Compliance Tip of the Day - Compliance Lessons from Citibank’s AML Program
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 78 - How Well Does the Money Laundering Control System Work? Spotlight on: Rethinking AI Regulation: Why Current Approaches Fall Short
All Things Investigations - FinCEN’s Recent Actions: Existential Threat for Financial Institutions in Mexico
Strengthening Compliance: Lessons From the OCC's Consent Order With Patriot Bank — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Episode 343 -- TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
Navigating Bank-Fintech Partnerships: Avoiding Common Pitfalls — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Episode 302 -- Matt Stankiewicz on DOJ's Massive Criminal Settlement with Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao
Practical Lessons Learned Regarding the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering for Financial Institutions - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Look at the Treasury Department’s April 2023 Report on Decentralized Finance or “DeFi”
A Discussion with Nacha on Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Fraud - Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
BSA, OFAC, KYC, and CIP – What do they mean to me? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 29]
Credit Eco To Go Podcast: “You are either in front of the dragon, or behind the dragon”
The New BSA Whistleblower Law: What You Need to Know
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 172-Scott Killingsworth on Personal Liability of CCOs
On October 21, 2025, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs introduced S.B. 3017, titled the Streamlining Transaction Reporting and Ensuring Anti-Money Laundering Improvements for a New Era Act...more
Two recent developments signal that momentum is building in Washington to recalibrate Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting to produce higher‑value intelligence with less compliance friction. First, on October 9, 2025, the...more
On October 23, FinCEN released a new Financial Trend Analysis identifying approximately $9 billion in potential Iranian shadow banking activity that flowed through U.S. correspondent accounts in 2024. The analysis, based on...more
On October 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Financial Trend Analysis (“FTA”), identifying $9 billion of potential Iranian shadow banking activity in...more
The Senate has introduced the Streamlining Transaction Reporting and Ensuring Anti-Money Laundering Improvements for a New Era Act, or the STREAMLINE Act, an initiative led by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and...more
On October 9, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the prudential regulators issued joint guidance clarifying regulatory expectations for suspicious activity reports...more
On October 16, the OCC announced a formal agreement with a national bank in Florida for alleged unsafe or unsound practices related to board oversight, corporate governance, strategic and capital planning, and compliance with...more
On October 16, the OCC announced enforcement actions for October, including one new formal agreement and four terminations of prior agreements. The OCC entered into a formal agreement with a national bank in September after...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has recently taken two steps in furtherance of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda. ...more
Marking a significant milestone in the acceptance of cryptocurrency into the world of traditional finance, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval for a national bank charter to...more
On October 21, 2025, U.S. Senators unveiled a bill that would increase reporting thresholds for currency transaction reports (“CTRs”) and suspicious activity reports (“SARs”) under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”)....more
On October 9, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) jointly issued updated Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the...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
The Federal Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued some rare, detailed guidance concerning the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), impacting how financial institutions and larger casinos comply with...more
On September 23, 2025, in Park v. Shinhan Bank America, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed whistleblower retaliation claims brought by four former compliance officers of Shinhan Bank...more
Recently, FinCEN published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on a proposed new information collection titled the “Survey of the Costs of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism...more
On October 9, FinCEN announced it had renewed geographic targeting orders (GTOs) requiring title insurance companies in designated locales to report information on cash residential real estate transactions....more
This article explains the requirements of a new anti-money laundering rule that, when effective on March 1, 2026, will require suspicious activity reporting from advisors (including attorneys) who assist clients with certain...more
On October 9, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a renewal of its Geographic Targeting Order (“GTOs”), which require U.S. title insurance companies, including their subsidiaries and agents, to...more
On October 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) jointly with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance...more
An AML program is only as strong as its weakest pillar. Internal controls can look airtight. Compliance officers can be seasoned. Training can be thorough. But if the independent audit is weak, everything else risks collapse....more
On October 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), along with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National...more
New analysis provides insights into managing AML risks for digital asset entities - Detailed recommendation for modern risk management design...more
On October 8, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), in collaboration with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance...more
Artificial intelligence has quickly moved from abstract discussion to operational reality. The newest development—“agentic” AI—goes beyond chat interfaces and predictive analytics. These systems are designed to initiate,...more