The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on April 1, 2026, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) regarding regulations implementing the whistleblower provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The...more
4/16/2026
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) entered into a consent order on March 6, 2026, imposing an $80 million civil money penalty against a global broker-dealer (Broker-Dealer) – the largest Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)...more
3/23/2026
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinCEN ,
Internal Controls ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced a sweeping enforcement operation targeting money services businesses (MSBs) operating along the Southwest U.S. border....more
2/12/2026
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Cartels ,
Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Money Services Business ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued two general licenses to provide limited sanctions relief for Venezuela's oil sector after the Venezuelan National Assembly passed...more
2/5/2026
/ Compliance ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Licenses ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Oct. 24, 2025, designated the Republic of Colombia's sitting president, Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (Petro), pursuant to Executive Order (EO)...more
10/30/2025
/ Blocking Sanctions ,
Colombia ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Policy ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Management ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Treasury
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
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Cartels ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Human Trafficking ,
Money Laundering ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Trump Administration ,
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
/ Chevron ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Licenses ,
Human Rights ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Subsidiaries ,
Trump Administration ,
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
/ Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Policy ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Latin America ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Retaliation ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
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
/ Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
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 Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires "Reporting Companies" – domestic entities created by the filing of a document with a secretary of state and non-U.S. entities that have registered to do business in the United...more
12/6/2024
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tenth Amendment
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
/ AML/CFT ,
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
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Board of Directors ,
Compliance ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
Oversight Committee ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Assessment ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Terrorism Funding
Nearly six months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) authorizing secondary sanctions against Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) conducting or facilitating significant transactions with certain...more
6/25/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Evasion ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
U.S. Treasury
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
/ Amended Regulation ,
Bank Accounts ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Blocked Person ,
Cuba ,
Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) ,
Economic Development ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Nationals ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Private Sector ,
SDN List
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is the gift that keeps giving. As affected entities and their advisers struggle to determine whether they are subject to the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting provisions of...more
4/30/2024
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Entities ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Code ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
FinCEN ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Small Business ,
Trusts ,
U.S. Treasury
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
Please join Holland & Knight's Financial Services Regulatory Team for a roundtable discussion on what to expect on the financial services landscape in 2024. Our attorneys will present on a wide range of topics in a "3-Minute...more
1/3/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Webinars
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
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule on Sept. 29, 2022, implementing the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement of the Corporate...more
10/7/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Officers ,
Directors ,
Domestic Corporations ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
U.S. Treasury
Today the federal bank regulatory agencies issued joint guidance on Providing Financial Services to Customers Engaged in Hemp-Related Businesses (Joint Hemp Guidance). These agencies – the Office of the Comptroller of the...more
12/4/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Commodities ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Farm Bill ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FinCEN ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Joint Statements ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Standards ,
SAR ,
USDA
• President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order expanding the current sanctions relating to Venezuela by blocking all property and interests in property of the government of Venezuela and the Nicolás Maduro...more
8/8/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Blocked Person ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Human Rights ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Politically Exposed Person (PEPs) ,
SDN List ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
• National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton issued a statement threatening sanctions against non-U.S. banks for facilitating illegitimate transactions with certain Venezuelan individuals and entities.
• This...more
3/14/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Blocked Entities ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Foreign Relations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Secondary Sanctions ,
Venezuela