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FinCEN Advances Beneficial-Ownership Privacy Constraints
Following its finalization of the beneficial ownership reporting rule, FinCEN today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would clarify how beneficial ownership information (BOI) must be acquired, used, and stored. The proposal limits BOI access to only federal national security agencies, law enforcement authorities with a court order, financial institutions with customer due diligence requirements, and certain foreign and Treasury officials, all of which are subject to stringent security protocols aligned with the scope of the information request.
Chopra Defends Nonbank Repeat-Offender Registry, Confirms Zelle Watch-and-Wait
Today’s Senate Banking hearing repeated much of what HFSC and Director Chopra said yesterday (see Client Report CONSUMER45), with Democrats lauding the Bureau and Republicans condemning it for politicization, poor administrative process, and an unconstitutional construct. Ranking Member Toomey (R-PA) grilled Director Chopra on the Bureau’s new proposal requiring certain nonbank financial firms to report enforcement actions, asking him what he would do if a nonbank said it was compliant with a consent order and the CFPB disagreed.
Comment Deadline Extended For Controversial DSIB-Resolution Standards
Reflecting continuing controversy, the Federal Reserve Board and FDIC today announced that they will extend by one month the comment deadline for their ANPR on large bank resolvability standards. The former deadline was December 23; the new deadline is January 23.