Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights Featured insights 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 ... 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 ... 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... October 13, 2025 Client Update FinCEN and banking agencies release updated SAR guidance FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations... August 19, 2025 Client Update Crypto’s integration into the traditional financial system is underway President Trump entered the White House in January 2025 promising to make the United States the “Crypto Capital of the W... 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 June 18, 2018 Client Update The Federal Reserve’s Proposed Governance Guidance for Boards and Management and Proposed Large Financial Institution Rating System In connection with Margaret E. Tahyar’s participation in the 2018 Prudential Regulation Conference to be hosted by SIFMA... June 18, 2018 Client Update Visual Memoranda: The Federal Reserve’s Proposed Governance Guidance for Boards and Management and Proposed Large Financial Institution Rating System On June 19, 2018, Margaret E. Tahyar will moderate the “Supervisory and Examination Issues and Updates” panel at the 2... June 13, 2018 Client Update Bipartisan Marijuana Bill Would Permit Banking Legal Cannabis Businesses The banking sector should pay close attention to the recent bipartisan bill supporting marijuana legal reform (the “Stre... June 1, 2018 Client Update OFAC Further Expands, Extends, Russia-related General Licenses The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has recently issued several new or amende... May 22, 2018 Client Update Bipartisan Banking Act Will Rebalance the Financial Regulatory Landscape This visual memorandum describes the key changes the Bipartisan Banking Act – which the House passed today – makes to ... May 21, 2018 Client Update FFIEC Issues New Procedures on Examining Financial Institutions for Compliance with FinCEN’s CDD Rule, while FinCEN and Congressional Review Continues On May 11, 2018, the customer due diligence rule, 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 (the “CDD Rule”), issued by the Financial Crim... May 17, 2018 Client Update Status of Financial Regulatory Leadership Changes (May 2018) As mid-year 2018 approaches, we have updated our brief deck summarizing the leadership and staffing changes among federal ... May 16, 2018 Client Update Banking Regulators’ Examination Authority Does Not Override Attorney-Client Privilege Notwithstanding the venerable status of the attorney-client privilege and the important purposes it serves, the federal ba... May 11, 2018 Client Update OCC Adds Recovery Planning to the Comptroller’s Handbooks The increased emphasis by the prudential banking agencies on recovery planning is evidenced by the Comptroller’s recent ... May 9, 2018 Client Update President Trump Withdraws from Iran Deal, U.S. Sanctions to “Snap Back” After Limited Wind-down Period On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced that he was terminating the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehe... Load More
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 ...
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 ...
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...
October 13, 2025 Client Update FinCEN and banking agencies release updated SAR guidance FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations...
August 19, 2025 Client Update Crypto’s integration into the traditional financial system is underway President Trump entered the White House in January 2025 promising to make the United States the “Crypto Capital of the W...
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...
June 18, 2018 Client Update The Federal Reserve’s Proposed Governance Guidance for Boards and Management and Proposed Large Financial Institution Rating System In connection with Margaret E. Tahyar’s participation in the 2018 Prudential Regulation Conference to be hosted by SIFMA...
June 18, 2018 Client Update Visual Memoranda: The Federal Reserve’s Proposed Governance Guidance for Boards and Management and Proposed Large Financial Institution Rating System On June 19, 2018, Margaret E. Tahyar will moderate the “Supervisory and Examination Issues and Updates” panel at the 2...
June 13, 2018 Client Update Bipartisan Marijuana Bill Would Permit Banking Legal Cannabis Businesses The banking sector should pay close attention to the recent bipartisan bill supporting marijuana legal reform (the “Stre...
June 1, 2018 Client Update OFAC Further Expands, Extends, Russia-related General Licenses The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has recently issued several new or amende...
May 22, 2018 Client Update Bipartisan Banking Act Will Rebalance the Financial Regulatory Landscape This visual memorandum describes the key changes the Bipartisan Banking Act – which the House passed today – makes to ...
May 21, 2018 Client Update FFIEC Issues New Procedures on Examining Financial Institutions for Compliance with FinCEN’s CDD Rule, while FinCEN and Congressional Review Continues On May 11, 2018, the customer due diligence rule, 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 (the “CDD Rule”), issued by the Financial Crim...
May 17, 2018 Client Update Status of Financial Regulatory Leadership Changes (May 2018) As mid-year 2018 approaches, we have updated our brief deck summarizing the leadership and staffing changes among federal ...
May 16, 2018 Client Update Banking Regulators’ Examination Authority Does Not Override Attorney-Client Privilege Notwithstanding the venerable status of the attorney-client privilege and the important purposes it serves, the federal ba...
May 11, 2018 Client Update OCC Adds Recovery Planning to the Comptroller’s Handbooks The increased emphasis by the prudential banking agencies on recovery planning is evidenced by the Comptroller’s recent ...
May 9, 2018 Client Update President Trump Withdraws from Iran Deal, U.S. Sanctions to “Snap Back” After Limited Wind-down Period On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced that he was terminating the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehe...