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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASAOn July 31, 2026, staffs of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the agencies), issued a statement of enforcement policy in support of U.S. government efforts to facilitate humanitarian relief and promote financial stability following the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
OCC Bulletin 2026-36 | July 31, 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
On July 31, 2026, staffs of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the agencies), issued a statement of enforcement policy in support of U.S. government efforts to facilitate humanitarian relief and promote financial stability following the recent earthquakes in Venezuela (the Joint Statement). The Joint Statement provides, subject to certain conditions and limitations, that eligible U.S. financial institutions that choose to provide financial services to persons or entities in Venezuela will not be subject to any supervisory action, including citing a violation of law, or subject to an enforcement action by the agencies related to a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirement as a result of providing such authorized financial services. The Joint Statement is intended to reinforce a substantively similar statement by the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which was issued in consultation with the agencies, regarding its own enforcement policy with respect to providing financial services to persons or entities in Venezuela.1
This guidance applies to all OCC-supervised banks.
On June 24, 2026, Venezuela experienced a pair of strong earthquakes off the northern coast, west of Caracas, which have caused significant damage in several cities and triggered a humanitarian crisis in the region. The agencies recognized in the Joint Statement that the timely provision of humanitarian aid can be impaired if institutions that are otherwise able to facilitate the provision of financial services to address the humanitarian crisis are unwilling to do so due to regulatory uncertainty. Accordingly, the agencies committed in the Joint Statement that their supervised entities will not be subject to any supervisory action, including citing a violation of law, or enforcement action related to a BSA requirement as a result of providing authorized financial services in Venezuela. The Joint Statement’s commitment applies to authorized financial services provided by an agency-supervised financial institution to persons or entities located in Venezuela from July 31, 2026, through January 29, 2027.
All OCC-supervised institutions may rely on this commitment in the Joint Statement provided that the supervised institution
The Joint Statement is intended to recognize that financial institutions exercising reasonable care to avoid violations of applicable BSA requirements in support of Venezuela’s economic recovery and earthquake relief efforts are not penalized for actions other than for knowing, willful, or intentional violations of any BSA requirements
The Joint Statement only applies to statutes or regulations specifically addressed in the Joint Statement.
Further InformationPlease contact Scott Burnett, Special Counsel, Chief Counsel’s Office, at (202) 649-5490.
Adam J. Cohen
Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel
1 See FinCEN, Statement of Enforcement Policy in Support of Venezuela’s Economic Recovery and Earthquake Relief Efforts (July 27, 2026).