PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has fined Michael LaFontaine, former chief operational risk officer at U.S. 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). . The OCC also warned U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

government is mandating financial institutions to disclose details about cyberattacks when submitting reports on fraud and money laundering. The goal is for the additional information to help combat the growing threat that digital crimes pose to the country’s financial system, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Oct. Banks in the U.S.

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Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Learn More Understanding AML Basics With money laundering, perpetrators try to hide criminal activities ranging from small-time bribery or tax evasion to drug trafficking or organized crime. It mandates ongoing monitoring of suspicious activity, recordkeeping, and submitting suspicious activity reports (SARs) to the government.

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FICO

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Among the key provisions is addressing the increasing burden on financial institutions required to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and the enormous amount of data flowing to Treasury’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN). In the U.S.,

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Seon

MAY 10, 2024

Mandatory AML measures include the continuous monitoring of individual customers, financial transactions, the verification of the source of funds and the imperative to report any suspicious activities to relevant authorities, with the overarching goal to thwart money laundering, curb terrorism financing and combat other crimes.

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FICO

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The headliner provision is the creation of a beneficial ownership registry within the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), requiring millions of U.S. to report their beneficial owners to FinCEN. companies and companies doing business in the U.S.

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FICO

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This month, a group of federal agencies including the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a joint statement which encourages banks to consider, evaluate, and responsibly implement innovative solutions to BSA/AML compliance. Where is BSA/AML reform headed in 2019?

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