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In March, we wrote about the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issuing a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) aimed to combat Mexican-based drug cartels. The GTO signals Treasury’s efforts to...more
In a release dated March 21, 2025, FinCEN announced an Interim Final Rule that significantly narrows the scope of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). The Interim Final Rule goes into effect immediately when published...more
On February 18, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas lifted the preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the beneficial ownership reporting rule promulgated...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
As previously reported, the Supreme Court has already considered on an emergency basis whether to stay Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) enforcement deadlines. In that case, McHenry v. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., No. 24A653,...more
On January 23, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the nationwide injunction entered by the federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas in the case styled Texas Top Cop Shop v. McHenry, which had barred enforcement of...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted in 2021, mandates that companies disclose their true ownership to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to combat illicit financial activities. However, its...more
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to lift the nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in Texas Top Cop Shop v. McHenry (formerly, Texas Top...more
Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) news in January and December 2024 has been plentiful. Here is the running recap of significant December and January events...more
AT A GLANCE - The US Supreme Court has stayed the injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), but the requirement for companies to file beneficial ownership information remains suspended, creating ongoing...more
As of the posting of this article, reporting companies nationwide do not need to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) revised beneficial owner information (BOI) reporting deadlines, though the situation may...more
On Jan. 23, the Supreme Court granted the U.S. government’s application to immediately stay the nationwide CTA injunction issued last month by a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas. See Texas Top Cop Shop,...more
As previously reported, on December 31, 2024, the government filed an application in the Supreme Court of the United States to stay or narrow the Fifth Circuit’s preliminary nationwide injunction halting the Corporate...more
The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting rule...more
Holtzman Vogel attorneys wrote on the Supreme Court's landmark Loper Bright decision earlier this month. The Court overruled its 1984 decision in Chevron v. NRDC that introduced the so-called "Chevron deference" principle...more
On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Corner Post, Inc. v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in which the Court determined when a Section 702 claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
Complex Civil and Criminal Cases Converge - On August 17, 2023, Judge Robert Pitman of the federal district court for the Western District of Texas issued an Order granting summary judgment for the U.S. Treasury Department...more
After Widespread Market Opposition in an Expedited First Round of Comments, FinCEN Solicits More Feedback on Rule Seeking to “Close Gaps” in Virtual Currency Anti-Money Laundering Rules On January 14, in a surprise move,...more
The Commission periodically has filed enforcement actions against broker-dealers for failing to file SARs - suspicious activity reports - typically centered on a failure to file reports regarding microcap issuers. Those...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a press release yesterday, entitled “New FinCEN Division Focuses on Identifying Primary Foreign Money Laundering Threats.”...more
On May 23, the federal court of appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected an appeal by the majority shareholders in Banca Privada d’Andorra S.A. (“BPA”) regarding claims that FinCEN violated the Administrative...more
Since 2009, the number of FBAR penalties imposed for failures to report foreign bank accounts and the size of the penalties have both increased dramatically. Originally published in The Tax Advisor....more
Regulatory Developments - California Department of Business Oversight Permits Money Transmitter to Treat Customer Funds in Designated Custodial Account as “Eligible Securities” - The California Department of...more