Treasury

A bipartisan coalition of senators wrote to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing their support for the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, which a recent executive order from President Donald Trump called for eliminating. Read on »

The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network officially ended the enforcement of beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements for domestic entities, following a previous announcement on BOI requirements for U.S. companies and individuals. Read on »

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent scored some points with community banking advocates for his remarks during a speaking engagement at the Economic Club of New York, championing a more “efficient regulatory framework” for the financial sector. Read on »

The U.S. Department of the Treasury said it will not enforce the Corporate Transparency Act rule requiring companies to report beneficial ownership information against domestic companies or U.S. citizens. The agency intends to narrow the scope of the existing requirements through a proposed rule which will apply to foreign entities only. Read on »

Institutions subject to the Corporate Transparency Act will need to begin filing beneficial ownership information (BOI) in March following the latest court ruling on the matter, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The D.C. District Court stayed the last injunction preventing enforcement of BOI requirements intended to help mitigate illicit business operations. Read on »

A district court ruling halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement is being appealed by the U.S. Department of Justice in hopes of reversing the decision. Read on »

Senate Democrats are calling for an independent investigation into whether U.S. Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent violated federal law by granting Elon Musk, head of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency, and others access to the federal government’s payment systems. Read on »

The question of when President Donald Trump would fire Rohit Chopra from his post as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was answered on Feb. 1. Following the highly anticipated move, Trump named newly confirmed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant as the bureau’s acting director. Read on »

An injunction filed in a Texas district court is looming over the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) despite the Supreme Court’s decision overturning a substantially similar injunction in January. As a result, compliance with the CTA will remain optional until further notice. Read on »

The economy impacts every business sector involved in the real estate transaction. That is why October Research was pleased to welcome Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Michael Fratantoni to kick off the 2025 Economic Outlook Series. Read on »