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The central bank issued an enforcement action against Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and its New York branch, citing deficiencies related to risk management and compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

Banks need to ensure those building new business are driven to look for evidence of illegal activity.

Price hit "a grim reminder" about impact of soft interest rates; despite bitcoin's plunge, blockchain could be prominent in Wall Street's future.

It remains to be seen whether anti-money-laundering provisions will get a deeper look this Congress or whether political optics will divide lawmakers on moving ahead with changes.

In a roundtable discussion, the heads of four banks called on Congress to move on CRA modernization and address the cannabis conundrum, while dismissing arguments that midsize banks need to merge to stay competitive.

The Treasury secretary told the House Financial Services Committee that he has been in coordination with the U.S. bank regulators to soften the impact of the United Kingdom potentially failing to strike a deal on its exit from the European Union.

Many U.S. banks, especially in Florida, are struggling to comply with U.S. sanctions against the Maduro regime. Some argue artificial intelligence can make it easier to distinguish between legitimate payments and illicit transactions.

The bank’s biggest shareholder says Wall Street shouldn't yield its next CEO; concern that mistakes that led to the financial crisis are being repeated.

Commercial Bank of Ivanovo, in which former North Carolina Representative Charles Taylor owns an 80% stake, regularly broke anti-money-laundering regulations and used “schemes” to artificially inflate its capital, according to a central bank statement.

Compliance officers should demand better means to quickly gather, organize, and view data regarding accounts and transactions that may be partaking in financial crime, argues Elsa Chan, head of Americas for ComplyAdvantage.