The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network continues its efforts to modernize the U.S. AML/CFT compliance framework, providing covered financial institutions excepti...
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network launched a series of high-profile measures targeting alleged government benefits fraud in Minnesota. Treasury suggested th...
The OCC released new Bank Secrecy Act examination procedures to reduce regulatory burdens for community banks, continuing its efforts to streamline anti-money laundering compliance obliga...
The proposed Mexico-related special measure is an extension of the administration’s “total elimination” strategy against cartels and transnational criminal organizations. The propos...
With attempts to secure a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine war at an apparent impasse, the U.S. government imposed blocking sanctions on the two largest Russian oil producers – Rosn...
FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations for financial institutions. Together with other recent actions, ...
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued an interim final rule, effective immediately, that extends U.S. export control restrictions applicable to the Entity, MEU, and SDN lists to all ...
FinCEN issued a final rule postponing the effective date of regulations that would impose anti-money laundering compliance requirements on investment advisers, indicating the agency will ...
The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act into law. Our client update breaks down the AML/CFT and sanctions compliance requirements of the GENIUS Act. A companion update provides...
In a significant step towards modernizing Bank Secrecy Act compliance, FinCEN and the federal banking agencies are providing flexibility in “know your customer” requirements for banks.
