The OCC is highlighting the updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet recently issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The updated guidance clarifies how financial institutions can share information with each other about suspected fraud under section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act, which provides financial institutions with the ability to share information with one another, under a safe harbor that offers protections from liability, to improve the identification and reporting of activities that may involve money laundering or terrorist activities.
OCC Bulletin 2026-30 | July 9, 2026
Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks, Federal Savings Associations, and Federal Branches and Agencies; Department and Division Heads; All Examining Personnel; and Other Interested Parties
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is highlighting the updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet recently issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Among other guidance, FinCEN’s updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet clarifies how financial institutions can share information with each other about suspected fraud under section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act (section 314(b)), which provides financial institutions with the ability to share information with one another, under a safe harbor that offers protections from liability, to improve the identification and reporting of activities that may involve money laundering or terrorist activities.
The OCC remains committed to addressing fraudulent activities that can harm banks and consumers, and the updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet supports this administration’s whole-of-government efforts to combat fraud. Consistent with these priorities, the OCC continues to encourage banks to voluntarily share information about suspected fraud and other illicit financial activity under section 314(b).
The updated Section 314(b) Fact Sheet would apply to financial institutions, including community banks, that participate in the section 314(b) program.
Among other clarifications, FinCEN’s Section 314(b) Fact Sheet provides the following:
Please contact Ji Cheon, Assistant Director; Scott Burnett, Special Counsel; or Melissa Lisenbee, Special Counsel, Chief Counsel’s Office, at (202) 649-5490.
Adam J. Cohen
Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel
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