Exclusive: El Chapo trial renewed law enforcement concerns about money laundering threat posed by prepaid cards, by Brett Wolf reuters.com/article/bc-fin…

Pushing story forward on OCC push against derisking. x.com/lindastern/sta…

EXCLUSIVE: HSBC hires another U.S. Treasury AML official, fueling 'brain drain' worries, via Brett Wolf @TR #AML complinet.com/global/news/ne…

Former MoneyGram CCO settles with FinCEN over AML failures, agrees to personal $250,000 fine reuters.com/article/moneyg…

U.S. anti-laundering unit violated hiring rules amid enforcement revamp, federal watchdog finds, by Brett Wolf complinet.com/global/news/ne…

U.S. and Saudis partner to fight terror finance; Iran in focus, banks seen as vital, via Brett Wolf @Accelus_Newsrm lnkd.in/epg74UE

For AML folks... Manchester bomber named. Salman Abedi, 22. Another man, 23, arrested. Two other warrants out.

New 'dormant' account risk emerges in wake of Manchester bomb attack, via Brett Wolf @Accelus_Newsrm lnkd.in/eFxczfi Joshua Fruth…

U.S. and Qatar agree to combat terror finance, Saudis remain unimpressed, via Brett Wolf lnkd.in/egcbnh7

U.S. Treasury throws caution to wind, turns screws on Chinese, Russian businesses over DPRK, one of few remaining le…lnkd.in/ehSbV6s

U.S. regulators plan to issue updated CDD and "beneficial ownership" exam procedures prior to May 2018, by Brett Wolf complinet.com/global/news/ne…

BREAKING: U.S.-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution seen by Reuters seeks to impose oil embargo on North Korea

Trump heralds new executive order targeting NOKO, says foreign banks must now choose between business with United States or North Korea.  T…

FinCEN advisory on Venezuelan corruption fund flows obliges banks to revisit relevant due diligence, EDD, transactio…lnkd.in/gA24nM9

Did NOKO's "barking dog" just bite? Trump says foreign banks must choose between US and NOKO, China cooperates complinet.com/global/news/ne…

Why is the vetting of the Cassidy health care bill being left to Jimmy Kimmel? Was Carrot Top unavailable?

Do not "roll back" beneficial ownership collection to 25% in wake of CDD rule, Fed compliance official tells bankers at ACAMS Vegas.

Agents probing Vegas massacre haven't used Patriot Act power to get bank data, exclusive by Brett Wolf Thomson Reuters complinet.com/editor/article…

U.S. Treasury AML unit creating new post to prioritize technological innovation, FinCEN Director Ken Blanco says at anti-laundering event.

As U.S. beneficial ownership rule arrives regulators detail expectations, banks expect customer backlash lnkd.in/ecRJuJP lnkd.in/eRpDBAc