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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Anti-Money Laundering

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
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FDIC Proposes Revisions to Policy on Bank Merger Transactions

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The Proposal clarifies the FDIC’s bank merger approval process but may prove challenging for new large bank consolidations with the FDIC as the primary regulator. On March 21, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Federal...more

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[Event] 8th Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - April 9th - 10th, New York, NY

ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more

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SDNY’s New Policy on Self-Disclosures for Individuals May Be a Game Changer

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On January 10, 2024, Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), announced the launch of the SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program (the “Pilot Program”), a significant new policy that...more

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman warns CFPB that restrictions on use of secondary data will stifle innovation and harm...

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The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (R-NC), sent a comment letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra in response to the CFPB’s notice of proposed rulemaking that would implement Section 1033 of...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - September 2023 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more

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Whistleblower Day 2023: The (R)evolution of Speaking Up

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On July 30, 1778, the Second Continental Congress passed the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1778, which is considered to be the first whistleblower law in world history. Much has changed in two and a half centuries, but very...more

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Treasury and FinCEN are Taking the New AML Law Seriously

When President Biden signed the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act on December 29th, 2022, the Treasury Department had its work cut out for them. In the shadow of the highly successful Securities and...more

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AML Whistleblower Improvement Act Expands Whistleblower Protections in Play Against Russian Sanctioned Entities

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As one of its last acts of 2022, Congress aimed to close loopholes in the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA) that left it unclear how and how much whistleblowers would be paid. On Dec. 23, 2022, Congress passed the...more

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Congress Dramatically Expands Whistleblower Eligibility to Include Auditors & Compliance Professionals to Combat Kleptocratic...

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On December 23, 2022, Congress included the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act as part of the Omnibus Budget President Biden has now signed into law.  The Act includes drastic new measures to expand...more

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The Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act: Justice for Whistleblowers; No Peace for Russian Oligarchs

A two-year campaign to create an effective law incentivizing whistleblowers to report money laundering and sanctions busting has ended with a stunning and surprise victory for whistleblowers. It started in December 2020 when...more

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Danske Bank Scandal Proves Need for AML Whistleblower Law

Nearly 10 years after former employee Howard Wilkinson blew the whistle on Danske Bank, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have issued over $2 billion in penalties against the...more

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Sanctions Against Russia Won’t Be as Effective Without Whistleblower Rewards

The United States instituted wide-ranging sanctions against Russian power elites in response to Putin's war of aggression on Ukraine. These sanctions are the most aggressive ever unleashed by the United States. They could...more

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Treasury Department Rules Could Help Strengthen AML Whistleblower Program

The U.S. Treasury Department is currently drafting proposed rules to implement the whistleblower provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act of 2020. These rules will help determine the future success of the newly...more

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Top 10 Whistleblowing and Retaliation Events Of 2021

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2021 was another blockbuster year in the whistleblowing and retaliation arena. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Whistleblower has now issued in excess of $1 billion in whistleblower bounties. ...more

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AMLA 2020 Series Part 2: New Bank Secrecy Act Whistleblower Provisions

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On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA 2020). As we reported last April, the AMLA 2020 included sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening protections against money laundering,...more

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Momentum Grows for Fixing the AML Whistleblower Law

When the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Act (“AML Act”) became law on January 1, 2021, some commentators praised it as a breakthrough. The law was modelled on the highly successful Dodd-Frank Act (“DFA”) and shared...more

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FinCEN’s New Whistleblower Program: Global Implications

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Modernizing FinCEN’s Whistleblower Program Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 - INTRODUCTION - Reporting on multiple international money-laundering schemes last year brought public focus to the anti-money...more

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Whistleblower Protections under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020

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When Congress overrode former President Donald J. Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) in January of this year, it simultaneously enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”) into...more

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The Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: Not In It For The Money

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The recent Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (CAARA), to be enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), offers protection from retaliation for antitrust whistleblowers who come forward to...more

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Loopholes Doom Money Laundering Anti-Retaliation Law

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A perspective from leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn...more

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Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

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Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business. Recent developments include: SEC...more

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Treasury’s New Bank Secrecy Act Whistleblower Program

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In perhaps the last major legislative action under this presidential administration, on New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed—over President Trump’s veto—what could be the most significant anti-money laundering (AML) statute...more

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Q4 2020: Latin America Enforcement Review

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As 2020 drew to a close, enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. Below, we highlight some developments from...more

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AMLA Adds Robust New Whistleblower Provisions for Anti-Money Laundering Violations

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The AMLA Creates a Significant New Source of Risk for Financial Institutions - Second Blog Post in an Extended Series on Legislative Changes to the BSA/AML Regulatory Regime - As we have blogged, the Anti-Money...more

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Major Changes in AML Compliance and Enforcement – Whistleblower Provisions

2020 was a most significant year in anti-corruption enforcement, from Airbus SE to Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and numerous matters in between. Further, there were two significant pieces of information from the US government...more

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