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NEWS: Wells Fargo CEO says bank takes AML problems ‘extremely seriously’

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Wells Fargo CEO and President Charles W. Scharf speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

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NEWS: Binance compliance chief denied bail in Nigeria money laundering case

REVEALED: The three candidates shortlisted to lead Europe’s new AML Authority (AMLA)

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ANALYSIS: Full scale of damage done to TD Bank becomes clear as Feds impose stringent conditions on Canadian lender

BY PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

Charles Scharf, the CEO of Wells Fargo, has said the lender is working to address AML issues flagged by U.S. regulators.

Speaking as the bank announced its third quarter results, he told analysts that he took possible issues around money laundering “extremely seriously”.

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NEWS: Binance compliance chief denied bail in Nigeria money laundering case

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ANALYSIS: Full scale of damage done to TD Bank becomes clear as Feds impose stringent conditions on Canadian lender

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