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The US Treasury Department fined Bank of America $1.2 billion for violating anti-money-laundering and sanctions laws, citing failures to address priority national security risks such as Chinese money laundering networks. This penalty is the third-largest in the department’s history and underscores the serious consequences faced by major financial institutions that fail to comply with legal obligations designed to protect the US financial system from illicit activities.

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The US Treasury Department imposed a $1.2 billion fine on Bank of America for violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws, marking the third-largest penalty in the department's history. The fine includes $750 million that will go to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, making it the largest fine ever imposed by this federal bank regulatory agency. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized that such failures expose the entire US financial system to significant illicit finance risks and underscore that no institution is above the law. Additionally, Bank of America settled with the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control for $11.6 million over apparent violations involving Iran, Russia, narcotics, and global terrorism, highlighting specific concerns about Chinese money laundering networks and southwest border-related illicit activities.

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Associated Press. (2026, October 13). US fines Bank of America US$1.2 billion, says it violated money laundering, sanctions laws. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370791/us-fines-bank-america-us12-billion-says-it-violated-money-laundering-sanctions-laws?utm_source=rss_feed

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America Bank of America Chinese The US Treasury Department the US Treasury

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Bank of America ORG · 2× America GPE · 1× Chinese NORP · 1× Scott Bessent PERSON · 1× The US Treasury Department ORG · 1× Treasury ORG · 1× the US Treasury ORG · 1×

Narrative

“When a bank of this size fails to meet its anti-money-laundering and sanctions obligations, the consequences extend far beyond its own walls, exposing the entire US financial system to significant illicit finance risks,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-14

2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post

US fines Bank of America US$1.2 billion, says it violated money laundering, sanctions laws · mixed framing

Claims (4 extracted, 1 hedged)

US fines Bank of America US$1.2 billion, says it violated money laundering, sanctions laws The bank failed to mitigate and report ‘priority national security risks’, including Chinese money-laundering networks, the US Treasury says The US Treasury Department said on Tuesday that it was imposing US$1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money-laundering and sanctions laws. uncertain

it → fin → laws

The fines on America’s second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department’s history. asserted

fines → amount → history

Bessent → fail → statement

“Today’s actions send a clear message that even the biggest financial institutions are not above the law.” asserted

institutions → send → law