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FinCEN proposed new reporting regulations "to require certain persons involved in real estate closings and settlements to submit reports and keep records on identified non-financed transfers of residential real property to specified legal entities and trusts on a nationwide basis." The new rule is aimed at targeting transfers deemed to be high-risk for money laundering.

A firm settled FINRA charges for failing to implement adequate systems to review suspicious activity in customer accounts, conduct independent testing of its AML program and provide reasonable training to employees responsible for implementing the program.

Commentary by Steven Lofchie

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency imposed a civil monetary penalty against a bank for failing to establish safe and sound practices with respect to its anti-money laundering operational framework and its "heightened standards" obligations.