The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on March 11, 2025, issued a Geographic Targeting Order (the Southwest GTO) as part of a "whole-of-government approach" to leverage all...more
3/14/2025
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Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
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Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
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U.S. Treasury
President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 26, 2025, that he was reversing the authorization granted to Chevron Corp. and its subsidiaries (Chevron) by the Biden Administration as a concession aimed at promoting free elections...more
3/7/2025
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Human Rights ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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U.S. Treasury ,
Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14157 (the EO) on Jan. 20, 2025, calling for the designation of drug cartels and other foreign organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) or specially designated...more
President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025, issued various immigration-related Executive Orders (EOs) and presidential actions that could have an immediate and lasting impact on Latin American countries. President Trump's...more
2/3/2025
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Latin America ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Retaliation ,
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Within hours after taking office on Jan. 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an omnibus executive order revoking 78 executive actions by the previous administration, dating back to 2021. Among them, President Trump...more
Besides certain expansions on remittances in 2022, the White House, on Jan. 14, 2025, issued a statement announcing President Joe Biden's plans to relax sanctions on Cuba through a series of broad measures aimed at improving...more
1/17/2025
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Cuba ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
State Sponsors of Terrorism ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Aug. 28, 2024, issued a final rule to help safeguard the investment adviser sector from illicit finance activity (Final Rule). The Final...more
9/6/2024
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
NPRM ,
Popular ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on July 26, 2024, issued a notice containing a reference guide for customers of financial institutions (the Reference Guide). The Reference...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on June 28, 2024, announced a proposed rule to "strengthen and modernize financial institutions' anti-money laundering and countering the...more
7/15/2024
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Board of Directors ,
Compliance ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
Oversight Committee ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Assessment ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Terrorism Funding
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), 31 CFR Part 515, to promote internet freedom in Cuba, support independent Cuban private-sector...more
5/30/2024
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Cuba ,
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Economic Development ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Nationals ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Private Sector ,
SDN List
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 44A (GL 44A) on April 17, 2024, replacing and superseding General License 44 (GL 44). On Oct. 18, 2023, OFAC suspended...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Oct. 18, 2023, suspended certain U.S. sanctions under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (VSR), including measures on Venezuela's oil and gas...more