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		<pubdate>8 Sep 2026 14:12:09 -0400</pubdate>
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		<title>Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Treatment of Verifiable Digital Credentials Under the Customer Identification Program Rule</title>
		<description>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), jointly with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration, issued answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) related to the use of state-issued mobile driver&apos;s licenses and other government-issued verifiable digital credentials (VDC).</description>
			<pubDate>8 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-44.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
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												Bank Secrecy Act &amp; Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>Suspicious Activity Reporting: Joint Statement on Suspicious Activity Report Confidentiality Considerations Regarding Communications with Customers</title>
		<description>On September 2, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and the National Credit Union Administration issued a statement to clarify confidentiality requirements related to Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR), particularly when banks communicate with their customers regarding potentially fraudulent transactions.</description>
			<pubDate>2 Sep 2026 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-43.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
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																				Bank Secrecy Act &amp; Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML), Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>Matters Requiring Attention for Violations of Laws and Regulations: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking</title>
		<description>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to refine the standard for the issuance of matters requiring attention (MRA) in response to violations of laws and regulations (12 CFR 4.92). The proposed rule would establish two categories of violations: &quot;substantive violations&quot; and &quot;technical violations.&quot;</description>
			<pubDate>27 Aug 2026 16:00:05 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-42.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
		<category>		    		
									
			
																				Enforcement Actions, Examination Process
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>OCC Bank Enforcement Actions, Matters Requiring Attention: Revised Policies and Procedures Manuals for Bank Enforcement Actions and Related Matters and Matters Requiring Attention</title>
		<description>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released two revised Policies and Procedures Manuals (PPM): PPM 5310-3, &quot;Bank Enforcement Actions and Related Matters,&quot; and PPM 5400-11, &quot;Matters Requiring Attention.&quot;</description>
			<pubDate>27 Aug 2026 16:00:03 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-41.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
		<category>		    		
									
			
																				Enforcement Actions, Examination Process
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>Unsafe or Unsound Practices and Matters Requiring Attention: Final Rule</title>
		<description>The OCC and the FDIC issued a joint final rule to define the term &quot;unsafe or unsound practice&quot; for purposes of section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and revise the supervisory framework for the issuance of matters requiring attention (MRA) and other supervisory communications.</description>
			<pubDate>27 Aug 2026 16:00:01 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-40.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
		<category>		    		
									
			
																												Enforcement Actions, Examination Process, OCC Regulations
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>Special Purpose Credit Programs: Rescission of Interagency Statement</title>
		<description>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, and Federal Housing Finance Agency are rescinding the &quot;Interagency Statement on Special Purpose Credit Programs Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B&quot; (2022 interagency statement). </description>
			<pubDate>25 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-39.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
		<category>		    		
									
			
																				Consumer Protection, Fair Lending
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>Accounting: Bank Accounting Advisory Series Updated</title>
		<description>The OCC has issued the 2026 edition of the Bank Accounting Advisory Series (BAAS). The BAAS contains staff responses to frequently asked questions from the banking industry and bank examiners on a variety of accounting topics and promotes consistent application of accounting standards and regulatory reporting among banks.</description>
			<pubDate>14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-38.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
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																																																																																																												Accounting, Allowance for Loan &amp; Lease Losses (ALLL) Accounting, Allowances for Credit Losses, Call Reports, Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology, Investment Securities Accounting, Laws &amp; Regulations, Loans &amp; Leases Accounting, Miscellaneous Accounting, OCC Information Sharing Agreements / MOU, Other Real Estate Owned Accounting, Transfers of Financial Assets, Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDR)
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>Bank Supervision: OCC Rules Regarding the Availability of OCC Information</title>
		<description>The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement structural and substantive changes to its rules governing the disclosure of OCC information.</description>
			<pubDate>3 Aug 2026 13:00:01 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-37.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
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																				Laws &amp; Regulations, OCC Information Sharing Agreements / MOU
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>Notification: Statement of Enforcement Policy in Support of Venezuela&#8217;s Economic Recovery and Earthquake Relief Efforts</title>
		<description>On July 31, 2026, staffs of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the agencies), issued a statement of enforcement policy in support of U.S. government efforts to facilitate humanitarian relief and promote financial stability following the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.</description>
			<pubDate>31 Jul 2026 15:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-36.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
		<category>		    		
									
			
																				Laws &amp; Regulations, OCC Regulations
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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		<title>Community Reinvestment Act: Interagency Notice of Proposed Rulemaking</title>
		<description>The OCC and FDIC are proposing to amend their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules by making certain substantive, technical, and process-oriented changes to refocus on the statutory objective of encouraging banks to meet the credit needs of their communities; to better ensure that community development grants reach the communities they are intended to benefit; to reduce unnecessary burden, particularly for community banks; and to provide greater clarity for how to obtain CRA consideration.</description>
			<pubDate>31 Jul 2026 11:47:08 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2026/bulletin-2026-35.html</link>
		<author>Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</author>			
		<category>		    		
									
			
																				Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Laws &amp; Regulations
		
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		<source url="https://www.occ.gov">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency</source>
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