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Regulators Detail Banking Rules For Hemp Firms

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Banks no longer have to submit a suspicious activity report (SAR) just because a business is growing or cultivating hemp. Financial institutions should follow standard SAR procedures and submit a report only if there is questionable behavior.

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Ex-US Bank Risk Officer Fined For AML Failure

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In February 2018, FinCEN collaborated with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the U.S. Bank $185 million for numerous offenses, including “willfully violating” BSA mandates for having an anti-money laundering (AML) procedure. The bank had also neglected to submit suspicious activity reports (SARs) on time.

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Top 5 Fraud & Security Posts: AI Meets AML (and Hackers)

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He noted three ways AI systems improve on traditional AML solutions: More effective than rules-based systems: “As regulations become ever more demanding, the rules-based systems grow more and more complex with hundreds of rules driving know your customer (KYC) activity and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filing.

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