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The federal banking agencies, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the...more
As discussed here, on June 28, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed significant amendments to the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism...more
On July 3, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) as part of a broader initiative to “strengthen, modernize, and improve” financial institutions’ anti-money...more
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on June 30, 2021, issued national priorities for anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy (the Priorities), as required by the...more
The U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act) became law on January 1 when the United States Congress passed the broader National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 over a presidential veto. Although it is a U.S. law,...more
For those who haven’t yet had the time to catch up on the ongoing #FinCENFiles reporting, the following is a brief description of the underlying story and some thoughts about the eventual effects on the parties involved. ...more
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Earlier this month, the leaders of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released a joint statement reminding individuals...more
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This blog focuses on suggested improvements to information sharing between financial institutions, and between financial institutions and governments, to better combat money laundering and terrorist financing....more
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