Recent news from Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control: October 19
OFAC Authorizes Transactions Involving Venezuela's Oil, Gas and Gold Sectors: In response to the democratic developments in Venezuela, OFAC on ...
Tag: Bank Secrecy Act
FinCEN proposes requiring reporting of crypto ‘mixing’ activity
FinCEN issued a proposed rule that would identify international convertible virtual currency mixing as a "class of transactions" of primary ...
FinCEN’s slow and confusing start to AMLA raises bankers’ concerns
Despite the pressing need to crack down on financial crimes more effectively, FINCEN has brought to fruition only part of ...
Recent news from Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control: October 12
OFAC took sanctions action over the last week to enforce the price cap policy on the import of crude oil ...
ABA Regulatory Policy and Compliance Inbox: Are late fees covered by the SCRA’s six percent cap on interest?
The intent of the SCRA was to ensure service members are not disadvantaged by their service and do not suffer ...
Future-forward compliance
The bank compliance function stands on the brink of fundamental change driven by digital technology. This transformation has already begun ...
GOP lawmakers raise concerns about beneficial ownership rule implementation
A group of four Republican lawmakers wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Director Him Das ...
Trew to lead ABA’s Bank Secrecy Act advocacy
Heather Trew has been named SVP for Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering at the American Bankers Association, effective May ...
FinCEN releases figures on use of Bank Secrecy Act reporting data
Bank Secrecy Act filings were used in IRS criminal investigations that led to $7.7 billion in asset seizures during the ...
Treasury report recommends more BSA enforcement for ‘DeFi’ sector
Many existing decentralized finance services covered by the Bank Secrecy Act fail to comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing ...
