Puerto Rico-based Bancrédito International Bank and Trust Corporation was assessed a $15 million fine by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for admitted violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regarding suspicious activity monitoring and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.
The penalty marks the first FinCEN action against a Puerto Rican international banking entity (IBE), said the agency in its press release Friday. FinCEN also for the first time enforced a 2021 rule requiring minimum standards for AML programs for banks lacking a federal regulator.
