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United States Financial Action Task Force – Anti-Money Laundering

United States Financial Action Task Force

(FATF)

List of Jurisdictions with Strategic Deficiencies in

Anti-Money Laundering

Introduction:

In 2020, the United States’ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued their advisory to financial institutions of updates to FATF’s list of jurisdictions with strategic anti-money laundering and counter-proliferation financing deficiencies. FATF continues to monitor compliance with its international standards and identify jurisdictions having strategic deficiencies in their own regimes.

Background:

The FATF is a 39-member intergovernmental body, including the U.S., that establishes international st

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