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Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Risk-Management Considerations for Cryptoasset Safekeeping

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Banking organizations safekeeping digital assets for customers must do so in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations....more

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Fed Cracks Down on Utah Bank for Alleged Compliance Failures with $44 Million Fine

On a July 19, the Federal Reserve Board announced it has issued a consent order against a Utah-based bank and its parent company for engaging in unfair and deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a)(1) of the...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Issue Guide to Third-Party Risk Management Practices for Community Banks

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On May 3, 2024, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) jointly released the...more

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ICBC Agrees to Two Consent Orders for Alleged BSA/AML Deficiencies and Disclosure of Confidential Supervisory Information

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Recently, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (“ICBC”) entered into two consent orders. The first consent order is with the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) for alleged deficiencies...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

To Approve a Bank Merger or Not: That Is the Question!

On January 29, 2024, the OCC issued a proposed policy statement[1] describing the general principles it uses to evaluate applications for approval of transactions under the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”), principally bank mergers,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trends in 2024: American Bar Association Banking Law Committee Insights

From January 18th to 20th, the American Bar Association’s Banking Law Committee of the Business Law Section held its winter meeting in Washington, DC. This meeting not only provides an excellent retrospective of the previous...more

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OCC’s Semiannual Report Highlights Emerging Risk of AI in Banking

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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

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SDNY Court Finds Broad Fed Powers Over Master Accounts in Puerto Rican Bank Case Involving AML Concerns

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) has issued a detailed and complicated Order in the case Banco San Juan Internacional, Inc. v. Fed. Reserve Bank of New York, denying a...more

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Banking Agencies Issue Joint Third-Party Risk Management Guidance

On June 9, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the “Agencies”) published final joint guidance on managing...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: December 2022

The Federal Reserve has adopted a final rule that provides benchmark replacement rates based on SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) for contracts governed by U.S. law that reference the overnight and one-, three-, six-,...more

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Supreme Court Decision Empowers President Biden to Replace Director of FHFA

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In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more

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Financial Services Report - Summer 2021

As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more

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While FinCEN lacks Independent Litigating Authority, it is the Regulator for the BSA and is responsible for the administration of...

FinCEN issues implementing regulations that “ensure” compliance with the BSA.  FinCEN delegates its examination authority to federal agencies.  These federal agencies are the “Federal Functional Regulators” who supervise...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Exempt Premium Finance Lending from BSA/AML Customer Identification Program Requirements

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On October 9, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and National Credit Union Administration...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: April (Liquidity) Showers Bring May Borrower Protection

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In this Issue: Senate Votes to Expand Paycheck Protection Program; FHFA (Finally) Addresses Liquidity Concerns for Mortgage Servicers. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation providing $484 billion in...more

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Financial Services Report, Spring 2020

Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, so we’re expecting an early spring. Maybe that’s why mini-CFPBs are sprouting or expanding on both coasts. Governor Cuomo announced several key measures impacting financial services...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The OCC’s 2019 annual report addresses anti-money laundering risks for financial institutions

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

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Enhancing Transparency in the Agencies’ Approach to BSA/AML Examinations

Last month the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the federal bank regulators issued a Joint Statement aimed at improving transparency into their risk-focused examination and supervision of banks’ compliance...more

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