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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -

Treasury Issues Request for Comment on Innovative Methods to Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/25/2025

On August 18, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Request for Comment, inviting interested members of the public to provide input on innovative methods to detect and mitigate illicit finance risks involving digital...more

SEC and FinCEN Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for Investment Advisers

Vedder Price on 6/13/2024

On May 13, 2024, the SEC and FinCEN jointly proposed a new rule under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) that would impose new customer identification program (CIP) requirements on registered investment advisers and exempt reporting...more

SEC and FinCEN Propose Rule Requiring Investment Advisers to Enact Customer Identification Programs

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 5/22/2024

On May 13, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Treasury Department announced a joint notice of proposed rulemaking that would require investment...more

SEC and FinCEN Propose Rules to Impose Customer Identification Program Obligations on Certain Investment Advisers

BCLP on 5/21/2024

On May 13, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed rules (CIP Rules) that would impose customer identification...more

FinCEN and SEC Move Closer to New AML Requirements for Investment Advisers & ERAs

White & Case LLP on 5/21/2024

On May 13, 2024, FinCEN and the SEC jointly proposed a new rule that would require SEC-registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers to maintain written customer identification programs (CIPs). The new rule...more

SEC, FinCEN Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for RIAs and ERAs

Stinson LLP on 5/21/2024

On May 13, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule) that would impact how investment advisers handle...more

Nutter Bank Report: April 2024

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 4/30/2024

The CFPB has issued a policy statement that provides an analytical framework for identifying what constitutes an abusive act or practice under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The new guidance published...more

FinCEN Proposes AML/CFT Rules for Investment Advisers

BCLP on 2/26/2024

On February 13, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding a new proposed rule that would require certain investment advisers to apply anti-money...more

FinCEN Proposes Expanding AML Rules to Investment Advisers

Stinson LLP on 2/23/2024

On February 13, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued a "Notice of proposed rulemaking" (proposed rule) that would require Securities Exchange Commission...more

FinCEN Proposes Extending AML/CFT Requirements to Certain Investment Advisors

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/16/2024

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at keeping bad actors from exploiting the U.S. financial system and assets...more

Stress Test Scenarios Released for 2022

Goodwin on 2/18/2022

In This Issue. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released stress test scenarios to assess...more

SEC Proposes Changes to Private Fund Regulation

Goodwin on 2/11/2022

In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more

FinCEN Proposes Rule for SARs Sharing Pilot Program

Goodwin on 1/28/2022

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

Agencies Launch Digital Identity Tech Sprint

Goodwin on 1/17/2022

In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the FDIC Tech Lab (FDITECH) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) launched a digital identity Tech Sprint; FinCEN published a 60-day notice to...more

OCC Seeks Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management

Goodwin on 1/7/2022

In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking feedback on principles for climate-related financial risk management for large banks; the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is seeking...more

SEC Proposes New Round of Money Market Fund Reforms

Goodwin on 12/17/2021

In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more

FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule for Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

Goodwin on 12/10/2021

In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more

Biden Administration Issues Regulatory Freeze On New Agency Rules

Goodwin on 1/29/2021

In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...more

Federal Reserve Proposes Rules To Modernize Regulations That Implement CRA

Goodwin on 9/24/2020

In the News. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) proposed rules to modernize the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); the Conference of State Bank Supervisors...more

SEC Stays Busy With Amendments And Extensions To Various Rules, Definitions And Disclosures

Goodwin on 9/17/2020

In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: New Rules, Amendments And More Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Goodwin on 3/19/2020

In This Issue. The ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow in scale and scope. In response, federal financial regulators are continuing efforts to bring regulatory relief to promote stability...more

Red Notice Newsletter - October 2017

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/2/2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Global Compliance Overhaul for SAP as DOJ and SEC Investigate Payments Allegedly Related to South African Government Contracts – On October 26, 2017, German software company SAP SE...more

Financial Services Weekly News - December 2015

Goodwin on 12/4/2015

Regulatory Developments - SEC Grants Exemption from Registration as a Clearing Agency to Two Matching Service Providers - On Nov. 24 the SEC approved applications by Bloomberg STP LLC and SS&C Technologies, Inc....more

FinCEN Proposed AML Rule For Investment Advisers

Foley Hoag LLP on 9/11/2015

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the Department of Treasury, issued a proposed anti-money laundering rule applicable to investment advisers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

Financial Services Weekly News - September 2015 #2

Goodwin on 9/10/2015

Regulatory Developments: DOL Releases Transcripts of Fiduciary Standard Hearings - The Department of Labor (DOL) has released the transcripts of the hearings held by the agency in August on its proposed fiduciary...more

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