Bank of America Faces $1.2 bn Fine for Money‑Laundering Failings
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U.S. regulators imposed a $1.2 bn penalty on Bank of America for failing to detect and report more than $50 bn in suspicious transactions, including links to China‑based money‑laundering networks and sanctions violations involving Russia and Iran. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) levied a $750 m fine—its largest ever—while the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) settled for $11.6 m after determining 475 apparent sanctions violations were "non‑egregious." Bank of America acknowledged violating the Bank Secrecy Act as part of the settlement, underscoring the bank’s systemic compliance failures. The case highlights the growing scrutiny of major U.S. banks over anti‑money‑laundering and sanctions enforcement.
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Bank of America fined $1.2bn for money laundering failings
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The US Treasury Department fined Bank of America $1.2bn for failing to detect potential money laundering and other illegal activity, as the bank failed to report over $5bn in suspicious activity, including $1bn posing national security and illicit finance risks. Failures included not flagging transactions possibly involving Chinese money laundering networks or trade-based laundering linked to the southwest border. Bank of America admitted to willfully violating the Bank Secrecy Act and will incur a non-tax-deductible charge of $1.2 billion impacting net income by approximately 17 cents per share in its third-quarter results. The fine includes $750m from the OCC's largest penalty and $11.6m from OFAC related to 475 apparent sanctions violations involving Russia, Iran, narcotics, and global terrorism.
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