Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights Featured insights February 23, 2026 Client Update Supervisory appeals: OCC proposed rule vs. FDIC guidelines The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would change its supervisory app... February 19, 2026 Client Update Venezuela sanctions update Over the past several weeks, the post-Maduro sanctions landscape in Venezuela has begun to take shape, with tightly contro... December 1, 2025 Client Update OCC updates BSA/AML examination procedures for community banks The OCC released new Bank Secrecy Act examination procedures to reduce regulatory burdens for community banks, continuing ... December 22, 2025 Client Update Federal Reserve and FDIC take crypto-friendly steps The Federal Reserve and FDIC took actions last week designed to facilitate crypto-related activities. The Federal Reserve ... October 14, 2025 Client Update Key takeaways from the FDIC and OCC supervisory proposals The FDIC and OCC propose to codify safety and soundness and reputational risk. This update contains our key takeaways, vie... July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act is enacted The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act – a landmark stablecoin bill – into law. Our client update breaks d... See more insights April 23, 2026 Articles & Books Tokenized securities have capital parity, but details matter Davis Polk partner and Financial Institutions practice co-head David Portilla, counsel Justin Levine and associate Andrew ... April 22, 2026 Client Update OFAC guidance on “sham transactions” erodes the Fifty Percent Rule for ownership OFAC’s recent “Guidance on Sham Transactions and Sanctions Evasion” suggests heightened due diligence obligations an... April 21, 2026 Client Update OFAC and FinCEN release proposed rule to implement the GENIUS Act FinCEN and OFAC have taken steps to implement the AML/CFT and sanctions compliance obligations under the GENIUS Act, the m... April 20, 2026 Articles & Books Deploying agentic AI in BSA and sanctions compliance Davis Polk counsel Kendall Howell authored “Deploying agentic AI in BSA and sanctions compliance” in ABA Risk and Comp... April 16, 2026 Client Update Proposed AML/CFT program rules provide new framework for AML/CFT supervision and enforcement FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released proposed AML/CFT program rules that largely reorganize the compliance req... April 16, 2026 Client Update Visual memo: Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism program proposed rules This visual memorandum provides a summary and overview of the Department of the Treasury’s proposed rules that would upd... April 15, 2026 Client Update SEC staff provides no-action relief for UK bank bail-in, Chairman anticipates broader rulemaking SEC staff granted no-action relief regarding the exchange of bailed-in bonds of a failed UK bank for ordinary shares of th... April 7, 2026 Client Update FinCEN whistleblower program would offer financial incentives to report AML, sanctions violations FinCEN’s proposed rule would offer significant financial incentives to individuals who report corporate violations of an... April 7, 2026 Client Update SB 253/261 update: CARB workshop on August 2026 reporting, proposed rules for 2027 reporting With the August 10, 2026 compliance deadline for initial Scope 1 and 2 emissions disclosures under SB 253 approaching, CAR... March 25, 2026 Client Update FinCEN suspends enforcement of real estate reporting rule following district court vacatur FinCEN announced that it will not enforce reporting requirements under its residential real estate rule following the U.S.... Load More
February 23, 2026 Client Update Supervisory appeals: OCC proposed rule vs. FDIC guidelines The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would change its supervisory app...
February 19, 2026 Client Update Venezuela sanctions update Over the past several weeks, the post-Maduro sanctions landscape in Venezuela has begun to take shape, with tightly contro...
December 1, 2025 Client Update OCC updates BSA/AML examination procedures for community banks The OCC released new Bank Secrecy Act examination procedures to reduce regulatory burdens for community banks, continuing ...
December 22, 2025 Client Update Federal Reserve and FDIC take crypto-friendly steps The Federal Reserve and FDIC took actions last week designed to facilitate crypto-related activities. The Federal Reserve ...
October 14, 2025 Client Update Key takeaways from the FDIC and OCC supervisory proposals The FDIC and OCC propose to codify safety and soundness and reputational risk. This update contains our key takeaways, vie...
July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act is enacted The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act – a landmark stablecoin bill – into law. Our client update breaks d...
April 23, 2026 Articles & Books Tokenized securities have capital parity, but details matter Davis Polk partner and Financial Institutions practice co-head David Portilla, counsel Justin Levine and associate Andrew ...
April 22, 2026 Client Update OFAC guidance on “sham transactions” erodes the Fifty Percent Rule for ownership OFAC’s recent “Guidance on Sham Transactions and Sanctions Evasion” suggests heightened due diligence obligations an...
April 21, 2026 Client Update OFAC and FinCEN release proposed rule to implement the GENIUS Act FinCEN and OFAC have taken steps to implement the AML/CFT and sanctions compliance obligations under the GENIUS Act, the m...
April 20, 2026 Articles & Books Deploying agentic AI in BSA and sanctions compliance Davis Polk counsel Kendall Howell authored “Deploying agentic AI in BSA and sanctions compliance” in ABA Risk and Comp...
April 16, 2026 Client Update Proposed AML/CFT program rules provide new framework for AML/CFT supervision and enforcement FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released proposed AML/CFT program rules that largely reorganize the compliance req...
April 16, 2026 Client Update Visual memo: Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism program proposed rules This visual memorandum provides a summary and overview of the Department of the Treasury’s proposed rules that would upd...
April 15, 2026 Client Update SEC staff provides no-action relief for UK bank bail-in, Chairman anticipates broader rulemaking SEC staff granted no-action relief regarding the exchange of bailed-in bonds of a failed UK bank for ordinary shares of th...
April 7, 2026 Client Update FinCEN whistleblower program would offer financial incentives to report AML, sanctions violations FinCEN’s proposed rule would offer significant financial incentives to individuals who report corporate violations of an...
April 7, 2026 Client Update SB 253/261 update: CARB workshop on August 2026 reporting, proposed rules for 2027 reporting With the August 10, 2026 compliance deadline for initial Scope 1 and 2 emissions disclosures under SB 253 approaching, CAR...
March 25, 2026 Client Update FinCEN suspends enforcement of real estate reporting rule following district court vacatur FinCEN announced that it will not enforce reporting requirements under its residential real estate rule following the U.S....