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AML: Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on "Annual Oversight of the Nation's Largest Banks", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

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By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

BANK of America’s major AML shortcomings came despite the company spending ‘billions’ on compliance, the lender has confirmed.

Brian Moynihan, the company’s Chair and CEO, said that the firm is working to fix the issues flagged by multiple US regulators, who this week fined the firm $1.2 billion.

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BREAKING: SEB pays $33 million to New York regulator over Baltic money laundering review

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NEWS: Cyprus AML chief urges clarity on who supervises non-financial sectors

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NEWS: Financial crime leaders worry about AI-enabled threats but lag on adoption, Ripjar finds

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