WaFd Bank to pay $2.5M for AML/BSA deficiencies
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Kyle Brasseur2021-10-04T18:23:00
Washington Federal Bank has agreed to pay $2.5 million in accordance with a consent order reached with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in February 2018.
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