New York Department of Financial Services Archives

22 Aug, 2022

New York’s Department of Financial Services Proposes New Cyber Compliance Requirements

The New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has proposed rule changes to increase cyber compliance requirements. DFS has been the leading regulatory force in the cybersecurity industry. DFS first issued comprehensive cybersecurity rules in March 2017. Many other regulators and international organizations have adopted many of these regulations as best practices for cybersecurity requirements. The proposed rules would impose some significant requirements, including: Expansion...

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30 Jan, 2018

Cybersecurity Compliance for Financial Institutions

The New York Department of Financial Services has adopted detailed cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions. (Here). The NYDFS has filled a vacuum created by the failure of the federal government to act in this important area. Congress has failed to enact any specific requirements; the federal government continues to rely on voluntary efforts and recommended standards. As long as this vacuum continues, state regulators and...

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20 Jul, 2016

New York Department of Financial Services Issues New AML and Sanctions Regulations

The New York DFS finalized its new AML and Sanctions screening regulations. Interestingly, the NYDFS backed off its original proposal to require a Chief Compliance Officer to certify to a compliance “finding” that the bank or other covered entities maintain an adequate AML and sanctions compliance program. In its place, the NYDFS regulations require an annual certification from senior management, i.e. those responsible for “management,...

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13 Dec, 2015

NYDFS Proposes to Require CCOs to Certify to Effectiveness of AML and Sanctions Programs

Just when you thought things could not get any weirder, along comes the New York Department of Financial Services and proposes a new regulation that sets forth minimum requirements for anti-money laundering transaction monitoring systems and sanctions watch list filtering. The regulations include an annual requirement that the Chief Compliance Officer at New York banks and money transmitters certifies that the bank’s or money transmitter’s...