Bank of America, the second-largest US bank, failed to promptly report hundreds of millions of dollars in suspicious transactions bearing signs of Chinese money-laundering networks, US regulators said on Tuesday, announcing more than US$1.21 billion in penalties for broader anti-money-laundering and Sanctions failures. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, said the activity included large wire transfers to counterparties in China, repeated credit-card purchases at major retailers...
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Bank of America fined US$1.21 billion as US flags suspected Chinese money laundering
Bank of America has been fined over US$1.21 billion by US regulators for anti-money-laundering and sanctions failures. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) stated that the bank did not promptly report hundreds of millions of dollars in suspicious transactions.
Teresa Elena FrontadoSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-14 · 17:47 GMTOutlet · Privately owned · Hong KongRead · 1 min
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Bank of America has been fined over US$1.21 billion by US regulators for anti-money-laundering and sanctions failures. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) stated that the bank did not promptly report hundreds of millions of dollars in suspicious transactions. These transactions showed signs of Chinese money-laundering networks and included large wire transfers to China and repeated credit-card purchases at major retailers. The penalties address broader failures in the bank's anti-money-laundering and sanctions compliance.
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Activity included large wire transfers to China and credit-card purchases at major retailers.
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Suspicious transactions bore signs of Chinese money-laundering networks.
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Bank of America failed to promptly report hundreds of millions in suspicious transactions.
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Bank of America fined US$1.21 billion for anti-money-laundering and sanctions failures.
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