The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today published a small entity compliance guide that provides an overview of the requirements regarding access to beneficial ownership information by small entities—in particular, small financial institutions authorized to access BOI. Under the access rule, BOI reported to FinCEN is confidential, must be protected and may be disclosed only to certain authorized federal agencies, governments and financial institutions. The guide includes sections summarizing the rule’s requirements that pertain to small financial institutions’ access to BOI.
New York state proposes restrictions on certain overdraft, NSF fees
The New York State Department of Financial Services proposed new restrictions on overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees for state-chartered banks, including banning fees for overdraft amounts of less than $20.