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NYDFS Imposes $35 Million Fine on Nordea Bank for Alleged AML Failures Following Panama Papers Revelations

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On August 27, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a consent order involving a $35 million settlement with Nordea Bank Abp (“Nordea”) for alleged significant failures related to...more

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What Is an “Effective AML/CFT Compliance Program”?

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the federal banking agencies recently published the long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking for the anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism...more

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Three Members of Congress and U.S. Treasury Express Concerns that Florida Law Prohibiting Banks from Considering Customers’...

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As we previously blogged, a Florida law (Fla. Stat. § 655.0323, entitled “Unsafe and unsound practices”) which became effective July 1, 2024 prohibits federal and state depository institutions conducting business in the state...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Rulemaking Aimed at Strengthening and Modernizing AML Programs Across Multiple Industries

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On July 3, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) as part of a broader initiative to “strengthen, modernize, and improve” financial institutions’ anti-money...more

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Recent FDIC Consent Orders Reflect Ongoing Scrutiny of Bank Relationships with Fintechs

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In February 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into consent orders with two banks who partner with fintechs to offer “banking as a service” (BaaS) related to safety and soundness concerns relating...more

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Criminal Case Round-Up: Recent Prosecutions Involving Casinos

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has been very active in the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) / Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) space, as reflected by a recent series of individual prosecutions and corporate non-prosecution agreements...more

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Re-Introduce the Digital Asset Money Laundering Act

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Legislation Targets Unhosted Wallets, Validators and Digital Asset ATMs - On July 28th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reintroduced the...more

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A Guide to Bank Fraud Investigations

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Banking looks very different today than it did even 20 years ago. Banks have far fewer face-to-face interactions as more customers migrate to online or app-based banking services....more

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OCC Enforcement Defense Strategies

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Because failing to comply with the legal obligations imposed by the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) can subject national banks or other financial institutions to significant penalties and considerable hardship, it is paramount for...more

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Real Estate and Money Laundering: FinCEN Issues Advanced Notice of Regulations for the Real Estate Industry

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On December 6, FinCEN announced that it was issuing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“AMPRM”) to solicit public comment on potential requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) for certain persons involved in...more

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BSA, OFAC, KYC, and CIP – What do they mean to me? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 29]

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The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and parts of the U.S. Patriot Act’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) requirements have seemingly similar goals: to prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities. Yet a...more

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[Event] London Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - November 17th - 18th, London, United Kingdom

Practical Guidance to Staying Compliant with Multiple Regimes - 10th London Forum on Global Economic Sanctions will return on November 17-18, 2021, IN PERSON! This program will provide you with all the current...more

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Congress Regulates the Antiquities Market – and Perhaps the Art Market – for AML Compliance:  A Guest Blog.

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Today we are very pleased to welcome guest blogger Tess Davis, who is the Executive Director of the Antiquities Coalition. Tess, a lawyer and archaeologist by training, oversees the organization’s work to fight cultural...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Las Agencias Solicitan Información Para Ayudar Con El Cumplimiento De Las Leyes Y Regulaciones Del BSA

El 9 de abril de 2021, las agencias reguladoras bancarias federales (la Reserva Federal, “FDIC” y “OCC”) junto con FinCEN y la Administración Nacional de Cooperativas de Crédito emitieron una declaración conjunta que aborda...more

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The Transformative Role of “National AML Priorities” for Compliance in the AML Act of 2020

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It would be the height of folly to claim that a single theme dominates the AML Act of 2020 (Act). The new law, enacted on January 1 of this year, is an extraordinarily wide-ranging and long overdue reform of the Bank Secrecy...more

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Agencies Request Information To Assist With BSA Laws And Regulations Compliance

On April 9, 2021, the federal banking regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC) together with FinCEN and the National Credit Union Administration issued a joint statement addressing how risk management...more

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[Virtual Event] Asia Pacific Conference on Economic Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement - May 27th - 28th, 9:00 am - 1:15 pm SGT

ACI’s Asia-Pacific Advanced Conference on Economic Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement is the largest sanctions gathering in Asia for financial institutions and global exporters. This unique conference features senior...more

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[Virtual Event] Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - May 4th - 5th, 9:45 am - 5:15 pm EST

The Canadian Institute’s 20th Canadian Annual Forum on AML and Financial Crime is a curated program, dedicated to addressing pressing industry challenges through in-depth analysis of the financial crime landscape and industry...more

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Obstructing Bank Examinations Is a Costly Crime

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Recently, an American bank entered into a deferred prosecution agreement requiring it to pay over US$610 million in penalties. The plea agreement was based on “impos[ing] hard caps on the number of transactions subject to AML...more

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The Courts Speak: Bank Liability for Alleged AML Failures Impacting Third Parties, and Hauling into U.S. Court Foreign Defendants...

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We discuss two recent federal court opinions addressing two issues of increasing frequency and importance: (i) the potential civil liability of financial institutions to non-customers and other third-parties for alleged...more

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New York Department of Financial Services Intensifies AML Enforcement Under New Superintendent

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Superintendent of New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), Maria T. Vullo, has focused the Department’s efforts on enforcement of New York’s Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) laws. Since her confirmation on June...more

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New York Implements New BSA/AML/OFAC Certification and Monitoring/Filtering Regulation for Banks and Money

Financial firms that are chartered or licensed to do business in New York should be aware of an important new regulation that became effective on January 1, 2017. Money laundering and terrorist financing are generally thought...more

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2016 Year in Review: Money Laundering (Part Two)

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In part two of our review of the 2016 developments in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the criminal money laundering statutes, forfeiture, and related issues, we discuss four additional key topics... ...more

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2016 Year End Review: Banking Regulators Try to Ease Concerns Over Aggressive AML/BSA Enforcement

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On August 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and four U.S. federal banking regulators sought to correct a problem—at least in part one of their own creation—by issuing a “Joint Fact Sheet on Foreign Correspondent...more

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2016 Year in Review: Money Laundering (Part One)

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2016 was a busy year for developments in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the criminal money laundering statutes, forfeiture, and related issues. In part one of our year-in-review, we discuss six key...more

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