Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Oct 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Treasury fines Bank of America $1.2 billion
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
The U.S. Treasury Department fined Bank of America $1.2 billion for money-laundering and sanctions violations. Treasury found the bank failed to report billions of dollars in suspicious transactions; one account said about $5 billion in transactions linked to suspected illicit finance from China and the southern U.S. border went unflagged.
WHO: U.S. Treasury Department
WHAT: Fined Bank of America $1.2 billion for money-laundering and sanctions violations.
WHEN: Reported Oct 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Treasury said the bank failed to report billions of dollars in suspicious transactions, including about $5 billion linked to suspected illicit finance from China and the southern U.S. border.
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