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. Among the amendments are provisions to...more
On September 25, 2019, the US House of Representatives ("House") passed, by a vote of 321 to 103, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act ("SAFE Banking Act"), bipartisan legislation designed to secure and regulate...more
10/9/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Canada ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Cole Memorandum ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Hemp ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
USDA
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
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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