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An FDIC proposal that would update the risk-based deposit insurance assessment system that applies to all large insured depository institutions was published in the Federal Register.

The FDIC proposal to revise its brokered deposit regime was published in the Federal Register.

The SEC proposed rules and form amendments to improve disclosures to investors in variable annuities and variable life insurance contracts ...

The Congressional Research Service ("CRS") published a brief on the potential application of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty) to the crisis in Venezuela.

House passes LIBOR Act. Acting Comptroller advocates reform of bank overdraft programs. IOSCO recommends setting up "Innovation Facilitators." U.S. individual settles OFAC charges for Iranian sanctions violations.

President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order imposing further sanctions on Iran with respect to its arms activities.

OFAC amended and reissued Somalia Sanctions Regulations in their entirety.

OFAC extended the expiration dates of two Venezuela-related General Licenses to March 31, 2020.

OFAC imposed secondary sanctions on an Iraq-based financial conduit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force ("IRGC-QF") for trafficking weapons to IRGC-QF-backed Iraqi militias

OFAC issued a general license authorizing certain activities involving an entity designated under Iran-related sanctions

The amendments go into effect upon publication in the Federal Register.

OFAC rescinded sanctions previously imposed on the former Director General of Venezuela's National Intelligence Service after he announced his support for the Venezuelan constitution and the National Assembly.

Effective October 23, 2019, OFAC withdrew U.S. sanctions on Turkey following Turkey's agreement to pause military operations in northeastern Syria.

OFAC designated two militia figures and two former Iraqi governors for human rights abuses and corruption that targeted persecuted religious communities in Iraq.

OFAC designated a senior Hizballah operative allegedly connected to terrorist attacks outside of Lebanon. OFAC stated that this individual is subject to secondary sanctions

OFAC designated three Iranian-backed Hizballah political and security figures for using financial and other institutions in Lebanon to support Hizballah's and Iran's malign activities.

Additionally, U.S. persons generally are prohibited from engaging in any dealings with the designated officials and their property and interests in property, including any entities they may own.

OFAC designated seven individuals and one entity alleged to be "financial facilitators and conduits for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ("ISIS") operating in Europe, Africa and the Middle East."