Earlier this month, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) continued its efforts to require registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs) to take steps to prevent the laundering of...more
5/29/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exempt Reporting Advisers (ERAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Adviser ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Policies and Procedures ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 29, 2020, the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance (the 2020 Guidance) clarifying requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for financial institutions providing...more
The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC) has published its 2019 annual report (the Annual Report), which summarized the OCC’s strategic priorities for 2019. The Annual Report also highlighted the OCC’s key...more
1/20/2020
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
CSBS ,
Examination Priorities ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Interpretive Opinions ,
Joint Statements ,
OCC ,
Risk Assessment ,
Shell Corporations ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Technology ,
Terrorism Funding
On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies, in consultation with state banking regulators, clarified the legal status of hemp growth and production under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for banks providing financial services to...more
12/12/2019
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
CSBS ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Farm Bill ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Hemp ,
Hemp Cultivation ,
Joint Statements ,
Marijuana ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
USDA