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Crypto Enforcement Is Here, and Always Has Been
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
Guidepost in Motion: Banking on Crypto
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 161-OCC Guidance on 3rd Party Risk Management
Episode 127 -- Deep Dive into the OCC Enforcement Action Against Wells Fargo CEO and Senior Executives
Dealing with an Unsolicited Offer - The Bank Account
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): Recap and What to Expect in 2014
The New Normal: Taking Responsibility for Your Vendors
October 15, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes from its recent meetings to review and determine the discount rates provided to depository institutions through the discount window. The minutes cover the...more
October 10, 2024- TD Bank N.A., the 10th largest bank in the United States, and its parent company TD Bank US Holding Company pleaded guilty and agreed to an aggregate of $3 billion in fines and penalties—$1.8 billion in...more
October 3, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a staff report entitled “Need for Speed: Quality of Innovations and the Allocation of Inventors.” October 3, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York...more
September 4, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a Liberty Street Economics blog post entitled “AI and the Labor Market: Will Firms Hire, Fire, or Retrain?” September 4, 2024- The Bank Policy Institute...more
August 15, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury updated the CFIUS website to share more details and guidance with the public and the investing community about how CFIUS approaches compliance and enforcement, as well...more
July 25, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a statement reminding banks of potential risks associated with third-party arrangements...more
On June 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced long-anticipated proposed rules on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism program effectiveness;...more
Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
February 14, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI)." The...more
February 13, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to keep criminals and foreign adversaries from exploiting the U.S. financial...more
As consumer-facing financial institutions of all types—from well-established banks to newly-launched fintechs—set their 2024 regulatory compliance goals, they may wonder if their New Year’s resolutions align with those that...more
January 9, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes from the recent meetings that occurred on November 13 through December 13, 2023 to review and determine the discount rates provided to depository institutions...more
December 21, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took another major step in support of U.S. Government efforts to crack down on illicit finance and enhance corporate...more
December 20, 2023- U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Congressman Mike Flood (NE-01) led 18 of their colleagues on a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit...more
October 19, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule that would accelerate a shift toward open banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives and would gain new...more
September 28, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains held a hearing titled "Energy Independence: How Burdensome Energy Regulations are Crushing Small...more
June 29, 2023- Federal financial institution regulatory agencies today jointly issued a final policy statement on commercial real estate loan accommodations and workouts....more
April 21, 2023- The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) voted unanimously to issue for public comment a proposed analytic framework for financial stability risks. The Council also voted unanimously to issue for...more
March 31, 2023- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and eleven members of the Banking and Housing Committee sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet...more
March 24, 2023- Members of the Senate Banking Committee Republicans are demanding answers and seeking records from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) and the Federal Reserve Bank of San...more
October 27, 2022- U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo participated in a virtual roundtable with key stakeholders on climate impact, equity and the Inflation Reduction Act....more
October 6, 2022- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced that Treasury has signed a loan agreement for the Clean Technology Fund—a multilateral trust fund which helps to scale up low carbon technologies in...more