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The Financial Action Task Force—a global anti-money-laundering watchdog—updated its list of jurisdictions with strategic AML, terrorist-financing, and weapons-proliferation deficiencies.

ICBA released a high-level summary of the recently released interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations ahead of an upcoming ICBA briefing on the rule.

ICBA released a high-level summary of the recently released interagency final rule to reform Community Reinvestment Act regulations ahead of an upcoming ICBA briefing on the rule.

The Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service issued a final rule governing the payments of Treasury checks.

The OCC published revised interagency examination procedures for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

A new ICBA blog post breaks down the policy debate over treating cryptoassets as securities or commodities and the implications for community banks.

A Bank for International Settlements panel said the risks of using stablecoins for cross-border payments could outweigh the benefits.

ICBA said that while it supports the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s plan to amend its proposed beneficial ownership information reporting form, it is concerned the proposal would require database users to determine whether submitted information is accurate.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to establish new safety, privacy, and equity standards for artificial intelligence.

The Internal Revenue Service extended certain temporary flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, including its acceptance of digital signatures.

ICBA’s next ThinkTECH Solutions Forum will spotlight ag tech solutions that can help community banks keep pace with the competition.

A new ICBA blog post separates artificial intelligence hype from reality and spotlights what AI means for community banks.