Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced that Stacey Facter — SVP for trade products at BAFT, ABA’s global transaction banking subsidiary — has been appointed to the department’s newly formed Trade Finance Advisory Council. The council is comprised of representatives from exporters, banks, trade finance organizations and research institutions, and will provide insights on how to provide expanded access to finance for U.S. exporters.
FinCEN updates guidance for financial institutions on sharing information about fraud
FinCEN issued an updated fact sheet to clarify how financial institutions can share information with each other about suspected fraud under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.








