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Block Fined $40 Million for Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering Failures
Block Fined $40 Million for Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering Failures
April 10, 2025  |  AML

Block will pay a $40 million penalty over anti-money laundering deficiencies in its Cash App. The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced the penalty Thursday (April 10), saying it...

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Congress Urged to Reform AML Rules, Repeal Corporate Transparency Act Amid Rising Fraud Costs
Congress Urged to Reform AML Rules, Repeal Corporate Transparency Act Amid Rising Fraud Costs
April 01, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Witnesses from the ranks of business and banking told lawmakers that efforts to fight payment and investment scams must be aided by a “whole government”...

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BofA CEO: Over-Regulation Bars Customers From Banking System
BofA CEO: Over-Regulation Bars Customers From Banking System
February 25, 2025  |  Banking

Another big bank CEO says that claims about politically motivated “debanking” are unfounded. In a speech before the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Bank of America CEO Brian...

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Brink’s Settles Anti-Money Laundering Charges With DOJ and FinCEN
Brink’s Settles Anti-Money Laundering Charges With DOJ and FinCEN
February 06, 2025  |  AML

The Brink’s Company said Thursday (Feb. 6) that its subsidiary, Brink’s Global Services USA (BGS USA), reached agreement with two U.S. agencies to resolve investigations...

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TD Bank Appoints Jacqueline Sanjuas, Stephen Joyce to Financial Crime Risk Management Roles
TD Bank Appoints Jacqueline Sanjuas, Stephen Joyce to Financial Crime Risk Management Roles
January 24, 2025  |  Personnel

TD Bank Group announced two appointments to financial crime risk management roles in a Thursday (Jan. 23) press release. These appointments came about three months...

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Block to Pay $80 Million to Settle AML Violation Allegations
Block to Pay $80 Million to Settle AML Violation Allegations
January 15, 2025  |  Regulation

Block has agreed to pay an $80 million fine and undertake corrective actions to resolve a coordinated enforcement action by 48 state financial regulators that...

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OCC Poised to Ramp Up Scrutiny on Larger Banks
OCC Poised to Ramp Up Scrutiny on Larger Banks
January 02, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

Moving into the new year, headlines swirled around bank stress tests and rulemaking from the Federal Reserve.  And while much attention has been paid to the...

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Regulators: Financial Crime Enforcement Will Remain Priority Under Trump
Regulators: Financial Crime Enforcement Will Remain Priority Under Trump
November 14, 2024  |  Regulation

Banking regulators say a change in presidential administrations won’t change their approach to financial crime. While Donald Trump may be focused on deregulation, banking industry...

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OCC Cites 4 Regional Banks for ‘Unsafe or Unsound’ Practices
OCC Cites 4 Regional Banks for ‘Unsafe or Unsound’ Practices
October 18, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The OCC has released enforcement actions against national banks accused of “unsafe or unsound” practices. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said it “uses enforcement...

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