage, rules, ownership, evidence artifacts, and AI-ready reporting controls.

Reporting Consistency Baseline: Closing Bank KPI Definition Gaps Before Regulators Ask
February 13, 2026

Reporting Consistency Baseline: Closing. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Reporting Consistency Baseline for Banks: Metric Definitions and Reconciliation Rules
February 12, 2026

How leaders define metric rules and reconciliation controls to keep reporting consistent across products, functions, and regulatory views.

Data Capability Baseline for Banks: Lineage, Quality, and Ownership Readiness
February 5, 2026

Data Capability Baseline for Banks: Lineage. Defines capability gaps, readiness signals, and concrete actions that turn strategy into executable change.

Audit Scope Definition for Banking Transformation Programs
February 4, 2026

Regulatory, risk, and control scoping as a gating factor for credible transformation governance and measurable progress

Transformation Starting Point Metrics for Bank Baselining
February 3, 2026

Baseline metric language that gives executives an objective starting point, improves investment discipline, and supports progress tracking over time

Transformation Risk Management Frameworks in Banking
January 30, 2026

Transformation Risk Management Frameworks. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Enterprise KPI Standardization as a Feasibility Test for Trusted Numbers
January 26, 2026

Enterprise KPI Standardization as a. Shows how governance design and decision rights accelerate execution while preserving accountability and control.

Fixing Inconsistent Metrics Across the Bank Without Slowing Decision Making
January 22, 2026

Fixing Inconsistent Metrics Across the Bank. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Data Quality Program as a Feasibility Test for Trusted Numbers
January 21, 2026

Data Quality Program as a Feasibility Test. Provides practical guidance to prioritize investments, manage execution risk, and improve transformation outcomes.

AI Ambition Checks: Data Readiness Requirements for Bank-Grade AI
January 19, 2026

AI Ambition Checks: Data Readiness. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Data Lineage Tooling as a Feasibility Test for Trusted Numbers
January 15, 2026

Data Lineage Tooling as a Feasibility Test. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

AI Model Risk Management Capabilities That Reveal Data, Analytics, and AI Readiness Gaps
January 12, 2026

AI Model Risk Management Capabilities. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Data Governance Operating Model as a Feasibility Test for Trusted Numbers and Data Controls
January 7, 2026

Data Governance Operating Model as a. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Why Data Quality Breaks in Banking and What It Signals About Analytics and AI Readiness
January 7, 2026

Why Data Quality Breaks in Banking and What It. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Data Governance Gaps That Undermine Analytics and AI Readiness in Banking
January 6, 2026

Data Governance Gaps That Undermine Analytics. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Master Data Management Roadmap for Banks
January 6, 2026

Master Data Management Roadmap for Banks. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.

Open Banking Data Access Governance: The Capability Gaps That Undermine Strategy
January 6, 2026

Open Banking Data Access Governance: The. Clarifies control priorities, resilience requirements, and practical risk-reduction actions for banking leaders.