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Whistleblower Incentives and Protections
April 1, 2026 / Source: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury
FinCEN is proposing a rule to establish a whistleblower program that offers incentives and protections to encourage individuals who have information about potential violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917 (TWEA), and Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) to voluntarily report…
Rescission of OCC Guidelines Establishing Standards for Recovery Planning by Certain Large Insured National Banks, Insured Federal Savings Associations, and Insured Federal Branches
April 1, 2026 / Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
The OCC is amending its regulations by rescinding “OCC Guidelines Establishing Standards for Recovery Planning by Certain Large Insured National Banks, Insured Federal Savings Associations, and Insured Federal Branches.” This rule is effective May 1, 2026.
Treasury Seeks Public Comment on GENIUS Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning State-Level Regulatory Regimes
April 1, 2026 / Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury
April 1, 2026 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking public comment related to Treasury’s implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The NPRM is the first regulation Treasury has proposed to implement the GENIUS Act. Under the GENIUS Act,…
OCC Releases CRA Performance Evaluations for 18 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations
April 1, 2026 / Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
News Release 2026-23|April 1, 2026 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 March 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026. Under the CRA, the OCC assesses an institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its entire…