The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and parts of the U.S. Patriot Act’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) requirements have seemingly similar goals: to prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities. Yet a...more
9/16/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Blocked Person ,
BSA/AML ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Know Your Customers ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Terrorist Financing
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed S8428/A10530 and S8243-C/A10351-B into law on June 17, 2020. Collectively, in relevant part, the legislation creates N.Y. Banking Law § 9-x, which relates to residential forbearances as a result...more
8/5/2020
/ Bankers ,
Banks ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Unions ,
Federal Credit Unions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreign Banks ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Hardship Extensions ,
Investment Property ,
Investment Trust Companies ,
Mortgage Escrow Account ,
Mortgage Interest ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
NYDFS ,
Private Trust Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
Savings and Loan Companies ,
State and Local Government ,
State Regulators ,
Vacation Homes
On March 7, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 202 declaring a state of emergency for the entire State of New York as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that time, the Governor has issued a series of...more
3/25/2020
/ Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Distress ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgages ,
NYDFS ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Relief Measures