To ease fears, agencies address correspondent banking ‘myths’
Federal banking regulators have authored a “fact sheet” intended to clarify supervisory and enforcement activities that focus on the money laundering and sanctions compliance risks that may arise with correspondent banking relationships. Joe Mont has more.
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