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BSA/AML Banking Regulators

King & Spalding

ICBC Settles AML/BSA and CSI Matters with DFS, Fed: Three Take-Aways

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AML Developments - What You Need to Know - Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (“FRB”) announced settlements with the Industrial and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cannabis Banking: Will the SAFE Banking Act Finally Pass?

One of the largest headwinds facing the cannabis industry is the lack of access to banking services. Many financial institutions refuse to serve the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry given the regulatory uncertainty...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: August 2020

Federal Court Dismisses Class Action Claims Against PPP Lenders for Agent Fees - A federal court in Florida has dismissed claims made in a class action lawsuit against several banks and other Small Business Administration...more

Carlton Fields

Credit Unions Ask Senate Banking Committee to Make Cannabis Banking Safe

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In the latest chapter of the ongoing saga of the U.S. Senate’s consideration and hopeful passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, on February 7, 2020, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) sent a...more

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Guilty Pleas Highlight Illicit Funneling of Chinese Cash to Casinos

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Government Suggests that Unusual Pleas are Just the Tip of an Iceberg - Chinese law generally prohibits its citizens from converting more than $50,000 in Chinese yuan into foreign currency in a year.  On Monday, two men...more

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House Passes Bill To Protect Banks, Credit Unions And Insurance Companies Providing Services To Legal Cannabis Businesses

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Banks, credit unions and insurance companies would be protected in doing business with a wide variety of businesses including marijuana sellers if the “SAFE Act,” passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 26,...more

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Joint Statement Issued by Federal Banking Agencies Highlights Importance of Banks’ Risk-Assessments

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On July 22, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the U.S....more

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OCC Report Identifies Risks to Banks, Sets Supervisory Priorities

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A new report issued by the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) identifies top safety and soundness risks to national banks and federal savings associations, as well as OCC supervisory priorities for the...more

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