Event Brief
Oct 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
U.S. Treasury fines Bank of America $1.2 billion
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
The U.S. Treasury Department ordered Bank of America to pay $1.2 billion for money-laundering and alleged sanctions-law violations. Treasury found the bank failed to report billions in suspicious transactions; additional reporting said $5 billion in transactions were linked to suspected illicit finance from China and the southern U.S. border. The penalty is the third-largest in Treasury history.
WHO: The U.S. Treasury Department
WHAT: Ordered Bank of America to pay $1.2 billion for money-laundering and alleged sanctions-law violations.
WHEN: Reported Oct 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The order followed the bank's failure to flag suspicious transactions; additional reporting linked $5 billion in transactions to suspected illicit finance from China and the southern U.S. border.
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