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The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed a $1.2 billion fine on Bank of America for violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The penalty is the third-largest in the department's history and targets failures to detect illicit activity. Bank of America stated that the penalty will impact its third-quarter earnings.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that the U.S. Treasury Department fined Bank of America $1.2 billion for anti-money laundering and sanctions violations, marking the third-largest fine in the department's history.
Left-leaning outlet The Guardian highlighted potential impacts on the bank's third-quarter earnings. Center outlets like The Hill focused on political reactions, such as Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren criticizing the penalty as a slap on the wrist. Right-leaning outlets like the Washington Examiner emphasized specific details regarding potential connections to Chinese money laundering networks and criminals at the southern border.
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Warren calls Treasury Department fine of Bank of America a ‘slap-on-the-wrist’
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) on Wednesday blasted the Treasury Department’s $1.2 billion fine of Bank of America as “a slap-on-the-wrist fine.” Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, said in a statement that Bank of America “failed to implement an effective anti-money laundering program for years.” In announcing the penalty,…
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Source context: The fines on America's second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department's history.
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Third largest fine in US treasury’s history, due to failure to report suspicious activity, may affect third-quarter earningsBank of America (BAC.N), has been fined $1.21bn by US regulators for widespread failures to detect potential money laundering and other illicit activity, a penalty the bank said will hurt third-quarter earnings.The treasury…
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Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) on Wednesday blasted the Treasury Department’s $1.2 billion fine of Bank of America as “a slap-on-the-wrist fine.” Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, said in a statement that Bank of America “failed to implement an effective anti-money laundering program for years.” In announcing the penalty,…
The fines on America's second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department's history.
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The Treasury Department announced that it is imposing more than $1.21 billion in penalties on Bank of America for violations of sanctions and anti-money laundering laws, including by facilitating payments that may have involved Chinese money laundering networks and criminals operating on the southern border. The Treasury announced the action on Tuesday…
The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday it is imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for compliance violations resulting in lax efforts to curtail money laundering activity. The fines on America’s second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department’s history. [Treasury Notice Here] Money laundering for Latin-American…
‘Even the biggest financial institutions are not above the law’
The U.S. Treasury is imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America over alleged anti-money laundering and sanctions violations.
