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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. It also clarifies the BSA guidelines when offering financial services to hemp-related businesses. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) interim final rule on hemp production.

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Ex-US Bank Risk Officer Fined For AML Failure

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Bank , with a $450,000 civil penalty for his negligence in failing to intercept breaches of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN announced on Wednesday (March 4). . Bank had in place erroneously capped the number of alerts, which hindered law enforcement’s ability to spot suspicious activity.

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