The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') removed the name of one of individual, whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12947 of January 25, 1995, Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process, from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'').  More

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is removing from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'') the names of 42 entities that are listed pursuant to Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, ``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Libya.''  Read More

CUNA has welcomed H.R. 3461, which would allow financial institutions to appeal examination reports from federal financial regulators and provide further clarity to those regulators, saying the bill is "recognition that Congress is taking the concerns that we and others have raised regarding examinations seriously."  Read More

The National Credit Union Administration on Thursday approved an expanded community credit union charter, and separate final rules that correct its golden parachute and indemnification rule and add remittance transfers to the list of international electronic funds transfers that may be offered by federal credit unions. Read More

A statement that explains how the total assets of an insured bank, thrift or credit union will be measured for purposes of determining supervisory and enforcement responsibilities under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was issued today by five federal financial supervisory agencies. Read More