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A recent OCC report identified key issues facing the federal banking system, including increasing credit risk due to higher interest rates, increasing risk in commercial real estate lending, prolonged inflation, declining...more
In its Fall 2023 Semiannual Risk Perspective, published on December 7, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) reported on key issues facing the federal banking system. In evaluating the overall soundness of...more
On December 7, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published the fall edition of its Semiannual Risk Perspective, which discusses key issues facing banks. From the OCC’s perspective, the overall strength of...more
Updated Annual Meeting Guidance for Mutual Banks and Mutual Holding Companies - The Massachusetts Division of Banks has issued new guidance to mutual banks and mutual holding companies that have not yet held their 2020...more
Compliance professionals face extraordinary risks – not just for the enterprise but personal risks. CCOs should not panic or overreact when the government brings an enforcement action against a compliance officer for a...more
For what appears to be only the second time, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has assessed a civil money penalty (“CMP”) against an individual for Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) violations based on alleged...more
The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC) has published its 2019 annual report (the Annual Report), which summarized the OCC’s strategic priorities for 2019. The Annual Report also highlighted the OCC’s key...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
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Executive Summary - Developments and Trends in Policy and Enforcement - US Department of the Treasury - The Office of Foreign Assets Control - Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network -...more
Last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges against U.S. Bancorp “consisting of two felony violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (‘BSA’) by its subsidiary, U.S. Bank National Association (the ‘Bank’),...more
Increased anti-money laundering (AML) regulation enforcement by federal and state agencies in recent months should have financial institutions across the country reviewing and strengthening their in-house AML policies and...more