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David Cohen: We are devoted to ensuring that compliant MSBs continue to enjoy access to the regulated financial system ow.ly/HluZ1
US TREASURY ROUNDTABLE ON FINANCIAL ACCESS FOR MSBs
US Treasury, January 13th, Washington D.C.
Right at 9 am, in the Cash Room of the Treasury Building, 100+ attendees gathered to participate in the Roundtable. The agenda presented at the entrance is here:
9:00AM – Welcome and Opening Remarks
Treasury Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence – Under Secretary David S. Cohen
Department of Justice, Criminal Division
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell
9:30AM – Moderated Panel 1: U.S. Treasury Views on Financial Access and MSBs – Moderator: Jean Pesme (World Bank)
Office of Domestic Finance: Deputy Assistant Secretary Melissa Koide
Office of International Affairs: Deputy Assistant. Secretary Alexia Latortue
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence: Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Fowler
Questions and Answers
10:15AM – Moderated Panel 2: Regulatory Expectations and MSBs –
Moderator: Jamal El-Hindi (FinCEN)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Acting Deputy Director, Jamal El-Hindi
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Deputy Comptroller, Grovetta Gardineer
Conference of State Bank Supervisors: President/CEO John Ryan
Questions and Answers
11:15 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM – Moderated Panel 3: Discussion with Industry – Moderator: Sarah Runge (Treasury)
1:00 PM Acknowledgment and Thank You
Under Sec Cohen opened the meeting with a well-crafted statement of the importance of this meeting for the Dept. of Treasury, the Dept. of Justice, OCC, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and other US regulators. The intention, was established from the beginning: it was an effort of regulators to to understand the Bank Discontinuance problem that MSBs are facing but also a way to explain what is the US regulator’s procedures, agenda and position with regards to MSBs.
He then introduced from the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, the Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell…
