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  • [ July 31, 2026 ] Banks under $10 billion will reap significant easing of CRA rules under proposal FDIC
  • [ July 31, 2026 ] Fed proposes to ‘modernize’ mutuals’ capital framework, including easier transition to stock held The Fed
  • [ July 31, 2026 ] FDIC, Fed propose higher thresholds, indexes for lending to officers, other insiders FDIC
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  • [ July 30, 2026 ] Revised compliance guide lowers leverage ratio for community banks to 8% from 9% FDIC
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Banks no longer required by FinCEN to ‘give us some SKN’ on suspicious activity reports

February 24, 2026 0

Banks will no longer have to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) with the term “SKN Passport” in the narrative for transactions involving investors in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Treasury’s financial […]

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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

  • Banks under $10 billion will reap significant easing of CRA rules under proposal

    July 31, 2026 0
    Smaller banks – those with $10 billion or less in assets – would receive significant easing of anti-redlining regulations under a joint proposal issued by the national bank regulator and federal bank deposit insurance agency announced Friday. Under the proposal, [...]
  • Fed proposes to ‘modernize’ mutuals’ capital framework, including easier transition to stock held

    July 31, 2026 0
    The capital framework for mutual savings banks – including increased flexibility to raise capital – would be “modernized,” and make it easier for the banks to convert to stock held, under a proposal issued Friday by the Federal Reserve, the [...]
  • FDIC, Fed propose higher thresholds, indexes for lending to officers, other insiders

    July 31, 2026 0
    Thresholds for certain lending limits for executive officers and other insiders of banks would be raised and indexed under a proposal issued Friday by the federal bank deposit insurance agency and the nation’s central bank. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [...]
  • Former Wisconsin credit union worker prohibited by federal agency

    July 31, 2026 0
    A former worker at a Wisconsin credit union was prohibited by the federal regulator after being convicted in state court of misappropriating identification information, the agency said. Jordan L. McCarthy, according to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), a former [...]
  • Revised compliance guide lowers leverage ratio for community banks to 8% from 9%

    July 30, 2026 0
    An 8% leverage ratio requirement for community banks – down from 9% — is the key component of an updated compliance guide for the ratio’s framework, released Thursday by federal banking regulators. The lowered requirement for the community bank leverage [...]
  • Pair of bankers in different states prohibited after allegations of misappropriation of customer funds

    July 30, 2026 0
    Charges of misappropriation of customer funds at banks in Alabama and Montana have led to prohibitions of two former employees of the institutions, with their consent, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. In a release, the Fed said that Ralph A. [...]
  • Illinois bank, holding company, agree to enforcement action over shortcomings revealed in exam

    July 30, 2026 0
    Deficiencies in internal controls, risk management and more have led to an enforcement action against an Illinois bank and its holding company by the Federal Reserve, the agency said Thursday. According to the Fed, Iuka State Bank and its holding [...]
  • FinCEN seeks financial institutions’ aid in rooting out student-loan fraud

    July 27, 2026 0
    Financial institutions are encouraged to report suspicious account activity that could point to fraud targeting federal student aid programs, according to an alert from Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement unit. Friday, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert on [...]
  • FDIC updates consumer compliance exam manual

    July 24, 2026 0
    Updates to violation codes, Truth in Lending Act (TILA) thresholds, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) loan-volume thresholds and more are reflected in the July iteration of the federal bank deposit insurer’s Consumer Compliance Examination Manual (CEM). The Federal Deposit Insurance [...]

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