virtual currency – Regulatory Report

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[ February 18, 2026 ] Fastest-growing bank loan segment? Loans to non-bank financials (at a clip of nearly 22% annually), report finds FDIC
[ February 17, 2026 ] ‘Appeals board’ of material supervisory determinations would be created under OCC proposal OCC
[ February 13, 2026 ] FinCEN pares down beneficial ownership reporting requirements as effort to ‘modernize’ BSA Other
[ February 13, 2026 ] NCUA doubles max amount for newly chartered CU, urgent needs grants NCUA
[ February 13, 2026 ] Exam council shrinks uniform report peer groups from 12 to three for smaller banks Other

‘Pig butchering’ – scam that preys on virtual currency users – highlighted in agency alert

September 8, 2023 0

‘“Pig butchering,” called a “prominent virtual currency investment scam” by Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement unit, is the target of an alert issued Friday warning of the swindle by the agency. According to the Financial Crimes […]

FinCEN sets $60 million fine against convertible virtual currency exchanger over BSA violations

October 19, 2020 0

A $60 million civil money penalty was assessed against the founder, administrator, and primary operator of Helix and Coin Ninja – convertible virtual currency “mixers” or “tumblers” – by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) […]

Fastest-growing bank loan segment? Loans to non-bank financials (at a clip of nearly 22% annually), report finds

February 18, 2026 0

The “fastest-growing loan segment” – lending to nondepository financial institutions (NDFIs) – expanded at a compounded annual rate of 21.9% from 2010 to 2024, nearly three times as fast as the next fast-growing segment, a Wednesday report from the federal [...]
‘Appeals board’ of material supervisory determinations would be created under OCC proposal

February 17, 2026 0

A new “appeals board” to decide bank appeals, among other things, would be created under a proposal issued Tuesday by the national bank regulator. The proposal by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) would revise appeals policies [...]