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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 -
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Nutter Bank Report: June 2025

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The Federal Reserve has announced that the agency will no longer assess reputational risk when examining banks’ risk management processes. According to the June 23 announcement, the Federal Reserve has already begun reviewing...more

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Patriot Bank Enters Agreement with OCC to Address Regulatory Concerns

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On February 20, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) announced that they had entered into a formal agreement with Patriot Bank, National Association (“Patriot Bank”), following a comprehensive...more

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Fiat Ramps Unlocked: Practical Tips For Banks And Crypto Firms

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Ask any centralized cryptocurrency firm to name one of their biggest priorities or challenges—and then count the number of times they mention bank partnerships. For crypto firms, the loss of, or failure to acquire, a bank...more

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Summer Regulatory Round-Up | July 2024

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The banking regulators have not yet gone out on vacation, as demonstrated by this grab-bag of announcements, speeches, rules and guidance: Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...more

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Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - February 2024 - 3

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Editor's Note: The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more

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South Dakota Lenders on Tight Deadline for BSA/AML Compliance

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On January 12, South Dakota’s Division of Banking issued a mandate setting March 31, 2024 as the deadline for all South Dakota licensed money lenders and non-residential mortgage brokers to comply with their Bank Secrecy...more

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Nutter Bank Report: December 2023

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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

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FinCEN Warns Against Evasion of Russian Sanctions

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In this Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an alert warning financial institutions of possible efforts to evade U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia and Belarus; the U.S. Department of the Treasury...more

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SEC Proposes Changes to Private Fund Regulation

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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

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

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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

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SEC Proposes New Round of Money Market Fund Reforms

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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

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Fintech Legal Report - July 2021

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President Biden Issues an Executive Order on Competition with Implications for Financial Institutions - On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The...more

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Agencies Request Information To Assist With BSA Laws And Regulations Compliance

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On April 9, 2021, the federal banking regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC) together with FinCEN and the National Credit Union Administration issued a joint statement addressing how risk management...more

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Risk Management: Agencies Issue Request for Information on Intersection of Model Risk Management Guidance and BSA/AML Compliance

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On April 12, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the National Credit Union...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 10, November 2020

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VIDEO: Cryptocurrency - Legitimate Uses and Potential Issues - Following the recent publication of the U.S. Attorney General's cryptocurrency enforcement framework, Spilman attorneys Corey Bonasso and Nick Mooney discuss...more

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OCC Confirms National Banks Can Hold (Certain) Stablecoin Reserves

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On 21 September, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Interpretive Letter Number 11721 (Letter) confirming that national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, national banks) can hold...more

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Banks to Broaden Reporting of Suspicious Cyber Activity; Regulators Propose “Enhanced” Cybersecurity Standards

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The fourth quarter of 2016 has seen an uptick in regulatory activity respecting the financial services sector in the cybersecurity space, both at the state level as previously discussed (here) and on the federal level....more

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Financial Services Weekly News - October 2016 #3

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Editor's Note - Another Cybersecurity Proposal. On the heels of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issuing its proposed regulation that would require banks and insurance companies to institute...more

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