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Special Alert: OCC to Issue Guidance on "De-Risking" in Foreign Correspondent Banking Relationships

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On September 28, 2016 OCC Comptroller Thomas J. Curry announced during a speech at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) conference that the OCC is developing guidance around “de-risking” in foreign correspondent banking relationships. Following the joint fact sheet published by the federal banking agencies and the Department of Treasury, Comptroller Curry said that it will issue “guidance that reiterates our risk management expectations for banks to establish and follow policies and procedures for regularly conducting risk evaluations of their foreign correspondent portfolios.” The guidance will describe “best practices” that the OCC has observed that banks can use when “re-evaluating their risks and making decisions about retaining or terminating foreign correspondent accounts.”

 

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