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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

MSB Call Report updates effective for Q3 reporting

Recently, NMLS announced updates to the Money Services Business (MSB) Call Report effective in the third quarter for filings due November 14. These updates aim to align the report with the Model Money Transmission...more

Venable LLP

Treasury Doubles Up Enforcement Efforts Against Noncompliant Crypto Platforms

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​​​​​​​The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced yesterday that they had reached settlements for over $24 million and $29 million,...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Crypto, DeFi, and Money Transmitter Laws: Navigating the Maze

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On January 1, 2021, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 became law. Under the law, Congress gave the Treasury Department power to declare that cryptocurrency is a monetary instrument and that certain cryptocurrency...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Scared Of Your Clients’ Involvement With Cryptocurrency?

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Cryptocurrency, and its most-noted asset Bitcoin, has been breaking into the mainstream press. While most lawyers have heard terms like “blockchain” and probably even know a few people who have been deeply interested in the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Establishes New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. and U.S.-Registered Foreign...

Key Points - Enacted as part of the 2021 NDAA, the Act will require companies with no prior anti-money laundering reporting requirements to submit beneficial ownership information to FinCEN. - FinCEN must issue...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FinCEN – We Will Identify Where Compliance Is Not Taking Place And Take Appropriate Action

Last week we reported that FinCEN had issued new guidance addressing cryptocurrency and other convertible virtual currency. The need for compliance was reinforced this week. In a speech by Sigal Mandelker, Under Secretary for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FinCEN Updates Guidance on Crypto

FinCEN has issued 2 new guidance documents addressing cryptocurrency and other convertible virtual currency (CVC). The guidance does not establish any new regulatory expectations. Rather, it consolidates current FinCEN...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¡Los inversionistas de Moneda Virtual tienen muchas Responsabilidades!

Para propósitos de los Impuestos Federales de la Renta de los EE.UU, la Moneda Virtual (MV) se trata como “propiedad” (property). Como resultado, un inversionista de MV debe vigilar muy de cerca las posibles ganancias netas...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Rapidly Shifting Regulatory Landscape for Virtual Currencies | Market Participants: Stay Tuned

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As US regulators have been active in terms of virtual currency regulation, there are three important updates to which attention should be paid. The New York State DFS guidance, the FinCEN letter to Senator Wyden and the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Illinois Utilizes NMLS UAAR Functionality

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The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation earlier this month started using the NMLS Uniform Authorized Agent Reporting (UAAR) functionality to fulfill agent reporting requirements. The UAAR allows...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

WSGR Fintech Update - May 2017

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the May 2017 issue of the WSGR Fintech Update. This latest edition includes an article addressing non-U.S. fintech regulatory sandboxes and the last U.S. proposal to...more

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Announcement of new reporting tool for money service businesses by state regulators highlights fintech companies

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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued a press release this week in which it announced the April 1 release of a new tool within the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) to streamline reporting by money...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Is Your Data Ready to Move to a Uniform Report Submission? NMLS MSB Call Report Adopted for 22 Licenses as of January 1st

Seventeen state agencies, affecting 22 license types, have currently committed to adopt the NMLS MSB Call report for Q1 2017 reporting. The NMLS MSB Call Report applies to licensees who conduct the following activities: money...more

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NYDFS Finalizes AML/BSA Regulation

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized a new regulation setting rigorous standards for monitoring and filtering programs to monitor transactions for potential anti-money laundering (AML) and Bank...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Operation Chokepoint and the Brave New World of Criminal Liability - November 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice and banking regulators have stepped up the pace of criminal, civil and administrative actions against banks, payment processors, money transmitters, and other financial institutions, for...more

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