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Upon Review, NYDFS Requires International Bank to Continue Independent Monitoring
On April 21, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced it had entered into a supplemental consent order with an international bank to modify its 2012 and 2014 consent orders. In 2012, the bank agreed to engage an independent on-site monitor for 24 months to evaluate the New York branch’s BSA/AML and OFAC compliance programs and operations. The bank was also issued a $340 million civil money penalty. The 2014 consent order outlined the monitor’s findings including reports of significant failures in the bank’s transaction monitoring. The 2014 order extended the engagement of the monitor for another two years, outlined remedial measures to address continued deficiencies, and required the bank to pay an additional $300 million civil money penalty.
While NYDFS acknowledged in the 2017 supplemental consent order that the bank has made significant improvements in its BSA/AML compliance program, the engagement of the monitor has been extended until December 31, 2018 with all the other terms and conditions of the 2012 and 2014 consent orders remaining in full effect.