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August 29, 2025
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Volatility and regulatory risk ramp up under new administration
The most common descriptor of the Trump administration policy impact to date has to be "uncertainty," affecting businesses across industry sectors. That includes banking, and while some recent and anticipated changes favor banks, the rapid pace of change should put institutions on risk alert.
FinCEN’s fentanyl orders: What banks need to know before Oct. 20
The Trump administration is bringing a whole-of-government response to fight the deadly threat of illicit fentanyl. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has exercised a significant new authority to the fight against illicit fentanyl, issuing orders identifying Mexico-based financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns in connection with illicit opioid trafficking
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ABA Fraudcast: Enhancing security with .bank domain registration
On this episode of the ABA Fraudcast, we dive into how the Internet works — and why it’s so easy for criminals to create fake bank websites. We’ll explore how these sites get taken down and what banks can do to combat this growing threat.
Report: Financial institutions main target for phishing attacks
Financial institutions are "top targets" for phishing attacks, accounting for more than half of all phishing attacks globally, according to a recent report by the U.K. cybersecurity consulting firm Red Sift.
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Small Business Administration orders lenders to stop ‘debanking’
The Small Business Administration announced it had ordered its network of more than 5,000 lenders to end any practices that result in "debanking," adding that lenders who fail to comply will "lose their good standing with the SBA and will be subject to additional punitive measures."
ABA: Proposed reporting changes could harm CDFI Fund mission
A proposal to require Community Development Financial Institutions Fund recipients to report certain supervisory violations risks blurring the separation between regulatory oversight and mission-driven certification, the ABA said in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
FDIC proposes revisions to new signage requirements
The FDIC board today proposed several changes to its recently revised requirements regarding the use of the agency’s name and logo, saying the adjustments will ease the compliance burden on financial institutions.
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CFPB proposes setting guardrails for nonbank supervision
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing to adopt a new standard that it says will bring more uniformity to its supervision of nonbanks.
CFPB seeks input on Section 1033 data sharing reconsideration
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking public comment on the costs and challenges of enforcing the Dodd-Frank Act’s data sharing requirements as it considers new rulemaking to implement the law.
ABA, associations seek financial institution exemption in possible comprehensive federal data privacy law
The ANBA has joined six associations in requesting that House lawmakers exempt financial institutions from any national multi-sector data privacy law as they are already subject to long-standing privacy requirements.
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