20aug14 – Regulatory Report

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[ September 11, 2025 ] FDIC seeking comments on proposed AML/CFT burden survey meant for use by all federal bank, CU regulators FDIC
[ September 10, 2025 ] Banking agencies slate Oct. 30 outreach meeting on EGRPRA reg review FDIC
[ September 9, 2025 ] OCC names two to new positions – one aimed at ‘elevating’ chartering function OCC
[ September 9, 2025 ] Disrupting, detecting ‘financially motivated sextortion’ is target of notice Other
[ September 8, 2025 ] Bulletins aim to ‘end weaponization of financial system’ by curbing ‘politicized, unlawful debanking’ OCC

UPDATED: NCUA info collection requests support PCA, low-income measures set amid COVID-19

August 14, 2020 0

Two information collections related to the federal credit union regulator’s implementation of some prompt corrective action (PCA) easing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its change in methodology for determining whether a credit union qualifies […]

FinCEN should develop guidance for anti-money laundering tool – and maybe even a regulation, GAO says

August 14, 2020 0

Guidance for oversight, outreach and evaluation should be developed by the Treasury’s financial crimes law enforcement arm for its geographic targeting orders (GTOs) to make the orders more effective and efficient, the congressional watchdog said […]

FDIC seeking comments on proposed AML/CFT burden survey meant for use by all federal bank, CU regulators

September 11, 2025 0

The costs to depository institutions of complying with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements are sought in an agency information collection proposed for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval, according to [...]
Banking agencies slate Oct. 30 outreach meeting on EGRPRA reg review

September 10, 2025 0

Those interested in airing their views on federal banking regulators’ work considering what regulations might be deemed “outdated” or otherwise “unnecessary” can do so during an Oct. 30 outreach meeting in Kansas City, Mo., the agencies said. The agencies’ release [...]
OCC names two to new positions – one aimed at ‘elevating’ chartering function

September 9, 2025 0

A new principal deputy chief counsel and a new top executive for chartering – a move that “elevates” the chartering function – were announced Tuesday by the national bank regulator. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said [...]
Disrupting, detecting ‘financially motivated sextortion’ is target of notice

September 9, 2025 0

Helping financial institutions detect and disrupt financially motivated sextortion is the aim of a notice issued Monday by the Treasury’s anti-financial crimes arm. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said the notice “underscores the importance of suspicious activity reporting (SAR) [...]
Bulletins aim to ‘end weaponization of financial system’ by curbing ‘politicized, unlawful debanking’

September 8, 2025 0

Eliminating “politicized or unlawful debanking” in the federal banking system is the subject of two bulletins issued Monday by the national bank regulator in an effort, the agency said, to “end the weaponization of the financial system.” That is, if [...]
FinCEN revises SW border targeting order, raising threshold for CTR reports

September 8, 2025 0

A reissued geographic targeting order (GTO), revised from March, increases the dollar threshold to $1,000 for cash transactions that certain money services businesses (MSB) must report on currency transaction reports (CTRs), Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm said Monday. The change [...]