On June 14, 2024, President Biden declared June 15th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In honor of the day, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reminded financial institutions (FIs) to remain vigilant in...more
6/24/2024
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Elder Abuse ,
Exploitation ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Scams ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Vulnerability Assessments
On March 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in consultation with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration,...more
On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies – the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), and the Office of the...more
12/5/2019
/ Agribusiness ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
Cannabis Products ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Deregulation ,
Farm Bill ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Hemp ,
Hemp Cultivation ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Small Business Loans ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
USDA
FinCEN Cites Low Risk of Money Laundering and High Regulatory Burden of Rule -
On September 7, 2018, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued permanent exceptive relief (“Relief”) to the Beneficial...more
9/17/2018
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
Know Your Customers ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
The CFPB has obtained a default judgment in the lawsuit it filed in October 2017 in Maryland federal district court against two commonly-owned debt relief companies, their affiliated payment processor, and three individual...more