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OCC Applies Bank Secrecy Act to Stablecoin Issuers

OCC Applies Bank Secrecy Act to Stablecoin Issuers
OCC Applies Bank Secrecy Act to Stablecoin Issuers
June 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. banking regulators want to apply new compliance standards to stablecoin issuers. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a proposed rulemaking Monday (June 22) that...

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OCC Aims to Relax Regulations Covering Community Banks
OCC Aims to Relax Regulations Covering Community Banks
May 19, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Federal regulators are touting their efforts to ease rules governing community lenders. Most community banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) argued in its...

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Ivy Rebrands as Augustus After OCC Charter Approval
Ivy Rebrands as Augustus After OCC Charter Approval
May 11, 2026  |  Banking

Financial services firm Ivy has rebranded as Augustus on its road to becoming a bank. The German company announced the name change Monday (May 11)...

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FDIC and OCC Both Want to Be Stablecoins’ New Boss
FDIC and OCC Both Want to Be Stablecoins’ New Boss
May 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Washington has decided that stablecoins are too significant, economically and systemically, to remain outside the regulatory perimeter. Now comes the rulemaking. With the GENIUS Act’s...

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Agora Seeks US Bank Charter to Scale Digital Dollars
Agora Seeks US Bank Charter to Scale Digital Dollars
April 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Agora Finance has filed for a national trust bank charter as it looks to build its business in the United States. The company...

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Mercury Wins Conditional OCC Approval For Banking License
Mercury Wins Conditional OCC Approval For Banking License
April 28, 2026  |  Banking

FinTech Mercury says it is one step closer to become a national bank The company announced Monday (April 27) that it has gotten conditional approval...

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Banks Can’t Outsource Judgment to Algorithms
Banks Can’t Outsource Judgment to Algorithms
April 24, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The growing reliance on automated customer interactions across banks and retailers is now being matched by a change in supervisory expectations, one that places continuous...

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OCC Enters the Interchange Fight and Raises the Stakes
OCC Enters the Interchange Fight and Raises the Stakes
April 20, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is moving on two fronts to reshape how interchange is governed in the United States, pushing federal...

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