NBP agrees to pay $55.4mn in penalty for AML violations, compliance failures

MG News | February 25, 2022 at 10:45 AM GMT+05:00

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February 25, 2022 (MLN): National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has reached agreements with the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRB), and the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the US regulators of NBP's New York branch, a notice issued to bourse showed today.

The agreements include fines totalling $55.4 million focused on historical compliance program weaknesses and delays in making compliance-related enhancements. There were no findings of improper transactions or willful misconduct.

The New York branch has been under new management since May 2020 and has substantially enhanced its compliance program. U.S. regulators have recognized the many positive changes resulting from new management The National Bank of Pakistan and the New York branch are fully committed to satisfying the regulators' expectations, the notice said.

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