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In ’23 annual review, FinCEN shows how money-laundering reports linked to 15% of crime investigations

June 7, 2024 0

More than 15% of active FBI investigations in fiscal year (FY) 2023 were linked to anti-money laundering tools such as currency transaction reports (CTRs) and suspicious activity reports (SARs), the Treasury Department’s financial crimes enforcement […]

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2023 suspicious activity reports on pace to exceed 2022 levels

July 31, 2023 0

Trend data from depository institutions’ suspicious activity report (SAR) filings to Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) shows that this year’s filings – more than 1 million through June – are on pace to exceed […]

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FinCEN reports steady rise in number, value of ransomware transactions reported via SARs

October 18, 2021 0

The number of ransomware incidents reported to Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement unit for the first half of 2021 exceeded those reported in all of 2020, according to a report released Friday under last year’s anti-money […]

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To combat rising online child sex exploitation, FinCEN issues new SAR filing instructions

September 16, 2021 0

Online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) crimes are on the rise, and the Treasury’s top enforcement unit is highlighting some financial trends related to the crimes, the agency said in a notice issued Thursday. Additionally, the […]

FDIC

FDIC gives green light to ILC final rule, proposing SAR exemptions, 12.9% increase for 2021 budget – and joint security breach notification proposal

December 15, 2020 0

A final rule to address parent companies of industrial loan companies and banks, a proposed rule to amend suspicious activity report (SAR) regulation at banks, and a 2021 agency operating budget of $2.28 billion were […]

FDIC

Chairman ‘impatient’ for transformation – but still no word on when innovation office will stand up

August 2, 2019 0

It is critical that federal regulators support technological change at the financial institutions that support their vital communities, and a new technology innovation office will help provide that support, the board chairman of the federal […]

CFPB

‘Hundreds of thousands’ of suspicious activity reports involve older customers, quadrupling in four years, bureau finds

February 27, 2019 0

Older customers who are increasingly becoming victims of exploitation at banks and other such firms are the subjects of “hundreds of thousands” of suspicious activity reports (SARs) being filed by the financial institutions, the federal […]

Today

  • Latest Beige Book reports mixed economic activity, but little changed from last month

    November 26, 2025 0
    Reports of loan demand across the Federal Reserve’s 12 districts were “mixed,” although some reported an ongoing recovery in the office real estate market, according to the latest Beige Book released Wednesday. The Fed’s semi-monthly summary of commentary on current [...]
  • OCC sets schedule for CRA exams in first half of ‘26

    November 26, 2025 0
    About 130 banks are scheduled to receive their anti-redlining compliance exams in the first and second quarters of next year, the national bank regulator said Wednesday. According to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the largest groups [...]
  • Banking agencies revise leverage capital requirements for largest banks

    November 25, 2025 0
    A final rule easing leverage capital requirements for the largest and most systemically important banking organizations was announced Tuesday by federal regulators and is set to take effect April 1, 2026. Institutions are free to adopt the changes as of [...]
  • Lower community bank leverage ratio proposed; agencies cite more flexibility, ‘optionality’

    November 25, 2025 0
    Lowering from 9% to 8% the “community bank” leverage ratio (CBLR) in capital requirements was proposed by all three federal bank regulatory agencies Tuesday, which also proposed a longer period for the banks to achieve compliance with the new level. [...]
  • FDIC bumps independent audit reporting threshold to $1 billion; more

    November 25, 2025 0
    As of Jan. 1, banks with less than $1 billion in consolidated assets will no longer be required to provide federal regulators with annual reports of independent audit findings, according to a final rule announced Tuesday. That threshold is up [...]
  • FDIC releases public sections of informational filings for resolution plans by six large banks

    November 25, 2025 0
    “Informational filings”– which provide details for their rapid and orderly resolution in the event of bankruptcy or other insolvencies – for six large banking companies were published Tuesday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency. The filings were from Zions [...]
  • CFPB consumer advisory panel to hold first 2025 meeting Dec. 10, small dollar products on tap

    November 24, 2025 0
    The federal consumer financial protection agency’s Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) is slated to hold its first open meeting of the year Dec. 10, according to a notice in Monday’s Federal Register. That meeting will include, among other things, discussion of [...]
  • Dana Wade named FDIC deputy to the chairman and chief of staff

    November 24, 2025 0
    The board of the federal bank deposit insurance agency has approved Dana T. Wade to be deputy to the chairman and chief of staff, the agency said in a release Monday. Wade will serve as advisor to Federal Deposit Insurance [...]
  • Citing ‘low level of money laundering,’ agency eases up on requirements for community banks

    November 24, 2025 0
    So-called national “community banks” received some easing of anti-money laundering (AML) requirements under a bulletin issued Monday by their federal regulator. Separately, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) also issued a request for information (RFI) which it [...]

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