Legislation

Targeting order for currency transaction reporting by MSBs along Southwest Border renewed

September 4, 2026 0

A geographic targeting order (GTO) requiring money services businesses (MSBs) along the Southwest Border to file additional currency transaction reports (CTRs) was renewed and accompanied by updates to frequently asked questions. The order, issued by Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [...]
2 banks rated ‘needs to improve,’ 2 ‘outstanding’ in FDIC’s latest CRA ratings list

September 4, 2026 0

Of the 37 banks that received evaluation ratings under the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in June, two were rated “needs to improve” and two were deemed “outstanding,” their federal regulator said. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) list shows [...]
FinCEN issues alert, seeks FI vigilance against digital asset investment scams

September 4, 2026 0

Financial institutions are urged to be vigilant against digital asset investment scams perpetrated by overseas scam centers in a recent alert from Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in a release Thursday, pointed to a [...]
Economic activity rose in August, but ‘heightened uncertainty’ linked to energy prices, Iran war persists

September 4, 2026 0

Economic activity increased, slightly to moderately, in 10 to 12 Federal Reserve districts since early July through August, the agency said Wednesday in its latest semi-monthly report on economic conditions. However, the Beige Book also noted, although the general economic [...]
Public banks’ annual financial disclosures should be reviewed by SEC, GAO decides; SEC says ‘not it’

September 3, 2026 0

Authority to review some banks’ annual financial disclosures should be reassessed, perhaps shifted to the federal agency that oversees security markets, the congressional watchdog recommended in a report issued Thursday. The security market oversight agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission [...]
Info on ‘suspicious activity’ reports may be shared – but not specific reference to reports, agencies declare

September 3, 2026 0

Banks and credit unions are not barred from sharing information contained on anti-money laundering reports about potentially fraudulent or other suspicious transactions with other financial institutions or customers if the existence of the report is not revealed, federal agencies said [...]
FDIC allows more banks to except some reciprocal deposits from brokered deposits reporting, raises cap

September 3, 2026 0

An interim final rule in effect now and out for comment until Oct. 1 qualifies more institutions to use a limited exemption – now also expanded – that permits excepting a portion of reciprocal deposits from brokered deposits reporting. Issued [...]
7 banks graded ‘outstanding’ for CRA by OCC

September 3, 2026 0

Seven of the 23 banks whose Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) ratings became public in August were rated “outstanding,” with the remaining 16 rated “satisfactory,” according to data released by the national bank regulator. The August list, released Tuesday by the [...]
$2.4 million Kansas City credit union merged after 2-month conservatorship

September 1, 2026 0

The conservatorship of WeDevelopment Federal Credit Union of Kansas City, Mo., ended with the credit union merged into CommunityAmerica Federal Credit Union, Lenexa, Kan., according to a release Tuesday. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) placed WeDevelopment Federal Credit Union [...]