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[ November 27, 2024 ] OCC increases assessment rates for 2025; asset cap for problem-bank surcharge calculation upped to $250 billion OCC
[ November 26, 2024 ] Weaknesses in process for escalating supervisory concerns need to be addressed, report contends FDIC
[ November 25, 2024 ] Funding risk vulnerabilities remain ‘notable’ among banks, with some MMFs susceptible to runs, report contends The Fed
[ November 25, 2024 ] Prices for Reserve Banks’ ‘mature’ priced services up an average 2.8% for 2025, Fed says The Fed
[ November 21, 2024 ] Bureau finalizes rule extending supervision over digital payment wallet apps CFPB

Threshold for the Requirement To Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds That Begin or End Outside the United States, and Clarification of the Requirement To Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies and Digital Assets With Legal Tender Status

October 27, 2020 0

Title: Threshold for the Requirement To Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds That Begin or End Outside the United States, and Clarification of the Requirement To Collect, Retain, and […]

Panel sets hearing next month with federal financial institution regulators

October 27, 2020 0

Diversity, accountability, and safety and soundness of financial institutions during the coronavirus crisis will be topics when federal financial institution regulators appear before the House Financial Services Committee Nov. 12, the committee chair announced Tuesday. […]

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) […]

Exam council updates, releases second version of 2020 CRA data entry software

October 13, 2020 0

The second release of data entry software (DES) for financial institutions reporting their 2020 reporting compliance with anti-redlining rules is ready, the umbrella group for federal regulators said Tuesday. In a release, the Federal Financial […]

Advisory boosts scrutiny of suspected unemployment insurance fraud

October 13, 2020 0

Unemployment insurance fraud related to the coronavirus crisis has earned the attention of the Treasury’s financial law enforcement arm, as the agency Tuesday issued an advisory urging financial institutions to be on the alert for […]

Report outlines key tools law enforcement using to follow, prosecute money laundering

October 6, 2020 0

Telling money launderers to “beware” that the Treasury’s anti-money laundering (AML) division has many ways to thwart criminals trying to hide illicit cash, the congressional watchdog Tuesday published a digest of two recent reports from […]

Financial literacy panel meets Oct. 6, will discuss COVID-19

October 2, 2020 0

The 20-member Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), chaired by the Treasury secretary and including the heads of financial institution regulatory agencies and others, is set to hold an open meeting virtually Oct. 6 to […]

Advisories by FinCEN, OFAC seek to combat rising incidence of ransomware, effect on business

October 1, 2020 0

Assisting U.S. individuals and businesses in efforts to combat the increasing incidence of ransomware scams and attacks is the aim of a pair of advisories issued Thursday by the Treasury Department. The advisories were released […]

FinCEN publishes Spanish version of ‘red flags’ advisory on COVID-19-related cybercrime

September 28, 2020 0

A Spanish version of its July 30 advisory issued to help financial institutions identify, prevent, and report potential cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic was announced Monday by Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement unit. […]

FAQs published by CDFI Fund on proposed certification application revisions, more

September 24, 2020 0

A set of frequently asked questions about terms and procedures contained in the proposed revision of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Certification Application, Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR), and a new CDFI […]

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OCC increases assessment rates for 2025; asset cap for problem-bank surcharge calculation upped to $250 billion

November 27, 2024 0

Fees the national bank regulator charges supervised banks are going up next year, with a 16% increase planned for rates in the general assessment fee schedule for assets above $40 billion and 2.65% for all other rates in that schedule, [...]
Weaknesses in process for escalating supervisory concerns need to be addressed, report contends

November 26, 2024 0

The process for escalating supervisory concerns at banks and other regulated institutions has weaknesses that should be addressed, according to a report issued Tuesday. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said bank failures in 2023 “raised questions about federal regulators’ ability [...]
Funding risk vulnerabilities remain ‘notable’ among banks, with some MMFs susceptible to runs, report contends

November 25, 2024 0

Vulnerabilities from funding risks remain “notable” for the nation’s banks and other institutions, according to a report issued Friday (Nov. 22), with such vehicles as money-market funds (MMFs) and other cash-management vehicles “remaining susceptible to runs owing to structural vulnerabilities.” [...]
Prices for Reserve Banks’ ‘mature’ priced services up an average 2.8% for 2025, Fed says

November 25, 2024 0

Fees for established, mature priced services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions are rising on average by an estimated 2.8% beginning Jan. 1, excluding FedNow and Fedwire securities priced services, the central bank said Friday. The [...]
Bureau finalizes rule extending supervision over digital payment wallet apps

November 21, 2024 0

Digital payment wallet apps handling more than 50 million transactions annually are subject to a final rule requiring them to follow federal law applied to banks, credit unions and other financial institutions already supervised by the federal consumer financial protection [...]
Number of credit unions with low exam ratings rose in third quarter; strain on balance sheets, consumers, noted

November 21, 2024 0

The number of the lowest-rated credit unions based on their exam scores rose in the third quarter, their federal regulator said Thursday, reflecting strains on balance sheets and their consumer members, according to the agency. That total includes nine troubled [...]
CFPB publishes adjustments to thresholds under TILA, FCRA

November 21, 2024 0

Two adjustments to thresholds under lending disclosure and credit reporting rules were announced Thursday by the federal consumer financial protection agency. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said the first threshold adjustment resulted from a final rule it issued amending [...]
Ex-CEO of failed Kansas bank prohibited from financial institutions after cryptocurrency scheme

November 21, 2024 0

The former CEO of a Kansas bank that failed after the embezzlement of $47.1 million in a cryptocurrency scheme has been prohibited permanently from serving at another federally insured financial institution, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. Shan Hanes, 53, of [...]