US Supreme Court rejects challenge by Turkey’s Halkbank to prosecution

Luc Cohen Reported by Luc Cohen (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-by-turkeys-halkbank-prosecution-2025-10-06/) The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear another bid by Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank (HALKB.IS) to avoid fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges in the United States for allegedly helping Iran evade American economic sanctions. The justices turned away Halkbank’s appeal of a lower […]

FinCEN Postpones Residential Real Estate Reporting Requirement Until March 2026

Reported by Sean Buckley and April Smith (Excerpt shared below. To read full report and press release from FinCEN, go to: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fincen-postpones-residential-real-5219824/ and https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-announces-postponement-residential-real-estate-reporting-until-march-1) FinCEN announced today that the reporting requirements for the “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers Rule” (RRE Rule) have been postponed until March 1, 2026. The previous deadline was Dec. […]