Banks required or choosing to report Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) aggregate data will be able to use a streamlined process beginning with the 2027 reporting year – meaning for submissions due by March 1, 2028, [...]
An extended, 18-month on-site exam cycle will apply to certain banks having assets of less than $6 billion under an interim final rule by the three federal prudential banking regulators. The Federal Reserve Board, Federal [...]
Banks still hesitate to provide services to cannabis businesses due to legal issues and costs, according to a report issued Tuesday by the congressional watchdog. And, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), although more [...]
A geographic targeting order (GTO) requiring money services businesses (MSBs) along the Southwest Border to file additional currency transaction reports (CTRs) was renewed and accompanied by updates to frequently asked questions. The order, issued by [...]
Financial institutions are urged to be vigilant against digital asset investment scams perpetrated by overseas scam centers in a recent alert from Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement arm. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in a [...]
Economic activity increased, slightly to moderately, in 10 to 12 Federal Reserve districts since early July through August, the agency said Wednesday in its latest semi-monthly report on economic conditions. However, the Beige Book also [...]
Authority to review some banks’ annual financial disclosures should be reassessed, perhaps shifted to the federal agency that oversees security markets, the congressional watchdog recommended in a report issued Thursday. The security market oversight agency, [...]
Banks and credit unions are not barred from sharing information contained on anti-money laundering reports about potentially fraudulent or other suspicious transactions with other financial institutions or customers if the existence of the report is [...]
An interim final rule in effect now and out for comment until Oct. 1 qualifies more institutions to use a limited exemption – now also expanded – that permits excepting a portion of reciprocal deposits [...]
Seven of the 23 banks whose Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) ratings became public in August were rated “outstanding,” with the remaining 16 rated “satisfactory,” according to data released by the national bank regulator. The August [...]