On October 30, 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Bulgaria, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Monaco from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly…
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Operation Economic Outcast Targets Charity Networks: What Banks Need to Know About FinCEN’s Latest Iran Alert
On October 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to help financial institutions identify and report potential Iranian abuse of religious…
Proposed Interagency Third-Party Risk Management Guidance: What Changes, What Doesn’t, and What the Agencies Are Really Signaling
On September 10, 2026, the OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, and NCUA jointly proposed guidance that would rescind and fully replace the 2023 Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management…
FinCEN’s Iranian Aviation Alert: What Financial Institutions Need to Know About Iran’s Illicit Procurement Networks
On September 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting on procurement networks that…
FinCEN’s $13 Billion Scam Center Alert: What Banks Need to Know About the Fastest-Growing Financial Crime Threat
On September 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an alert and accompanying Financial Trend Analysis (FTA) revealing that approximately $12.7 billion in…
SAR Confidentiality and Customer Communication: What the Joint Agency Statement Means for Your Institution
On September 2, 2026, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller…
Operation Economic Outcast: What Financial Institutions Need to Know About the Treasury Department’s Section 311 Action Against Banque Misr UAE
On August 28, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) finding that the five United Arab Emirates-based branches of Egypt’s state-owned Banque Misr…
The Palestine Investment Bank Ruling: What the ATA’s “Knowledge” Standard Means for Banks in the Age of Cartel FTO Designations
On August 13, 2026, U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee of the Eastern District of New York issued a decision in Spetner v. Palestine Investment Bank that should command the attention…
On July 23, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) updated its Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) Baseline Review Procedures. Notably, the updates were issued just two days after…
HUD Proposes Meaningful Changes to Partial Claim Process with Reinstatement Advance Payment Demonstration
On July 20, 2026, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a draft mortgagee letter that would significantly revamp portions of the loss mitigation process for FHA-insured mortgage loans. If enacted…



