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Georgia Businessman Sentenced In International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
December 3, 2025 / Source: US Department of Justice
A Georgia businessman was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for his role in a nearly five-year long scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business for a Georgia-based manufacturer of law enforcement uniforms and accessories. He was also ordered to forfeit over $2 million. According to court documents and…
Treasury Targets Money Laundering Network Supporting Venezuelan Terrorist Organization Tren de Aragua
December 3, 2025 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
December 3, 2025 Individuals Including Venezuelan Entertainer “Rosita” Involved in Drug-Fueled Parties to Benefit Terrorist Cartel WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned key affiliates of the designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), Tren de Aragua (TdA). Notably, today’s action includes the designation of Venezuelan entertainer Jimena Romina Araya…
G7 Cyber Expert Group Publishes Fundamental Elements of Collective Cyber Incident Response and Recovery in the Financial Sector
December 3, 2025 / Source: US Department of the Treasury
December 3, 2025 As part of its Fundamental Elements Series, the G7 Cyber Expert Group – chaired by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bank of England – released today a policy paper on Collective Cyber Incident Response and Recovery in the Financial Sector. Since major cyber incidents increasingly have a global character, effective cyber…
Justice Department Announces Seizure of Tai Chang Scam Compound Domain Used in Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud
December 2, 2025 / Source: US Department of Justice
The Justice Department today announced the seizure of a web domain used to target and defraud Americans through cryptocurrency investment fraud (CIF) scams. The domain, tickmilleas.com, was used by those located at the Tai Chang scam compound (also known as Casino Kosai) located in the village of Kyaukhat, Burma. This domain seizure comes less than…
Comptroller Testifies on Agency Activities
December 2, 2025 / Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
WASHINGTON—Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould today testified on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) activities before the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives. In his testimony, the Comptroller discussed the OCC’s work to reset its risk tolerance and refocus supervision on material financial risks so banks may better support…
Testimony: Supervision and Regulation
December 2, 2025 / Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
December 02, 2025 Supervision and Regulation Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives Watch Live Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Waters, and other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Federal Reserve’s supervisory and regulatory activities. My testimony today will…
OCC Releases CRA Performance Evaluations for 32 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations
December 1, 2025 / Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of November 1, 2025, through November 30, 2025. Under the CRA, the OCC assesses an institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and…
OCC Maintains Assessment Rates for National Banks and Federal Savings Associations
December 1, 2025 / Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced that it is maintaining assessment rates for the 2026 Calendar Year. OCC-regulated institutions will continue to benefit from the decrease in assessment rates that the agency made as recently as September 2025. For the September 30, 2025, semiannual assessment, the OCC reduced the rates…
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Fees and Assessments: Calendar Year 2026 Fees and Assessments Structure
December 1, 2025 / Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Summary This bulletin informs all national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks of fees and assessments charged by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for calendar year 2026. The fees and assessments become effective January 1, 2026. Note for Community Banks This notice applies to all…
Comptroller Issues Statement on Congressional Debanking Report
December 1, 2025 / Source: Office of the Comptroller
WASHINGTON—Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould today issued the following statement on the release of the report titled “Operation Chokepoint 2.0: Biden’s Debanking of Digital Assets,” issued by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee majority staff. The congressional staff report on the Biden Administration’s coordinated effort to debank digital assets confirms what…
FTC Issues Annual Report to Congress on Agency’s Actions to Protect Older Adults
December 1, 2025 / Source: Federal Trade Commission
The report highlights a dramatic increase in the number of older adults reporting losses of over $100,000 to scams December 1, 2025 Tags: Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued its annual report to Congress on protecting older adults, which shows a big increase in the number of older adults reporting losses of over $100,000 to…
FinCEN Issues Alert on Cross-Border Funds Transfers Involving Illegal Aliens
December 1, 2025 / Source: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Immediate Release November 28, 2025 WASHINGTON —Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing an Alert as part of Treasury’s effort to prevent the exploitation of the U.S. financial system by illegal aliens in the United States seeking to move illicitly obtained funds. Annually over the past several years, the United States…
Request for Information: Streamlining the Call Report
December 1, 2025 / Source: National Archives and Records Administration
The OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the agencies) seek public input on sources of regulatory reporting burden for institutions that currently file the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) (FFIEC 031, FFIEC 041, and FFIEC 051). This request for information (RFI) offers the opportunity for interested stakeholders to identify ways that the…