AML

Some in the industry are faulting The Clearing House Association's plan to make anti-money-laundering rules more efficient.

House Democrats want to know if the Department of Justice is doing a proper investigation into an alleged money-laundering scheme by Deutsche Bank.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

Credit unions could be caught in the same net that led to the $586 million settlement the global money transmitter submitted to earlier this year.

A trade group owned by the nation's largest banks wants Congress to require state governments to collect information about the true ownership of the companies they incorporate. Such a law could reduce the banking industry’s cost of complying with anti-money-laundering rules.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

Any money laundering investigation could ultimately entangle banks that have done business with President Trump and his various firms over the years.

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said Merchants failed to properly monitor money-services businesses that had ownership ties with bank insiders.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

As the Bank Secrecy Act approaches its 50th anniversary, legitimate questions have arisen about the efficacy of anti-money-laundering requirements and the burden of compliance.