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EU Probe: Danske Ignored Russia’s Money Laundering Warnings

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Earlier in the month, EU’s national banking supervisors, who oversee the EBA, did not agree with the proposal on the breach of rules and blocked any further action against Danish and Estonian regulators. The document illustrates how little action was taken to respond to the warnings, a move that the EBA says is a breach of EU rules.

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More PPP Funds Would Help CDFIs Lend Money To Micro Businesses

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Virgin Islands — offer loan money in times of disaster to businesses that typically can’t get funding from banks. This can be done by regulations from Treasury and the SBA,” Rubio said last week. CDFIs — which exist in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 4: Counterproliferation

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The regulations are forthcoming, but institutions now should begin the process of performing a threat-focused risk assessment which will guide them where to focus their efforts. The North Korean government has been also found to have used chemical weapons against its own nationals. Included as a Priority is Proliferation Financing.

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