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2025 ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference: Executive Summary
The American Bankers Association’s 37th Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference took place in Arlington, Virginia in October 2025, as banks and regulators grappled with AML reform, rising fraud, stablecoins, and the growing impact of AI on financial crime controls.
Weiss Decries US FCC Changes to Screening Standards for LC Issuing Banks
Following response in mid-2024 to proposed changes to its rules regarding letters of credit for recipients of high-cost competitive bidding
Letters of Credit*
Continuing an annual survey written by top legal experts each year since 1992, Carter Klein examines the most significant letter of credit issues emerging from cases decided in 2023.
2024 ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference: Executive Summary
Conducted by the American Bar Association and the American Bankers Association (ABA), the 36th annual ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference took place 8-9 October 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.
2023 ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference: Executive Summary
Conducted by the American Bar Association and the American Bankers Association, the 35th annual ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference took place 28-30 November 2023 at National Harbor, Maryland.
2023 Americas Standby Forum: Executive Summary
For the 17th consecutive year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its Americas Standby & Guarantee Forum on 11 October 2023. This summary provides an overview of topics discussed and debated at the program hosted by Hogan Lovells in New York and held as a hybrid event.
Letters of Credit in U.S. Bank Failures: Possible Outcomes
Creditworthiness and reliability are foundational to letters of credit. By substituting the creditworthiness of the issuing bank for that of
2023 Americas Annual LC Survey • Executive Summary (Part 1)
For the 31st consecutive year, the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice conducted its Americas Annual LC Survey conference, 8-9 June 2023. This Executive Summary provides an overview of topics discussed and debated by leading professionals at Day 1 of the conference.
Lexon Insurance Co. v. FDIC [2021]
Beneficiary argued that LCs are not contracts or leases and that FDIC as Receiver of closed Issuer lacked the authority to repudiate.
LC Implications from the Fallout of the SVB, Signature Bank Failures
The abrupt mid-March 2023 closures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank sent shockwaves through the US banking system
