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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. The limited regulation around the real estate industry has made it especially easy for these bad actors to cycle their dirty money into the financial system using this avenue.

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

Abrigo

While title insurance companies are required to collect and report data on covered transactions, regulators expect financial institutions to have procedures in place to detect these transactions. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. keep me informed. Customer Due Diligence.

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Power Trip: New Technologies From Tesla, Mercedes, Ikea, And Others Could Hold The Key To Widespread Solar Adoption

CB Insights

SunPower: In October 2017, publicly-listed SunPower’s Oasis Power Plant platform was used to build a 28MW photovoltaic plant with a 20MW energy storage system in Kaua’i, Hawaii. AES claims that this project will be Hawaii’s largest utility-scale solar-plus-storage yet.