All in Regulatory Update

On July 11, 2024, FinCEN issued a supplemental alert to highlight additional red flags regarding financing of Israeli extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. In February 2024, FinCEN  issued an alert to financial institutions related to funding of terrorist attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli extremists.

On July 3, 2024, FinCEN issued a press release to inform U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards to combat money laundering, counter the financing of terrorism, and combat weapons of mass destruction proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF), has issued public statements updating its lists of jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT/CPF deficiencies following its plenary meeting last month. U.S. financial institutions should consider the FATF’s stance toward these jurisdictions when reviewing their obligations and risk-based policies, procedures, and practices.

On July 2, 2024, the CFPB released the Summer 2024 Edition of its Supervisory Highlights that notes recent supervisory findings in auto and student loan servicing companies, debt collectors, and other financial services providers. The findings included in the report cover examinations in the areas of  auto and student loan servicing and debt collection, including credit card debt collections, as well as credit card account management with a focus on medical credit cards that were completed from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.