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Agencies Request Comments On GENIUS Act Implementation
The GENIUS Act has authorized several regulatory agencies to issue regulations to develop the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework governing payment stablecoins in the United States. The statute directs multiple federal financial regulators to implement a coordinated supervisory structure governing issuance, reserve management, redemption rights, anti-money laundering compliance, custody, and market structure
United States International
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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC
Article
AML Enforcement Intensifies: Global Trends In Financial Institution Accountability
Regulators across jurisdictions are increasing scrutiny of financial institutions’ anti-money laundering controls, with enforcement efforts focusing not only on whether compliance frameworks exist, but on whether they function effectively in practice. Those themes emerged during WLG’s recent Compliance & Investigations Group discussion, where Isadora Fingermann and Karla Lini Maeji of TozziniFreire, Theresa Sauerwein of Taylor Wessing, and Suegene Ang of WongPartnership examined how AML enforcement is evolving in Brazil, Germany, Singapore, and beyond.
United States Government
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World Law Group
Article
FinCEN Issues Updated FAQs Following Vacatur of Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule
A federal court in Texas has vacated FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule, suspending enforcement and eliminating current reporting obligations for title companies and closing agents. FinCEN has issued updated guidance confirming no liability for non-filing during the vacatur period, though the agency has appealed the decision and the rule may be reinstated pending Fifth Circuit review.
United States Government
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Article
President Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Federal Financial Regulators To Address Risks To US Financial System Presented By Customer Immigration Status
President Trump's Executive Order directs federal agencies to strengthen financial system safeguards against illicit activity and address credit risks associated with lending to individuals without work authorization. The order mandates new guidance on suspicious activity red flags, enhanced customer due diligence requirements, and potential changes to ability-to-repay standards within compressed regulatory timelines.
United States Finance
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Mayer Brown
Article
Podcast - Supply Chain Compliance In Mexico's Food And Beverage Sector
Recent U.S. cartel designations are fundamentally reshaping compliance requirements for American companies with operations or investments in Mexico. Partners from Holland & Knight examine how enforcement actions targeting Mexican financial institutions and agricultural supply chains are creating new legal exposure, even for organizations with established compliance programs, and discuss what enhanced due diligence measures companies must now implement to navigate cross-border business risk.
United States Commercial
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Holland & Knight
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