The override of former President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 resulted in the enactment of broad amendments to the US anti-money laundering regime. Of particular note is the inclusion of the...more
1/28/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Covered Entities ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
FinCEN ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
NDAA ,
Shell Corporations ,
Special Purpose Vehicles
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the federal banking agencies (Agencies)1 issued a joint statement on August 21, 2020, regarding Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (AML) regulatory requirements for...more
9/24/2020
/ Bank Fraud ,
BSA/AML ,
Corruption ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
FATF ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Joint Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
Politically Exposed Person (PEPs) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Senior Foreign Political Figures (SFPFs)
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Executive Summary -
Developments and Trends in Policy and Enforcement
- US Department of the Treasury
- The Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
-...more
1/22/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Cuba ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Information Sharing ,
Investment Banks ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Nicaragua ,
North Korea ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Piling-On ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Sudan ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Syria ,
Terrorism Funding ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine ,
Venezuela