United States
5 regulators · 3 instruments · 311 enforcement actions
Regulators of United States
| Regulator | Acronym | Established | Supervises | Official site | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Primary | FinCEN | — | — | Official site | |
FinCEN is a bureau of the US Department of the Treasury and the financial intelligence unit of the United States. | |||||
| Office of Foreign Assets Control Primary | OFAC | 1950 | Banking · NBFC / Non-bank Lending · Insurance · Asset & Wealth Management · Payments & Fintech · Real Estate · NGOs / NPOs · Telecom & Tech · Healthcare & Pharma | Official site | |
OFAC was formally created in December 1950, following the entry of China into the Korean War, when President Truman declared a national emergency and blocked all Chinese and North Korean assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction. | |||||
| Securities and Exchange Commission Primary | SEC | — | — | Official site | |
The SEC is the primary federal regulator of the US securities markets, created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the 1929 crash. | |||||
| Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | FRB | — | — | Official site | |
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. Its Board of Governors supervises bank holding companies, state member banks and systemically important financial institutions. | |||||
| Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | OCC | — | — | Official site | |
The OCC is an independent bureau of the US Treasury that charters, regulates and supervises national banks and federal savings associations. | |||||
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