On January 1, 2025, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey approved House Bill No. 4840, which repeals and replaces Massachusetts’ money transmission law with a revised law (MTL Law), which is based in part on the model Money...more
1/17/2025
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Banking Sector ,
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FinCEN Issues NPRM Regarding Access to Beneficial Ownership Information and Related Safeguards -
On December 15, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would implement...more
1/18/2023
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
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FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Interest Rates ,
Libor ,
New Guidance ,
Nonbank Firms ,
NPRM ,
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Relief Measures ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Banks ,
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Time Extensions
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FinCEN Finalizes Rule Implementing Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act -
On September 29, FinCEN issued a final rule under the CTA requiring each...more
10/17/2022
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Beneficial Owner ,
Broker-Dealer ,
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Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
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Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposed rule about the establishment of a limited-duration pilot program for sharing suspicious activity reports (SARs); FinCEN published the final...more
1/28/2022
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Broker-Dealer ,
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Cross-Border ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Division of Investment Management ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Examination Procedures ,
FDIC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Fund Distribution ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Investors ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
Lenders ,
Marketing ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Rules ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Pilot Programs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reminded institutions of a new threshold for reporting Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data about open-end lines of credit; the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more
11/22/2021
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
HMDA ,
Investment Adviser ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Open-Ended Lines of Credit ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Robo-Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Threshold Requirements
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations issued a Risk Alert raising concerns about misleading Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosures by investment firms; the...more
4/20/2021
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
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Banking Sector ,
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Comment Period ,
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Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Freddie Mac ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supervisory Guidance