The OCC recently finalized two broad updates to its regulations that increase flexibility for regulatory filings, including for corporate transactions such as business combinations, and update and clarify permissible...more
On September 16, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking to update the US anti-money laundering (AML) regime. This is an historic opportunity for...more
11/5/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Risk Assessment ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the federal banking agencies (Agencies)1 issued a joint statement on August 21, 2020, regarding Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory requirements for...more
9/24/2020
/ Bank Fraud ,
BSA/AML ,
Corruption ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
FATF ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Joint Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
Politically Exposed Person (PEPs) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Senior Foreign Political Figures (SFPFs)
Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in “unusual and exigent circumstances” to establish programs or facilities with “broad-based eligibility” that allow a Federal Reserve Bank...more
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
4/28/2020
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CFTC ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DSIO ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FRB ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
As during the 2008 global financial crisis, the US financial regulators and Congress are taking emergency action to ensure the availability of liquidity and credit to the US financial system in response to the COVID-19...more
4/8/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Lending ,
Financial Institutions ,
Liquidity ,
Main Street Expanded Loan Facility ,
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) ,
Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) ,
US Branches of Non-US Banks
On August 5, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) proposed the development of a real-time gross settlement service (“RTGS”) called “FedNow.” The service, expected to launch in 2023 or 2024,...more
9/5/2019
/ Banks ,
Board of Governors ,
Credit Unions ,
Federal Reserve ,
FedNow ,
Financial Institutions ,
Payment Systems ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Real Time Payment (RTP) ,
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