Events listed in United States
Russia-related Designations
ID 24359
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a new press statement to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office added three individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) pursuant to Executive Order 14024 which was signed by President Joseph Biden in 2021 and subsequently amended to install sanction measures for engagements in or being responsible for ...
Interagency Guidance on Reconsiderations of Value of Residential Real Estate ...
ID 24334
As previously announced in June 2023 (please see EventID 21524 in this context for more information), the five (banking) regulators – including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System – have published in the Federal Register their **proposed ...
Joint Statement on the EU-U.S. Financial Regulatory Forum
ID 24324
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, USDT, has published a press release informing about the latest EU – U.S. Joint Financial Regulatory Forum. The forum – which was comprised of persons representing the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission (EC), the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), and others on the part of European regulators and by representatives ...
Russia-related Designations; Ukraine-related Designation Update; Russia-related ...
ID 24316
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press statement to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office added numerous individuals, firms, and vessels to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) pursuant to Executive Order 14024 which was signed by President Joseph Biden in 2021 and subsequently amended to install sanction measures for engagements in or being ...
Federal Reserve announces that its new system for instant payments, the Fed Now® ...
ID 24306
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FED) has published a press statement to inform that on July 20, 2023, it has finally launched its FedNow℠ Service – the FED’s 24/7 interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments in the United States. At this point in time, 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions, along with the U.S. Department of ...
OCC Hosts Risk Governance and Capital Markets Workshops in Cincinnati
ID 24295
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published a press statement to announce that it will be hosting two workshops on August 8 and August 9, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio, primarily addressed at directors, senior management, and key executives of national community banks and federal savings associations. **The first workshop entitled „Risk Governance: Improving Effectiveness“ takes place on August 8, from ...
Balkans-related Designation; Counter Narcotics Designations; Issuance of ...
ID 24288
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office added five individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) pursuant to existing sanction regulations (Executive Order 14033 and Executive Order 14059) for being involved in political destabilization and corruption in the Western Balkans (former Yugoslavian countries and Albania) ...
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; ...
ID 24282
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has published in the Federal Registered proposed rule changes of FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) in connection with margin requirements regarding certain options or warrants on indices. The purpose of the publication is to seek feedback from the public on the proposal and whether or not the SEC should approve the proposed changes. Specifically, FINRA is proposing ...
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request (FED proposes to ...
ID 24280
On July 19, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FED) published in the Federal Register a proposal to extend for three years, with revisions, the collection of two reports to be filed by bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, U.S. intermediate holding companies, and – in case of the second report- by financial holding companies (FHCs). The following ...
Report From FINRA Board of Governors Meeting – July 2023
ID 24278
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has published a news release to briefly inform of the results of its latest Board of Governors meeting. While most information appears to be rather non-relevant, there are three decisions of the Board we would like to make aware of simply to stay up-to-date. All three concern decisions to submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed ...