Anchorage Digital Bank gets OCC consent order for AML compliance failures
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-04-22T19:39:00
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced a consent order against Anchorage Digital Bank, the first digital asset bank to be issued a charter by the regulator, for deficiencies in its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering compliance program.
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