The National Bank of Pakistan and its New York branch must pay $55.4 million in total penalties in settlements with the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board for deficiencies in the bank’s risk management and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program, the agencies announced Thursday.

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