As has been widely reported, TD Bank last week became “the largest bank in U.S. history” to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) program failures, according to Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Attorney General. TD Bank N.A. and its parent company TD Bank US Holding Company pleaded guilty to resolve the… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Fined $186M for Money Laundering Woes
Deutsche Bank AG, its New York branch, and other U.S. affiliates have been fined $186 million by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System because the German banking giant moved too slowly to resolve allegedly inadequate sanctions compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) controls, officials say. The Fed’s fine, consent order, and written agreement… Read More >>
Firms May Need to Revamp AML Policies: Report
U.S. banks may need to update their anti-money-laundering (AML) policies as a result of key provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 (NDAA), which primarily covers appropriations for the U.S. Department of Defense programs, activities, and military personnel. However, the NDAA also covers many “matters relating to foreign nations,” according to the overview… Read More >>
FinCEN Moves to Overhaul AML Practices
Changes are coming to banks’ the anti-money laundering practices and procedures. The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has unveiled an early look at those proposed prospective changes in its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), soliciting public comment on pending regulatory amendments under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The FinCEN’s proposal is likely… Read More >>
Korean Bank Faces $86M in Fines & Criminal Charges
Criminal charges have been filed against the Industrial Bank Of Korea (IBK) for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), according to the Manhattan U.S. Attorney, who notes that the charges will be “deferred for two years” under an agreement in which IBK “admitted its conduct and agreed to pay $51 million.” In addition, the… Read More >>
FinCEN Refocuses on Virtual Currencies
Without much fanfare, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Treasury Department, issued a guidance on convertible virtual currencies (CVC) such as Bitcoin to help “financial institutions, law enforcement, and regulators” get a grip on the “multiple variations of businesses dealing in CVCs.” The guidance is a reminder to firms of their… Read More >>
